Calvin Coolidge actually said...

"I do not know just how soon he will go."

"I am telling you that for your information—not for your publication."

"I do not know of any needs in the War and Navy Departments that are likely to jeopardize the reduction of taxes."

"They always seem to think that if they can tell me that the expense is for non-military purposes it doesn't cost the taxpayer anything, and that, therefore, I ought to approve it."