    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [June 28, 1991]
    [Page 733]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter on the Resignation of United States Supreme Court Associate
    Justice Thurgood Marshall
    June 28, 1991

                                                               June 28, 1991

    Dear Mr. Justice:
        It is with deep regret that I acknowledge your letter of retirement
    from the Supreme Court effective at such time as a successor is
    qualified.
        Our Nation is deeply indebted to you for your long and distinguished
    public service. Your courageous leadership in the fight for equal
    opportunity, exemplified by your brief and oral argument in the landmark
    case of Brown v. Board of Education, is a powerful example of how one
    person's commitment to his convictions can shape a nation's attitude on
    such a fundamental issue.
        Your distinguished service to our country, first on the U.S. Court
    of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as our Nation's 33rd Solicitor
    General, and capped by a great career on the Supreme Court will also be
    long remembered.
        Barbara and I wish you happiness and every blessing in your years of
    retirement.
        Sincerely,

                                                                 George Bush

                                                               June 27, 1991

    My Dear Mr. President:
        The strenuous demands of court work and its related duties required
    or expected of a Justice appear at this time to be incompatible with my
    advancing age and medical condition.
        I, therefore, retire as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of
    the United States when my successor is qualified.
        Respectfully,

                                                           Thurgood Marshall

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