Calvin Coolidge enjoys his new occupation.

>Shortly after he left the White House, [Coolidge]( https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Calvin_Coolidge_cph.3g10777.jpg) was called on to fill out a card to accompany the payment of his annual dues to the National Press Club. He filled in his name and address and then, on the line provided for “Occupation,” he wrote “Retired.” >After a moment’s thought, he wrote on the line labeled “Remarks”: “Glad of it.” _________________________________ **Source:** Boller, Paul F. “Calvin Coolidge.” *Presidential Anecdotes*. New York: Oxford UP, 1981. 248-49. Print. **Original Source Listed:** “The Well Known Human Race,” *Reader’s Digest*, XXI (July 1932), 46. _________________________________ **Further Reading:** [John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge) [National Press Club]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Press_Club_(United_States))