which u.s. president had the nickname
Drawn History: Calvin Coolidge. Learn more about the 37th U.S. president, Calvin Coolidge, and why he had the nickname Silent Cal.. Introduction. Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), the 30th U.S. president, led the nation through most of the Roaring Twenties, a decade of dynamic social and cultural change, materialism and excess. He took office on August 3, 1923, following the sudden death of President Warren G. Harding (1865-1923), whose administration was riddled with scandal.