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The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge · Character

Benjamin Harrison

President referenced in Coolidge's discussion of late 19th-century politics.

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Also known as Harrison

First appearance: iii the law and politics

Benjamin Harrison's tie to George Washington is one of the pressures that moves The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With George Washington (psychological): Harrison was compared to Washington as a fellow president and historical figure. With Carrie A. Brown (family): Carrie A. Brown was likely a relative or close family associate of…

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