Alexander Haig

A Man In Control

NSC staffer during the Vietnam War, worked for Henry Kissinger.
White House Chief of Staff under Richard M. Nixon during the Watergate scandal.
Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan.
Considered a strong candidate for Deep Throat, despite all around denials. In particular, Coldony makes this claim in Silent Coup, but there are serious problems with Haig as Deep Throat, most importantly that his position as Henry Kissinger's assistant on the NSC would not give him access to the information pool needed.
Invented new ways of speaking, Haigisms, of which George W Bush may utter only pale imitations thereof.
Knight of Malta.
Former member, Trilateral Commission.

`2 Dec 1924`	Alexander Haig born.
`1064`	Assistant to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.
`1969`	Assistant to Henry Kissinger.
`1971`	Deputy Assistant to Richard M. Nixon for National Security Affairs.
`1974`	Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, until 1979.
`22 Jan 1981`	Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan.
`30 Mar 1981`	During the confusion after Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, Haig asserts at the White House, "I'm in control here" -- forgetting about the Constitutional line of succession. This error in judgement basically kills his career.
`5 Jul 1982`	Resigns as Secretary of State.

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