White House Press Release, Correspondence Between President Harry S. Truman and Paul H. Appleby

482 #917 IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 21, 1946 The President has sent the following letter to the Honorable Paul H. Appleby, accepting his resignation as Assistant Director of the Bureau of the Budget: "November 16, 1946 Dear Paul: and It is with real regret that I accept your resignation in order that you may become Dean of the Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University. You have rendered a great service to the Federal Government in many capacities, and particularly as Assistant Director of the Bureau of the Budget. There your broad view of the Government as a whole, of the integration of Departmental programs and policies which must be accomplished within the Executive Office of the President, and your personal qualities of leadership have played a vital role in the development and utilization of the Executive Budget procedure. In all assignments during your years of public service as Under Secretary of Agriculture, as Chairman of the International Wheat Council, as United States Representative on the Interim Com- mission on Food and Agriculture, and in other responsibilities, you have given unselfishly of your time and talent and have in- spired others to do the same. All of us who have worked with you are proud of your record of accomplishment. I have known for some time of the splendid work and forward-looking plans of Syracuse University in the field of public administration, and I am sure you can render a great service to all Government -- Federal, State and Local -- through the train- ing of young men and women for public service and for good citizen- ship. As never before we need in our Civil Services today persons who possess both broad background and trining, combined with intelligence and character. Improvement in the management and conduct of Government, as well as in effective citizen action, will in the long run depend in large measure upon how well universities such as Syracuse do their part on the job. In this work I know you will continue to make a major contribution, and I wish you every success, Very sincerely yours, HARRY S. TRUMAN" Following is the text of Mr. Appleby's letter to the President: "November 15, 1946 Dear Mr. President: Months ago, as you will recall, I told you I felt I could not much longer remain in government service. Feeling now that leadership of the Bureau of the Budget is well established in able hands, I plan to relinquish my pose on January 15. I ask, therefore, that you accept my resignation as of that date. Making this decision has not been easy. I have had here such a wide, diversified and interesting experience as only a few could have had, and the satisfaction of trying always to serve the public interest. But in my new work I can apply all that I have learned in thirteen years in Washington. As Dean of (OVER)