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On the recordDecember 10, 1971
It is with the deepest regret that I accept your resignation, as you have requested, as Deputy Secretary of Defense, effective December 13, 1971.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Letter Accepting the Resignation of David Packard as Deputy Secretary of Defense.

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