Herbert Hoover actually said...

"I suggest that all individuals should extinguish their lights for one minute on Wednesday evening, October 21, at 7 o'clock Pacific time, 8 o'clock mountain time, 9 o'clock central time and 10 o'clock..."

"This demonstration of the dependence of the country upon electrical current for its life and health is in itself a monument to Mr. Edison's genius."

"It is not too much to say that without Washington the war for independence would not have been won."

"No American can review this vast pageant of progress without confidence and faith, without courage, strength, and resolution for the future."