Grace Coolidge

Helen Herron Taft was born seven months before Mrs. Roosevelt on January 2, 1861 to a wealthy family in Cincinnati. She grew up in a family of politicians and lawyers – her father was a state senator and appointed the U.S. Attorney by President Benjamin Harrison. Her father was Judge John Williamson Herron, a college classmate with President Harrison and a law partner of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Her mother, Harriet Collins Herron, was the daughter and the sister of American…

in a Forkker F7 named the Friendship and after about 21 hours they arrived at Burry Port, Wales. It had been a successful trip that made headlines around the world. A parade in New York City and a reception at the White House by President Calvin Coolidge took the crew straight to fame. Amelia thought of herself as “a sack of potatoes” during the flight but it set the stage for her to become a pioneer of aviation. Amelia always liked a challenge and was looking to break new records in her own…

Neither Dale Carnegie nor the publishers, Simon and Schuster, anticipated more than this modest sale. To their amazement, the book became an overnight sensation, and edition after edition rolled off the presses to keep up with the increasing public demand. Now to Win Friends and InfEuence People took its place in publishing history as one of the all-time international best-sellers. It touched a nerve and filled a human need that was more than a faddish phenomenon of post-Depression days, as…