Everything you should know about Calvin Coolidge, the newest Racing President

Everyone knows that the best gig on the planet is former president: You get all of the glory with none of the stress or responsibility. And, in the annals of American politics, the greatest honors that can be bestowed upon as a person are as follows:

1. Having your likeness chiseled into the side of a mountain

2. Having your likeness printed on legal tender

3. Having your likeness take mascot form and race at Major League Baseball games

The Nationals have announced that Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of these United States of America, is the latest gentleman to reach that third milestone.

Ladies & gents, please meet the newest #Nats Racing President: Calvin Coolidge! Welcome to The Show, Calvin. pic.twitter.com/ZWox6RpSYB

- Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 1, 2015

Coolidge joins George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft in racing around the warning track at Nationals home games, and they decided to wish him a warm welcome on Twitter:

Did you hear the news?! Calvin Coolidge has himself a pair of running shoes. See you on the track, Calvin! pic.twitter.com/Mfhf6fhDuu

- Teddy Roosevelt (@Teddy26Nats) July 1, 2015

Hey, hey! No longer the new kid. Our newest competition, Calvin. Think he can keep up with us, @Teddy26Nats?? pic.twitter.com/R3UMpgj1dh

- William Howard Taft (@NatsBigChief27) July 1, 2015

And, in case you were wondering why the Nats chose Coolidge to join the gang, or were looking to brush up on your Silent Cal facts just for fun, here are the baseball-related things you should know about the president who presided over The Roaring Twenties, courtesy of The White House Historical Association: