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Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

06 May 1996

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Aiken Standard

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Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1996

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8

Dear Abby Clarifies Calvin Coolidge Anecdote Mix Up

A reader apologizes for a mistake about an anecdote supposedly involving Calvin Coolidge's sister. Abby explains readers set records straight and that the correct story referred to a different president, highlighting the enduring reach of the column.

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Abby Calvnn Coolidge Reader’s Digest Jack Run Ninger Rome GA. P.S United States Japan Hawaii Hong Kong MR. Runninger Calvin Coolidge Reader's Digest
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Dear Abby Memory Joke Turns Into Social Misfire

In a 1949 anecdote, Mrs. Richard Harding Davis on a Long Island train misrecognizes a fellow passenger who says she is Mrs. Davis’s sister. the sister reveals her brother is the U.S. president, a tale later cited to illustrate how anecdotes distort as they travel.

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Richard Harding Davis Long Island Mrs. Davis The United States Douglas Robinson Theodore Joseph Cummings Chase Mary Straus Pleasanton Calif Mary
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