Herbert Hoover actually said...

"No incident and no part in these great events, which have echoed and reechoed throughout the world for a century and a half, can be separated from the name and the dominant leadership of George Washin..."

"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 future."

"It is a national shrine, the very name of which swells our hearts with pride and gratitude."

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