Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the statutory provisions above set out, do proclaim that the a..."

"Your proposed gift does more than furnish what you call a 'nucleus'."

"The Secretary of the Treasury proposes to take appropriate action with respect to net additional acquisitions or releases of gold by the Treasury Department."

"I was delighted by your very wonderful offer to the people of the United States."