May 09, 1931
[Released May 9, 1931. Dated April 29, 1931]
THE LOVE and respect of parents and children are the root of a very large part of all the happiness in the world.
[Uncle Robert, Uncle Robert Foundation, 333 West End Avenue, New York City]
Note: The message was sent to Uncle Robert, a popular children's radio entertainer and sponsor of a number of civic and charitable activities. Uncle Robert read the message during Parents' Day ceremonies held on the Central Park Mall on May 10, 1931.
Herbert Hoover, Message on the Celebrationÿ of Parents' Day in Central Park. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/212637