Herbert Hoover actually said...

"Due honor should be paid his memory as a man of wonderful character as well as a poet of universal appeal."

"I wish to take this opportunity to endorse so fine an effort and to urge all music loving Americans to lend their support in making it a permanent national institution."

"I am glad to learn of your interest in the American Opera Company."

"His songs have been a part of the fabric of American life for generations."