Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from New England, born in Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of Massachusetts. However, on April 22, 1923, Coolidge himself said that the 'You lose' quotation never occurred. The story about it was related by Frank B. Noyes, President of the Associated Press, to their membership at their annual luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, when toasting and introducing Coolidge, who was the invited speaker. After the introduction and before his prepared remarks, Coolidge said to the membership, 'Your President [referring to Noyes] has given you a perfect example of one of those rumors now current in Washington which is without any foundation.' Dorothy Parker, upon learning that Coolidge had died, reportedly remarked, 'How can they tell?'