Herbert Hoover actually said...

"In acting on the bill I have to consider whether it is desirable to adopt a change in Federal policies from regulation of utilities to their ownership and operation; whether the lease provision in res..."

"To be against Senator Norris' bill appears to be cause for denunciation as being in league with the power companies."

"So much of Executive Order of October 14, 1915, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 512, as modified by Order of Modification approved March 14, 1916, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby..."

"I have received a multitude of telegrams from Governors and citizens in the Southern States urging approval of Senator Norris' Muscle Shoals project, and requesting that I express my views upon it."