12/16/1981
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"The Vice Chairman, who must be confirmed by the Senate, will serve a 2-year term and can be reappointed."
"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 Staff unless serving as Acting Chairman."
"I have done everything in my power to make the facts known."
"I have urged and now welcome the appointment of such a distinguished jurist as Lawrence Walsh to serve as Independent Counsel."