Herbert Hoover actually said...

"I have today sent up Colonel Hurley's name as Secretary of War."

"I would rather leave that until you see the message."

"This larger view of the problems within the state and their relation to public questions is sure to produce the most constructive results."

"I recommend that, in order to effect a settlement of these claims in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of State, the Congress, as an act of grace, and without reference to the legal ..."