Date: March 2, 1929
Context: Coolidge’s Treasury Secretary writes him two days before he leaves office. Mellon had held the same post in the administration of Warren Harding. He would continue at Treasury under President Herbert Hoover after Coolidge. Nonetheless, it was Coolidge with whom Mellon worked most closely. The pair were both silent men, and it was said “they conversed in pauses.”
My dear Mr. President:
I deeply appreciate your letter of February 27th. It has been a great privilege to serve as a member of your Cabinet and to have had a part in carrying out the policies of your Administration.
You came to the Presidency at a difficult time in the country’s history. You leave it with an extraordinary record of things accomplished and mistakes avoided, and during this time you have built up a feeling of confidence in the Government and a sense of security on the part of the people generally such as have not existed before within my recollection.
I particularly value the personal association with you and wish to take this opportunity to thank you for the unfailing consideration and support which I have always received from you.
With kindest regards, I am
Faithfully yours,
A.W. Mellon
Citation: Coolidge Family Papers, Vermont Historical Society
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