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[Defense Secretary Louis Johnson, off-screen]
I'm one of those who agreed with the boys of the ranks that you were the GI's general.

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And now that we have unification, there's no more important task

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than the commander that comes in

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to be the first chairman, permanently, of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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[Gen. Omar Bradley]
I believe that by having a chairman, we can greatly improve the efficiency

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of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and our strategic planning and other duties with which

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we're charged.

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I must admit that I take this position with somewhat mixed feeling, because,

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in a way, it takes me away from the men and women of the Army

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who've been so loyal and

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helpful to me in carrying out my duties, not only as chief of staff, but in the

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years gone by.