It is a genuine pleasure to welcome so many distinguished representatives of the leading engineering societies of our country. A man never loses his love for the profession of his choice, no matter whither the opportunities for service may divert his steps in later life or how interesting the activities in those other fields may become. I am, therefore, especially happy today to be among men who are peculiarly fitted by training and experience to understand sympathetically my work and my motives. Of all the honors which have been bestowed, I rate most highly [p.124] the approval of my professional brethren as expressed in the John Fritz Medal. I thank you.
Note: The President spoke at a presentation ceremony in the White House on Thursday, April 25, 1929.
The John Fritz Medal Board of Award included representatives from the American Society of Engineers, the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
Herbert Hoover, Remarks on Receiving the John Fritz Medal, Awarded by Engineering Organizations Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/209333