At the 1920 Republican convention, some people supported Coolidge for president. However, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, said "no man who lives in a two-family house is going to be president!"Coolidge didn't let it get to his head. He knew the only reason he had a two family house was because he was thrifty. He was not able to gather enough support to become the republican candidate. Instead Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio was chosen. They still needed a vice presidential candidate to run with Harding. Party leaders suggested Senator Irvine Lenroot of Wisconsin, but a man from Oregon stood up on a chair and shouted "Coolidge!" Delegates eagerly agreed. Coolidge became Hardings running mate. Harding and Coolidge could not have been more different. Unlike silent Cal, Harding was easygoing, energetic, and talkative. During the campaign, both men kept low profiles. Harding remained close to his home in Marion, Ohio, and ran a "front-porch campaign."Coolidge went on a speaking tour and visited a dozen southern states. As Vice President, Coolidge gave few speeches and attended meetings with the president,and other to government officials. During the summer of 1923, the Vice President and his family went on vacation to Plymouth Notch. On August 2, Coolidge's father woke him up in the middle of the night with some serious news: President Harding had died of a heart attack. After making a phone call, the new president went back to sleep. Coolidge suddenly held the nation's highest office. After returning to Washington D.C., he was sworn president a second time. Coolidge had the opportunity to help his nation almost immediately after taking office. In the months before Hardings death, some illegal acts by some of Harding's closest friends and advisors were revealed. Their actions included bribery and stealing millions of dollars of public money. Harding's secretary of the interior had leased public oil reserves to private companies in exchange for large bribes. Coolidge handled the crisis quickly and effectively. Several officials involved in the corruption were put in jail. Coolidge had also demanded that others who had been involved in the scandal quit. Coolidge's honest, upright manner and plain speeches restored honor to the presidency. By simply being himself, he was able to gain trust and respect of people's