His wife, Grace Coolidge, brought attention to the hearing-impaired

Grace Goodhue Coolidge, whom Coolidge had married in 1905, was a one time instructor for Deaf people, a population who had not received much in the way of national attention. Grace was interested in raising awareness; she educated the public and invited Helen Keller to the White House. Grace was able to raise $2 million for the Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, assisted by her husband, who often told friends to contribute to the school.

Grace Coolidge won over the American people by wholeheartedly adopting cultural fads that were becoming increasingly fashionable in the 1920s. Despite her husband's instructions, Grace Coolidge deviated from the conventionally conservative attire worn by prominent officials by shorter skirts and donning more baggy apparel. The First Lady enjoyed athletics as well. She liked baseball, teaching the game to her young sons in Northampton while her husband's political career kept him busy or transported him across the state to Boston.

She hiked or walked every day. She attended Washington Nationals home games as First Lady and had a front-row seat for the 1925 World Series. And as Hollywood mesmerized the American public with its moving pictures, movie buff Grace Coolidge invited screen actors such as Tom Mix, John Barrymore, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and Al Jolson to the White House. She also entertained aviator Charles Lindbergh, who had captivated the world in 1927 with his transatlantic flight.