On the recordDecember 10, 1971
Few men have given so much and so willingly to their country as you have for the past thirty-five months--and few have discharged their responsibilities with such distinction and excellence.
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presidency.ucsb.eduFew men have given so much and so willingly to their country as you have for the past thirty-five months--and few have discharged their responsibilities with such distinction and excellence.
Letter Accepting the Resignation of David Packard as Deputy Secretary of Defense.
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