Herbert Hoover actually said...

The Secretary of State may grant and issue passports, and cause passports to be granted, issued, and verified in foreign countries by diplomatic representatives of the United States

Context

Executive Order 5860—Rules Governing the Granting and Issuing of Passports in the United States

06/21/1932

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