[Released June 30, 1930. Dated June 19, 1930]
ALL EFFORTS to encourage intelligent interest in public affairs deserve support of all citizens. Such interest and the full discussion of all issues are essential to self-government.
HERBERT HOOVER
Note: The message, sent to Benjamin F. Shambaugh, chairman, 7th Commonwealth Conference, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, was read at the opening session of the conference in Iowa City. The conference was an annual affair organized to provide roundtable discussions of current issues. In 1930, it provided three days of papers and discussion focusing on unemployment, public utilities, television, and Philippine independence.
Herbert Hoover, Message to the Commonwealth Conference, State University of Iowa. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/210938