The First to Make Fun of the President’s Libido: Grace Coolidge
(first lady, 1923–1929)
Calvin and Grace Coolidge didn’t have one of the more romantic marriages on White House record. Fortunately, they had a sense of humor about their love life. According to biographer Carl Sferrazza Anthony, the couple once visited a chicken farm in Maryland, where the first lady witnessed a rooster copulating with a hen. Upon asking the farmer if the rooster did that often, Grace was informed that he did it several times a day. “Tell that to the president,” she responded, and the farmer did just that. “To the same hen?” Calvin inquired. “No, Mr. President,” said the red-faced farmer. “Tell that to Mrs. Coolidge,” said the president.
