Herbert Hoover actually said...

"I am sorry to say that I haven't got a single particle of news of any sort or kind at the present time."

"I wish you every success in the efforts you and your associates are putting forth along these lines."

"I am much interested in the work of the Pan American Society in its promotion of friendly relations and mutual understanding between the United States and its sister republics of Latin America."

"There is nothing in the program which has been proposed here that has any intention of taking over the responsibilities of the States in any shape or form."