Warren Harding actually said...

"I loved the martial notes of those stirring verses as a boy. I love them still."

"My Countrymen: As I stand here in the shadow of the great hills, my mind reverts to the placid banks of the broad Potomac."

"Mr. Secretary, you would better give all New England for the cod and mackerel fisheries of Newfoundland than to barter away Oregon,"

"And finally, as just a human being, I wish I could find words to tell you how glad I am to see you all, and reflecting as you do, from untroubled eyes, the happiness of spirit breathed by your own bes..."