Herbert Hoover actually said...

It is hereby ordered that the following-described vacant public lands, which are situated on either side of or upon islands in the Mississip...

He was a great educator and was a scholarly contributor to science, to the advancement of education and to thought upon public questions.

Our Government is and must be responsive to the will of the people expressed through considered public opinion.

Now, therefore, I, Herbert Hoover, President of the United States, pursuant to the power and authority conferred on me by law, do order and ...