Herbert Hoover actually said...

"Mrs. Hoover and I wish to convey to you our deepest sympathy and our trust that you may be given strength in this, the greatest trial which can come to you."

"I was greatly shocked this morning to learn of the death of your husband who has been my friend over twenty-five years."

"Our task is to give every child the opportunity to grow up with a healthy body, a trained mind, a disciplined character, a cheerful faith in himself and a devotion to our form of government."

"The public school system is America's distinctive and magnificent ally of the home in this most precious trust."