09/14/1980
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"You have been a leading example of the readiness of prominent Americans from the private sector to render service in the public interest."
"Secretary Harris has established an admirable record of efficient and compassionate leadership at the Department of Housing and Urban Development."
"Our Nation has been generously endowed by God with tremendous reserve supplies of these precious natural resources."
"I accept your resignation with a genuine feeling of appreciation and of recognition for your notable accomplishments as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare."