I AM greatly shocked and saddened by the death of your brother, George Washington Ochs Oakes. His patriotism was reflected in all his service to the public welfare. I prized his friendship and mourn his loss as a friend and a splendid American. I extend to you my deep sympathy and shall appreciate it if you will convey to Mr. Ochs Oakes' sons an expression of my sorrow in their bereavement.
HERBERT HOOVER
[Mr. Adolph S. Ochs, New York Times, 229 West 23rd Street, New York City]
Note: Mr. Oakes, a director of the New York Times Company and editor of Current History Magazine, died at his home in New York City on October 26, 1931.
Herbert Hoover, Message of Sympathy on the Death of George Washington Ochs Oakes. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/206687