Calvin Coolidge to work jointly with Edward T. Clark, a Massachusetts Republican organizer whom he retained from his vice-presidential staff, as Secretaries to the President (a position equivalent to the modern White House Chief of Staff). Perhaps the most powerful person in Coolidge's Cabinet was Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon, who controlled the administration's financial policies and was regarded by many, including House Minority Leader John Nance Garner, as more powerful than Coolidge himself. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover also held a prominent place in Coolidge's Cabinet, in part because Coolidge found value in Hoover's ability to win positive publicity with
Calvin Coolidge State Forest Calvin Coolidge State Forest Calvin Coolidge State Forest, also known as Coolidge State Forest, covers in two parts in Rutland and Windsor Counties in Vermont. The West portion cover in Killington, Mendon, Plymouth and Shrewsbury in both counties. The East portion cover in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Reading, and Woodstock in Windsor County. The forest is managed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation for timber resources, wildlife habitat, and recreational activities. Activities in the forest include camping, hiking, picnicking, fishing, hunting, trapping, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. Coolidge State Park in the East section in Plymouth is the most