August 04, 1930
[Released August 4, 1930. Dated July 31, 1930]
My dear Mr. and Mrs. Burns:
I have just learned that on August 2nd you will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of your marriage. Permit me to join your many friends in extending congratulations and good wishes to you on that happy occasion.
Yours faithfully,
HERBERT HOOVER
[Mr. and Mrs. John A. Burns, Mt. Arlington, New Jersey]
Note: John A. Burns was a navigator, ferry operator, and former mayor of Garwood, N.J.
Herbert Hoover, Message to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Burns on Their 50th Anniversary. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/211196