Herbert Hoover actually said...

"Miss Ann Halloran may be appointed to the position of stenographer in the Veterans' Administration without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules."

"Slander fell harmless before him, sham hung its head in shame, folly did not risk to look him in the face, corruption slunk from his presence, cowardice dared not show its quaking knees."

"It is the memory and the spirit of the greatest man of our race which pervades these grounds."

"I am deeply interested in all proposals to honor the memory of our first President during this bicentennial year."