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Digitized from Box 5 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 2, 1974
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
BETWEEN
THE PRESIDENT AND
COUNSELLOR DEAN BURCH
December 2, 1974
Dear Dean:
I have your letter and it is with the deepest regret that I accept your
resignation as Counsellor to the President, effective December 31, 1974,
as you requested.
For more than five years, you have served our Nation, first as Chairman
of the Federal Communications Commission and then here at the White
House. In each of your responsibilities, we have come to expect of you
not only great dedication and energy, but also an unfailing sense of the
needs and well-being of all our people. Needless to say, your services
will be greatly missed.
I welcome this opportunity to also express my own personal appreciation
for the unhesitating and skillful assistance you have rendered to my Admin-
istration these past four months. In particular, I am grateful for your help
during those early, critically important days following my assumption to
the Presidency when I could with confidence call upon your good counsel
as well as your leadership.
Also, I deeply appreciate your very kind comments and good wishes in
your letter. In turn, you can be sure that Betty and I extend our warmest
best wishes for every happiness and success in the future to you and your
family.
Sincerely,
JERRY FORD
November 29, 1974
Dear Mr. President:
For more than five years, it has been my pleasure to serve in the govern-
ment, both at the Federal Communications Commission and here at the
White House. These have been momentous years for me, at once satisfy-
ing, frustrating, rewarding and painful.
It is now time for me to return to the private sector to carry out my
non-delegable duties as a father and husband. I therefore submit my
resignation effective December 31, 1974.
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These past months in your administration have been truly gratifying and
the courtesies you have extended will never be forgotten. You have grasped
the falling standard and by generous applications of hard work, wisdom
and above all, human sensitivity, have restored this country's faith in
the constitutional system.
I wish for you and your lovely family all the good things which are so
richly deserved.
Sincerely,
Dean Burch
Counsellor to the President
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