Resignation of Brock Adams as Secretary and Appointment of W. Graham Claytot, Jr., as Acting Secretary of the Department of Transportation
The President has accepted the resignation of Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams. Secretary Adams has expressed a desire for an early transition.
Secretary of the Navy Graham Clayton will serve as Acting Secretary of the Department of Transportation for a period up to 30 days until a permanent successor has been confirmed and sworn into office.
Note: Press Secretary Jody Powell read the announcement at 1:37 p.m. to reporters assembled in the Briefing Room at the White House.
The press release also includes a transcript of the question-and-answer session which followed the announcement.
Jimmy Carter, Resignation of Brock Adams as Secretary and Appointment of W. Graham Claytot, Jr., as Acting Secretary of the Department of Transportation Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/249638
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