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His son, Calvin Coolidge Jr., died of septicemia after a blister on his foot became infected. He had been playing tennis in the White House gardens while wearing new shoes without socks. This actually probably had a lot to do with his inaction during the presidency, as Coolidge, like [[Franklin Pierce|two]] [[Theodore Roosevelt|presidents]] before him, was never quite the same after his son's death.
Coolidge has the distinction of not only being an "accidental" President, but an accidental Vice President before that: His name was a last-minute suggestion by a delegate who liked his book. He is the only American President whose birthday is July 4th. He also held and acknowledged Native American ancestry from his great grandmother.
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