Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, whose pacifist recommendations were ignored by Wilson, resigned in 1915.

Last week, with the much criticized war plan suddenly looking brilliant, The Nation suggested that Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld should resign.

Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan and a number of high-ranking admirals resigned in protest.

The Secretary of Defense, who had presided over the debacle, would resign in disgrace.

When the Secretary of the Interior resigned in 1875, Smith did as well.

The Secretary for the last five years, Jesse Brown, resigned on July 1.

He was re-elected to Congress in 1996 and 2000, but on the latter occasion, resigned after just one month after being named Secretary of state for Social Security.

The Secretary, Shiban Akbar, resigned on successful completion of her M. Phil.

I do, however, differ with his view that Secretary of State Warren Christopher should resign.

The Secretary of Interior Columbus Delano, discovered to have taken bribes to secure fraudulent land grants, resigned from office on October 15, 1875.