Calvin Coolidge proclaimed August 10, the day for President Harding's funeral, a day of national mourning and prayer.
As I've noted, Harding's death at age 57 shows how foolish current assumptions are about two ancient candidates living even to the election date. Medicine has improved immensely, but eventually death claims us all, and both of them are well past the point where we can expect them to survive in good health indefinitely.
Coolidge took office at age 50, and looked a great deal more fit than the 57 year old Harding had. But, FWIW, he'd die in 1933, at age 60.
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