[Released February 19, 1930. Dated February 17, 1930]
My dear Mr. Bradley:
I would appreciate it greatly if you would give my greetings to the members of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers who may be assembled at the annual dinner on Wednesday.
I have watched the growth and progress of the Institute with great satisfaction, and I would like to add my congratulations for your own service and my confidence in Mr. Bassett, who will now succeed you.
Yours faithfully,
HERBERT HOOVER
[Mr. Fred Bradley, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, New York City]
Note: The message was read at the annual banquet held at the Commodore Hotel in New York City.
William H. Bassett was the newly-elected president of the institute.
Herbert Hoover, Message to the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/211404