Gerald Ford actually said...

your resignation as Special Assistant to the President, effective as you requested December 31, 1974, is accepted with deepest regret.

Letter Accepting the Resignation of W. Eugene Ainsworth, Jr., as Special Assistant to the President.

12/17/1974

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