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Digitized from Box 3 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 11, 1974
Dear Pat:
I have your letter of October 7, and I will, of course, accept
your resignation as Special Consultant to the President, ef-
fective as you requested, November 15, 1974.
In doing so, I first want to express my personal thanks for
your assistance to me and to the White House during these
past weeks of transition. Beyond this, I want to thank you
for your great dedication to our Nation, dedication that I
know will continue to serve our country well for years to
come, You were on board early for the campaign of 1968,
and throughout the Nixon Administration you were among
President Nixon's most effective, articulate and courageous
advisers, I,know the pride you feel in the great work that
was accomplished. I know, too, that President Nixon was
very proud of you.
There is still a tremendous job to be done in this nation. I
am very grateful for your good wishes and support for my
Administration and for my family. In turn, you have my
heartfelt best wishes for your continued success and happiness
in the years ahead.
Sincerely,
Jay
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The Honorable Patrick J. Buchanan
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 7, 1974
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
With this letter, I am submitting my resignation as Special Consultant
to the President, effective 15 November 1974. The opportunity of
having served you and your predecessor for more than half a decade
in the White House I shall cherish as among the highest of honors.
The nation is a different place than it was six years ago, when we
fashioned that narrow political victory of 1968. The United States has
withdrawn honorably from the war in Southeast Asia; our prisoners
have been returned; that cause of so much bitterness and division
among our people has been removed; and that era of civil disorder and
domestic discord seems far, far away. For having courageously held
the course during those stormy years, your predecessor, I believe,
will deserve and shall recèive the favorable judgment of history.
Tragically, the national unity manifest in the mandate of 1972 was
shattered by Watergate; and the political momentum of that electoral
triumph lost. Yet, the nation you now lead faces conditions at home
and in the world equally as grave as those of 1968.
In confronting those conditions, you have the good will of the entire
American people and the confidence and support of millions, among
whom I count myself one. Certainly, your personal graciousness toward
those who served the former President will not be forgotten. Further,
I am confident history will look with approval upon the great dignity with
which you assumed this Office, the good cheer with which you have
confronted adversity, and the compassion and magnanimity you, have
shown your predecessor.
With warmest good wishes for the continued rapid recovery of the
First Lady, and for the success of your Presidency,
Sincerely, Pulmara
Patrick J Suchanan
Special Consultant to the President