Ronald Reagan: “Your service on the Court, extending over 17 years, has set a high…”

On the recordJune 16, 1986

Your service on the Court, extending over 17 years, has set a high standard for your successors.

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Republican · California

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Letter Accepting the Resignation of Warren E. Burger as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

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Ronald Reagan: “Your service on the Court, extending over 17 years, has set a high standard for your successors.”