As you leave public office, you can do so with the knowledge that you have served your President, your country, and your fellow citizens with the highest skill and devotion, just as you did for more than five years under President Eisenhower.
Letter Accepting the Resignation of Maurice H. Stans as Secretary of Commerce.
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