Show NOW PRESENT oath of office administered by his father in early morning hours TO FOLLOW PLANS new executive makes statement in which he promises to carry out policies of predecessor roused from bed to take the oath washington president dent calvin coolidge Is now thirtieth president of the united states succeeding warren G under the provisions of the constitution lie ile has bus retained the cabinet at least for the present asking the operation cooperation co of 0 those associated with its his predecessor in office calvin coolidge took the oath as president of the united states at plymouth vt at a in friday august 3 the ceremony took place in the living room of the residence of the new presidents father john C coolidge the oath of office was administered by the father who Is a notary public the text test of the presidential t a oath had bad been telephoned to mr coolidge at plymouth from the white house statement by now new chief president coolidge received the news of the death of president hording harding and of his own elevation to the presidency at ten minutes before midnight stand elrd time thursday mr coolidge received the first news through telegrams from george C christian jr secretary to president harding arding II mr coolidge issued the fol following loning statement reports have reached me which I 1 tear fear are correct that president harding is gone the world has lost a great and good nan man I 1 his loss he was my chief and my friend it will be my purpose to carry out the policies which he has begun for the service of the american people and for or meeting their responsibilities onal bill tl es wherever they may arise for this purpose I 1 shall seek the operation cooperation co of all those who have been associated with the president during his term of office those who have given their efforts to assist him I 1 wish to remain in office that they may assist me 1 I have faith that god will direct the destinies of our nation the following telegram was sent to mrs harding plymouth vt aug 3 1923 1023 mrs warren G harding arding II san Francl francasco cal we offer you our deepest sympathy may god bless you and licop keep you CALVIN COOLIDGE GRACE COOLIDGE message tells of death the telegram announcing the death of the president was as follows I 1 palace hotel san francisco ual cal aug 3 1923 mr calvin plymouth vt the president died I 1 instantaneously N and without wa laing ng while conversing with members of his family at p ni his physicians report that death was apparent due to some brain embolism probably ao an apoplexy GEORGE G D Cn RISTIAN lit JR secretary this telegram was brought to the coolidge home at plymouth notch by AV A perkins of bridgewater who owns the telephone line running from bridgewater Cridge water to plymouth about five minutes later newspaper men arrived in ludlow A drive of thirty miles through the th mountains brought them to the coolidge summer home mr coolidge and mrs coolidge had bad retired about an hour before the death messages were received ten minutes after the arrival of the newspaper men mr and mrs coolidge came downstairs into the sitting room of the coolidge home mr coolidge was nas dressed in a black sack suit and wore a black necktie mrs coolidge wore a black and white gown white shoes and stockings I 1 mr coolidge w i as very pale and showed deep regret for president hardings death he seated himself at a table while mrs coolidge brought a lamp and read the telegrams he had received lie ile then called his assistant secretary irwin galsser Gel and dictated to him his statement and the telegram to mrs harding mrs coolidge weeps in the meantime people were arriving from all directions mr coolidge seeing the house becoming crowded gave orders that an adjoining house be opened for use as press headquarters meanwhile the new first lady of the land sat weeping softly and exclaiming in sympathy for the bereaved first lady in san francisco what a blow what a terrible blow to poor mrs harding she said she had had such a heavy burdekin bur burden denin in her own illness to bear up under and now tills this finally secretary geasser returned with the press copies of the statements and pushing back the old photograph album and the family bible on the center table mrs coolidge busied herself with fill the work of helping distribute them the newspaper men had bad scarcely gotten out of sight when another telegraph messenger arrived with a copy of the presidential oath from wash ington in the same sitting room with its hand braided rugs rues its clutter of venerable colonial furniture its old stove and its family elble calvin coolidge received tile oath of office front from ills big father president coolidge left PI mouth early friday morning by automobile for rutland to catch a train tor for new york where lie immediately boarded a train tor for washington lie was uns accompanied compa nied by sirs mrs coolidge ile he was mentioned ps a possibility for the presidential nomination tion prior to the 1920 campaign but he made a public announcement that he would not consider the nomination ills HIS find and election to the vice dency followed |