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min Franklin and Charles Francis Adams, and which numbers 

 also in its ranks men like Morris, Livingston, and Pinckney. As 

 a politician, as a publicist, and as a college president you have 

 served your country as only a limited number of men are able 

 to serve it. You have taught by precept, and you have taught 

 by practice. We are all of us better because you have lived 

 and worked, and I send you now not merely my warmest well- 

 wishes and congratulations, but thanks from all our people for 

 all that you have done for us in the past. 



Faithfully yours, 



(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 

 HON. ANDREW D. WHITE, 

 U. S. Ambassador, 

 Berlin, Germany. 



FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE. 



NEWBURY, N. H., 



August 3, 1902. 

 DEAR MR. WHITE : 



I have received your very kind letter of the 21st July, which 

 is the first intimation I have had of your intention to resign 

 your post of ambassador to Germany. I am sorry to hear the 

 country is to lose your services in the place you have filled with 

 such distinguished ability and dignity. It is a great thing to 

 say as it is simple truth to say it that you have, during your 

 residence in Berlin, increased the respect felt for America not 

 only in Germany but in all Europe. You have thus rendered 

 a great public service, independent of all the details of your 

 valuable work. The man is indeed fortunate who can go through 

 a long career without blame, and how much more fortunate if 

 he adds great achievement to blamelessness. You have the sin 

 gular felicity of having been always a fighting man, and hav 

 ing gone through life without a wound. 



I congratulate you most on your physical and mental ability 

 to enjoy the rest you have chosen and earned. . . . 



My wife joins me in cordial regards to Mrs. White, and I am 

 always, Faithfully yours, 



(Signed) JOHN HAY. 



