Calvin Coolidge actually said...

"While I appreciated the desirability of maintaining their grasp on the Spanish language, the beauty of that language and the richness of its literature, that as a practical matter for them it was quit..."

"I thought that it would be very much easier for them to understand us, and for us to understand them, if they had a good working knowledge of the English language."

"I suggested to them that it is always necessary to use care in the raising and expending of the revenue of the government."

"I had supposed that the rule about that was that questions that were submitted and not discussed would not be discussed in the press."