The farm story survives as the naming anecdote for the Coolidge effect. A 1989 Names review recounts it as a story told about the president, not an eyewitness transcript; that does not verify the presidential exchange.
“Tell that to Mrs. Coolidge” — An apocryphal farm anecdote attributed to Calvin Coolidge; not an authenticated presidential exchange.
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Tell that to Mrs. Coolidge
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The farm story survives as the naming anecdote for the Coolidge effect. A 1989 Names review recounts it as a story told about the president, not an eyewitness transcript; that does not verify the presidential exchange. Names: Coolidge-effect anecdote ↗
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Incorrectly attributed to Calvin Coolidge Unconfirmed
The farm story survives as the naming anecdote for the Coolidge effect. A 1989 Names review recounts it as a story told about the president, not an eyewitness transcript; that does not verify the presidential exchange. Names: Coolidge-effect anecdote ↗
✓The farm story survives as the naming anecdote for the Coolidge effect. A 1989 Names review recounts it as a story told about the president, not an eyewitness transcript; that does not verify the presidential exchange. Names: Coolidge-effect anecdote ↗
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