Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"I do direct that the flag shall be displayed upon all Government buildings on October 11, 1937, as a mark of respect to the memory of General Casimir Pulaski."

"I do invite the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and churches, or other suitable places."

"We must not deny that the effects of the so-called 'era of reconstruction made themselves felt in many evil ways for half a century."

"We can but wish that the war had never been."