Calvin Coolidge (30th President; 1923-1929)
“Coolidge was also perhaps the last President to hold the belief that the federal government had no role in alleviating individual suffering, and that that should be left to private enterprise,” writes FreedomWorks. “He fought corruption by convicting those involved in the Teapot Dome oil-lease scandal. He reduced national debt by one-third and cut spending by 43%, vetoed farm subsidies, and cut taxes by a whopping 50%. He famously said, ‘Perhaps my greatest accomplishment was minding my own business.’”
US President Calvin Coolidge (left) presents the 1927 Collier Trophy (center) to aeronautical engineer Charles L. Lawrance (right), president of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, for the development of the air-cooled radial engine. US Army and Navy aviation officials in background. Photo taken on the lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C., March 1928. Via Wikimedia Commons.
