Herbert Hoover: “The beginnings of the idea to create a Department of Commerce are perhaps obscure.”

I had the pleasure of his acquaintance and I shared the admiration he inspired in all who knew him by his joyous humanity and his unlimited interest in and devotion to the happiness and well-being of others.

We cannot restore employment in the United States by these methods.

One never makes a statement like that.

I propose that the treaty number and tonnage of battleships shall be reduced by one-third.