A biography of the 30th American president, a famously taciturn New Englander. Mainly complete in its narrative – there are strands here are there which are left loose, such as an apparent estrangement from wife Grace during the latter years of his presidency or controversy regarding the removal of the president of his alma mater, Amherst — the book sufficiently describes why Coolidge acted as he did but lacks details as to how. As such, it’s difficult to decide what are his primary leadership qualities. Also filled with extraneous anecdotes, this is an average work.