In January 1925, President Calvin Coolidge addressed the gathered members of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. He lauded newspapers for playing an essential role in “a system of free government.”

Coolidge also struck upon a great truth about America: “[T]he chief business of the American people is business.

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Coolidge also struck upon a great truth about America: “[T]he chief business of the American people is business.

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