![]() After finishing school at Columbian Prepatory School, Fluckey would sit for the United States Naval Academy’s entrance exam. According to Fluckey, he would closely follow Coolidge’s words and philosophy during his studies. This message hit home hard with young Eugene so hard that he would venerate the President, even naming his dog Calvin Coolidge. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” ![]() ![]() Education alone will not: The world is full of educated derelicts. Genius will not: Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Talent will not: Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. A bright child, 10 year old Eugene heard a speech by President Calvin Coolidge, in which he told the Nation: on Octoto Isaac Newton and Louella Snowden Fluckey. Eugene Bennett Fluckey was born in Washington, D.C. ![]()
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