Herbert Hoover actually said...

By virtue of the power and authority vested in me by 'An Act to define, regulate and punish trading with the enemy, and for other purposes',...

I have appointed Major General Patrick, retired, a member of the District [of Columbia] Public Utilities Commission.

Mrs. Marie Crossette may be appointed to an appropriate position in the Department of Commerce without regard to the civil-service rules.

I have no plans for the summer, and shall make none until the situation becomes somewhat clearer.