Herbert Hoover actually said...

"It would be a misfortune if Minnesota should not have the advantage of the establishment of this Court during the present session of Congress."

"I consider it desirable in the interest of the people of Minnesota that the man appointed shall not only have had judicial experience, but shall be entirely free from any private connections which mig..."

"I have just had a survey made of the various departments as to the progress of the construction program."

"This case would I feel, create a dangerous precedent which could conceivably involve the Government in very large liabilities."