Herbert Hoover actually said...

The ceremonial of commemorating the founder of our country is one of the most solemn that either an individual or a nation ever performs.

It is an occasion for looking back to our past, for taking stock of our present and, in the light of both, setting the compass for our futur...

That flag 'still floats from the top of the Capitol.'

I thank you cordially for bringing to my attention the purpose of American Jews, under the auspices of the Jewish National Fund, to plant a ...