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Lyndon Johnson: “As you leave to take a well earned rest, I want you to know that I fully intend to call upon you to serve your country…”

On the recordMarch 30, 1965
As you leave to take a well earned rest, I want you to know that I fully intend to call upon you to serve your country again.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Letter Accepting Resignation of Douglas Dillon as Secretary of the Treasury.

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