On the recordMarch 2, 1949
Your service to your country covering a period of almost nine years during this administration and that of my predecessor has been as varied as it has been distinguished.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “Your service to your country covering a period of almost nine years during this administration and that of my…”
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Letter Accepting Resignation of James Forrestal as Secretary of Defense.
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