One afternoon, shortly after marrying Cal, Mrs. Coolidge saw him coming home from his law office carrying an odd-looking and ancient russet-colored bag. When he opened it for her, she found it crammed with men’s socks, all in need of repair. Mrs. Coolidge counted them; there were fifty-two pairs. After mending them, she asked whether he had married her just to get his stockings darned.
”No,” he said quite seriously, “but I find it mighty handy.”
Source:
Boller, Paul F. “Calvin Coolidge.” Presidential Anecdotes. New York: Oxford UP, 1981. 236-37. Print.
Original Source(s) Listed:
Ross, Grace Coolidge, 24.
Fuess, Coolidge, 89.
Lathem, Meet Calvin Coolidge, 64.
McCoy, Quiet President, 33-34.
Further Reading:
Hilarious, just imagine any of the first ladies in the last 50 years mending socks!