Word: chaisson
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Pentagon-including, some think, Chief of Naval Operations Elmo Zumwalt Jr. and Army Chief of Staff William Westmoreland-who would have preferred someone else in the top Marine slot. The popular choice in the Pentagon for the job was Marine Chief of Staff Lieut. General John R. Chaisson, 55. Something of a Renaissance officer in the mold of Zumwalt, Harvard-educated Chaisson is a brilliant speaker and a tough-minded intellectual whose interests range far beyond the boundaries of military thought...
...able spokesman in "the Tank." That is where the thrice-weekly meetings of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are held to decide what operational requests will be presented to the President. Though the Marine commandant has a lesser influence in "the Tank," reflecting the size of the corps. Chaisson's supporters both in and out of the corps felt that he was the best man for that difficult role in a difficult time. Had Chaisson sat in the same Joint Chiefs of Staff group with Zumwalt, the quality of military debate might well have been raised to its highest...