Herbert Hoover actually said...

"Firm believers in democracy, they are successfully upholding within their borders the principles of self-government."

"It gives me the greatest possible pleasure to welcome Your Excellency on this occasion and to express to you my profound appreciation of the signal honor which you, through your visit, are conferring ..."

"Your people are conquering the wilderness and are bringing to the markets of the world the fruits of their labor."

"In other respects also, sir, your nation is viewed with sympathetic admiration by my countrymen."