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On the recordJuly 18, 1979
You have been a leading example of the readiness of prominent Americans from the private sector to render service in the public interest.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Department of the Treasury Exchange of Letters on the Resignation of W. Michael Blumenthal as Secretary.

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