Ronald Reagan actually said...

My budget requests that the Congress freeze funding to the Corporation at its 1988 level of $214 million.

Message to the Congress Transmitting the Annual Report of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

05/09/1988

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Mr. Walsh has my promise of complete cooperation.

He will outrank all other officers of the Armed Forces except the Chairman but is not considered by law a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staf...

I have urged and now welcome the appointment of such a distinguished jurist as Lawrence Walsh to serve as Independent Counsel.

The Vice Chairman, who must be confirmed by the Senate, will serve a 2-year term and can be reappointed.