Calvin Coolidge was a Republican politician who served as the 30th President of the United States. A professional lawyer, he had entered politics as a city councilman in Northampton, Massachusetts. Over the years he rose through the ranks in the Massachusetts state politics, proceeding to serve as the senator and lieutenant governor before eventually becoming governor of Massachusetts. In this position he attracted national attention with the manner in which he managed a crisis involving Boston policemen who went on strike. He took decisive action at the time, calling out the state guard to quell the violence that had erupted as a result of the Boston Police Strike. His calm demeanor and the ability to take strong action in a timely manner earned him the respect of Republicans throughout the nation. The Republicans chose Coolidge as the vice presidential candidate to run along with the presidential candidate Warren Harding in 1920. The duo won and Coolidge assumed his duties as the vice president in March 1921. President Harding died suddenly in 1923 and Coolidge assumed the presidency amid the chaos that followed Harding’s death. Calm and composed, Coolidge proved to be an efficient president in spite of taking over the office in a period of turmoil and was easily elected as the President in his own right in 1924.