September 17, 1929
[Released September 17, 1929. Dated September 16, 1929]
ON THIS memorable occasion of the celebration of the anniversary of the Independence of Mexico, I beg Your Excellency to accept in the [p.294] name of the people of the United States, as well as in my own, sincere felicitations with cordial good wishes for the prosperity of Mexico and for your personal health and happiness.
HERBERT HOOVER
[His Excellency Emilio Portes Gil, The President of Mexico, Mexico City]
Herbert Hoover, Message to President Emilio Portes Gil on Mexico's Independence Day. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/207350