# Governor McCall — The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge character guide

> Governor McCall in The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge by Calvin Coolidge.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The Governor, Mr. McCall

**First appearance:** 0004-iii-the-law-and-politics

## Snapshot

The Massachusetts governor Coolidge succeeded, a figure in the state's political landscape whose tenure frames Coolidge's own ascent.

## Who they are

McCall represents the established political order Coolidge entered and eventually displaced, part of the Massachusetts chapter of his career. Coolidge treats him with the same measured courtesy he extends to most rivals, neither flattering nor diminishing him. He matters as the benchmark against which Coolidge's own governorship — and later national reputation — would be measured.

## Relationships

### [President Harding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_calvin_coolidge_se/characters/president_harding)

_professional_

McCall and Harding interacted as fellow political figures, likely in the context of state and national governance.

### [Calvin Coolidge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_calvin_coolidge_se/characters/calvin_coolidge)

_professional_

Coolidge and McCall worked together in Massachusetts politics, with McCall as a fellow governor or state leader.

### [Edwin U. Curtis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_calvin_coolidge_se/characters/edwin_u_curtis)

_professional_

Curtis and McCall likely collaborated on legal or administrative matters in Massachusetts government.

### [Frank W. Stearns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_calvin_coolidge_se/characters/frank_w_stearns)

_professional_

Stearns, a businessman and Coolidge supporter, interacted with McCall in political or civic circles.

### [Charles E. Garman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_calvin_coolidge_se/characters/charles_e_garman)

_social_

Garman and McCall likely knew each other through academic or civic networks in Massachusetts.

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