Economic historian and author Amity Shlaes joins the podcast to talk about Calvin Coolidge. Though the nation's 30th President is often called “Silent Cal” or “the Great Refrainer,” Shales provides a portrait of a complex, principled, and passionate man who led a life devoted to public service.
My guest today is Amity Shlaes, a well-known columnist for the Financial Times and Forbes magazine and a former member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board. She's also one of America's premier economic historians. Shlaes has published six books to date, including Great Society: A New History and The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression.
She joins us to talk about her biography of America's 30th President, Calvin Coolidge.