Herbert Hoover actually said...

"They develop character and provide a rounded cultural equipment to students who do not wish professional specialization."

"It is a satisfaction that this memorial has taken not only the form of a beautiful building, but that within its walls there will be carried on the services it commemorates, services for our suffering..."

"No better memorial can be built to the American women of the World War--and no truer inspiration given to the women of today."

"The inscription in the hall below calls this 'A Living Memorial.'"