Calvin Coolidge actually said...

"I want the dam built for the purpose of flood control and for the purpose of giving Southern California a better domestic water supply."

"A good deal of the power I judge would be used to pump the water over the hill to Southern California and some method ought to be devised that will meet the objections of those that do not wish the Un..."

"I haven't had a chance to talk with Colonel Starling very much since he came back from his visit to Swannanoa [North Carolina]."

"I expected to have an opportunity to confer with some members of the committee, but apparently they hurried the conference to an end and filed their report without giving me any opportunity to see wha..."