Richard Nixon said...

I do this with a sense of both great regret and profound gratitude--regret because you are leaving a post in which you have served with the utmost distinction and gratitude because you will be playing a key role in the forthcoming campaign.

Context

Letter Accepting the Resignation of Maurice H. Stans as Secretary of Commerce.

01/26/1972

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