To Commander Byrd:
I know that I speak for the American people when I express their universal pleasure at your successful flight over the South Pole. We are proud of your courage and your leadership. We are glad of proof that the spirit of great adventure still lives.
Our thoughts include also appreciation of your companions in flight and your colleagues, whose careful and devoted preparation has contributed to your great success.
HERBERT HOOVER
Note: The President's message was given to the New York Times for transmission by radio to Commander Byrd. On the following afternoon, the President read the message, edited to refer to Commander Byrd in the third person, for newsreel Cameras.
Herbert Hoover, Message Congratulating Commander Richard E. Byrd on His Flight Over the South Pole. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/209082