Harry Truman actually said...

It is with very great reluctance that I accept your resignation as Secretary of Defense effective, in accordance with your wishes, on September twelfth.

Context

Letter Accepting Resignation of General George C. Marshall as Secretary of Defense.

09/11/1951

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