Herbert Hoover actually said...
Mrs. Estelle Roberts, widow of Mr. Earl A. Roberts, formerly Immigration Patrol Inspector at Detroit, Michigan, who was killed while in the performance of his duties by a rum runner, may be appointed matron in the Immigration Service without regard to the civil service rules.
Context
Executive Order 5204—Authorizing the Appointment of Estelle Roberts Without Regard to Civil Service Rules
10/08/1929