Herbert Hoover actually said...
I am sorry that I cannot be present in person, but I shall be present in spirit to share with you in paying respects and honor to my old friend and great servant of the University, Professor Arthur Martin Cathcart on the completion of his twenty-five years as teacher of law at Stanford University.
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Message for a Banquet Honoring Professor Arthur M. Cathcart of Stanford University.
05/29/1929