Herbert Hoover actually said...

"It is as truly theirs as the flag or the public school."

"Through the loftiest of all spiritual qualities--charity--it has become the guardian of the people from suffering in times of disaster."

"Mrs. Amy Cowing may be appointed as a clerk-typist in the Department of Agriculture without reference to the provisions of the civil-service rules."

"The bringing of world events into the lives of great numbers of our people will serve to promote better understanding and closer world relations."