Harry S. Truman: Letter Accepting Resignation of Francis Biddle as the Attorney General.

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36 - Letter Accepting Resignation of Francis Biddle as the Attorney General.
May 23, 1945

Harry S. Truman
1945

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Dear Francis:

In accepting your resignation, I desire to express my appreciation of the patriotic services which you have rendered to your country during the war and during the days when we were preparing for the war.

I shall always look back with pleasure upon my association with you while I was in the Senate as well as during the past months.

I hope that you will have continued happiness and success in your future work, and I trust that I may have the privilege of consulting you in the future whenever occasion arises.

I am making your resignation effective July 1, 1945.
Very sincerely yours,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

Note: Attorney General Biddle served from September 5, 1941, through June 30, 1945. His letter of resignation, dated May 21, 1945, was released with the President's reply.

Citation: John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters, The American Presidency Project [online]. Santa Barbara, CA. Available from World Wide Web: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=12228.

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