10/13/1988
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"It is with regret that I accept your resignation as Secretary of the Navy, effective February 22, 1988."
"An attack on you is an attack on us."
"Our goal is not a nuclear-free or a tank-free or an army-free Europe but a war-free Europe."
"I urge the Congress to act promptly and favorably upon this legislative proposal."