Herbert Hoover actually said...

"It is also fair to the Board and the employees that this should be done."

"The Comptroller's report on matters connected with the Shipping Board relates to transactions mostly several years ago and all of them prior to this administration."

"There are no violations of the law."

"AS YOU near the shores of the United States I send to you a most cordial welcome not only in my own name but on behalf of my fellow countrymen as well."