Calvin Coolidge actually said...

"I am very loath to believe that any one has been guilty of any criminal intent, but it is very evident that evidence has already been given up there that requires explanation."

"I didn't know that any work had been stopped in the naval oil reserves."

"My position about that is as already indicated, that the Department of Justice is observing the course of events there and will very carefully review any testimony and take whatever action is necessar..."

"I don't recall that the proposal to make the lease of oil lands was ever discussed in the Cabinet, before I became President."