Herbert Hoover actually said...

"Without those earlier efforts, conditions today would be much worse, but still the steadily increasing traffic has outrun all measures of safety."

"In view of this order the application of the provisions of Executive Order No. 4644, of May 9, 1927, relating to hours of duty on Saturdays in June, July, August, and September, will be deferred to th..."

"The great loss of human life in street and highway accidents, and the toll of suffering among surviving victims, is a national concern of grave importance."

"All clerks and other employees in the Federal service in the District of Columbia, except those who may for special public reasons be excepted from the provisions of this order, or those whose absence..."