Herbert Hoover actually said...

"Miss Mary Edwina Coons may be employed for one year in the classified service under the Federal Trade Commission, without regard to the civil service rules."

"These expenditures have been rendered necessary to finally overcome the long delays in provision of quarters for Federal activities during recovery from the war, and are imperative for the more econom..."

"Submission at this time of these additional projects for specific authorization and appropriation will afford employment for many thousands of men engaged in the building trades and allied industries."

"My other piece of news is the appointment of Mr. Frederick Huff Payne of Massachusetts as Assistant Secretary of War."