Mr. Coolidge cuts into his birthday cake, July 3, 1931, at the Stearns’ home in Swampscott. Courtesy of Corbis.

“Of course, the Fourth of July meant a great deal to me, because it was my birthday. The first one I can remember was when I was four years old. My father took me fishing in the meadow brook in the morning. I recall that I fell in the water, after which we had a heavy thundershower, so that we both came home very wet. Usually there was a picnic celebration on that day” — Autobiography p.29

Happy Birthday Mr. Coolidge!