April 28, 1929
[Released April 28, 1929. Dated April 16, 1929]
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT of a people must proceed in step with material well-being, if they are to enjoy the fullest happiness. Musical appreciation should therefore be promoted, as one of the liberal arts of life.
HERBERT HOOVER
Note: The message was sent to C. M. Tremaine, secretary of the National Music Week Committee.
Herbert Hoover, Message in Connection With the Observance of National Music Week. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/209460