Herbert Hoover actually said...

"If the objection appears to the inclusion of workers' contracts in the law's scheme, it might well be amended by stating that nothing herein contained shall apply to the contracts of employment of sea..."

"Herbert Hoover did call business leaders into the White House for conferences, and did plead with them not to fire workers or cut wages too much."

"Roosevelt's deficit spending did pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression."

"It will purge the rottenness out of the system. High costs of living and high living will come down."