[Released December 7, 1930. Dated October 23, 1930]
My dear Mr. Deutsch:
I am glad to learn of the honor to be paid to Mr. Louis Lipsky at a testimonal dinner on November 16th, and I will be obliged if you will express my cordial congratulations to him and my deep appreciation of his long and valuable service to the development of the Jewish cultural life of America.
Yours faithfully,
HERBERT HOOVER
[Bernard S. Deutsch, chairman, Executive Committee, Louis Lipsky Testimonial Committee, 122 West 42nd St., New York City]
Note: The message was read at a dinner held at the Hotel Astor in New York City.
Louis Lipsky was a noted journalist, a prominent figure in the Zionist movement, and a leader in Jewish civic and philanthropic activities.
Herbert Hoover, Message to a Testimony Dinner Honoring Louis Lipsky. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/210945