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Despite his widespread popularity, President Calvin Coolidge considered not running for a second full term in 1928. His son's death and the stress of the presidency had taken a toll on him, and secretly he wanted out. But driven by his resentment of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover, and under the advice of his family and the Republican leadership, Coolidge ran for a second term and won in a landslide. What if Coolidge had gone with his gut and declined to run in 1928?
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