Calvin Coolidge actually said...

"I don't think I can make any comment relative to the proposals of the French and German Governments for a security pact [the Locarno Agreements] for the guarantee of European peace."

"I don't know any way that America could cooperate in that."

"Well, I want constant effort in that direction, a constant checking up by the department to see whether they have any more employees than is necessary to carry on the work of the department."

"NO, that is for every department to work out itself."