Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

Such action, however, required a special exception to the rules.

The Commission therefore refused to recommend a special exception to the rules unless he would prove that he was eligible under the rules to...

by virtue of the authority in me vested, and in pursuance of said Act of the Congress, approved July 1, 1902, do hereby declare, proclaim an...

A gentleman does not boast, bluster or bully; he does not insult others.