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Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States from 1923-29, was nicknamed "Silent Cal" for his extreme taciturnity.

There is a story that a lady sitting next to Coolidge at dinner tried to coax him into talking to her. "I have made a bet, Mr. Coolidge, that I could get more than two words out of you."

"You lose," said Coolidge.