10/15/1974
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"Let us today rededicate ourselves to new efforts--as Masons and as Americans."
"I am deeply grateful for those very kind words."
"Masonic principles--internal, not external--and our order's vision of duty to country and acceptance of God as a Supreme Being and guiding light have sustained me during my years of Government service..."
"Positions in the Department of the Interior whose incumbents serve as the principal representative of the Secretary in their respective regions shall be listed in Schedule C for grades not exceeding g..."