Richard Nixon actually said...

Yours has been one of the most difficult assignments in the government, and you have handled it with great dedication and skill.

Letter Accepting the Resignation of George W. Romney as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

11/26/1972

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We are following that very closely, and it is not unusually alarming.

None has been considered, and none is under consideration.