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Kent Chronicles The Late 1920s. June 7 and 8, 2013. A President for the Times But Not Of the Times. Calvin Coolidge Silent Cal Coolidge Prosperity. Fascination with Flying Machines. 1903 WWI Barnstorming Postal Service. The Lone Eagle. Charles Lindbergh Spirit of St. Louis
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Kent ChroniclesThe Late 1920s June 7 and 8, 2013
A President for the Times But Not Of the Times • Calvin Coolidge • Silent Cal • Coolidge Prosperity
Fascination with Flying Machines • 1903 • WWI • Barnstorming • Postal Service
The Lone Eagle • Charles Lindbergh • Spirit of St. Louis • This is what is important.
Bringing Attention to Flying • Post Office starts to make regular use of airplanes • Passenger Airlines crop up • It is a brave new world, friends.
Birth of an Empire • Walt Disney • Mickey Mouse • Silly Symphonies
Changing Entertainment • Silent Films • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse • Talkies • The Jazz Singer • Vitaphone
The Man Left Holding the Bag • Herbert Hoover • Respected and successful business man • Humanitarian
Why Hoover is Remembered • October 25, 1929 “The fundamental business of this country, that is production and distribution of commodities, is on a sound and prosperous basis.”
Roaring 20s Flaming Out • Black Tuesday • On Margin • Can you spare a dime?
Over production • Under consumption • Income Gap
That is a Downer • So let us end with this. • No Chronicles in July; we will reconvene in August!