April 21, 1932
Released April 21, 1932. Dated April 19, 1932]
My dear Mr. Markham:
I send you my most hearty congratulations upon your 80th birthday, and my hope that you may long continue to inspire the American people with your gift of song. Mrs. Hoover joins with me in sentiments of cordial regards both to yourself and Mrs. Markham.
Yours faithfully,
HERBERT HOOVER
[Mr. Edwin Markham, Westerleigh Park, West New Brighton, N.Y.]
Note: The message was made public in connection with publicity for a birthday ceremony, held in Carnegie Hall on April 23, 1932.
Herbert Hoover, Message to Edwin Markham on His 80th Birthday. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/207693