Herbert Hoover actually said...

"I extend heartfelt sympathy to Your Excellency and the people of Nicaragua."

"I have directed the Red Cross to take the matter in hand at once, and the Army and Navy will cooperate with them."

"The flash has just come in that Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, has been destroyed by an earthquake and is now burning up."

"I have canvassed the financial situation in the Government exhaustively with our different departments, and I can state that there will be no increases in taxes if the next Congress imposes no increas..."