On the recordSeptember 11, 1951
It is with very great reluctance that I accept your resignation as Secretary of Defense effective, in accordance with your wishes, on September twelfth.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “It is with very great reluctance that I accept your resignation as Secretary of Defense effective, in accordance with…”
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Letter Accepting Resignation of General George C. Marshall as Secretary of Defense.
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