[Released November 22, 1932. Dated November 19, 1932]
My dear Rabbi Landman:
I am gratified to learn that the American Hebrew Medal for the Promotion of Better Understanding between Christian and Jew in America is to be awarded this year to Dr. John H. Finley, whose high-minded and effective service to so many causes in the public interest has earned for him a high place in the affection and gratitude of the people, and by whom this fresh honor is highly merited.
Yours faithfully,
HERBERT HOOVER
[Rabbi Isaac Landman, 71 West 47th St., New York City]
Note: The message was read at presentation ceremonies held in the auditorium of the City College of New York. Dr. Finley was associate editor of the New York Times.
Herbert Hoover, Message on the Presentation of the American Hebrew Medal to Dr. John H. Finley. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/207627