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Forrestal Resignation Due to May Get Post
Washington reports Truman prepared to accept James V. Forrestal's long delayed resignation as Secretary of Defense and name Johnson from West Virginia to succeed. White House hinted action would come at the president's news conference. Johnson, a World War I veteran and former national commander of the American Legion, has long been floated as Forrestal's successor.
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