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[[Image:Alexander_haig.jpg|right|275px|thumb|General Alexander Haig]] '''Alexander Haig''' (December 2, 1924 - February 20, 2010) was a four star general who served as [[White House]] Chief of Staff under Presidents [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford]] (1973-74) and [[Secretary of State]] under President [[Ronald Reagan]] (1981-82). He also served a NATO commander from 1974-1979. In 1988 Haig unsuccessfully sought the [[Republican]] nomination for [[President of the United States]].
[[Image:Alexander_haig.jpg|right|275px|thumb|General Alexander Haig]] '''Alexander Haig''' (December 2, 1924 - February 20, 2010) was a four star general who served as [[White House]] Chief of Staff under Presidents [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford]] (1973-74) and [[Secretary of State]] under President [[Ronald Reagan]] (1981-82). He also served a NATO commander from 1974-1979. In 1988 Haig unsuccessfully sought the [[Republican]] nomination for [[President of the United States]].
In 1981, after President Reagan was injured during a failed assassination attempt, Haig told reporters:
In 1981, after President Reagan was injured during a failed assassination attempt, Deputy press secretary, Larry Speakes was asked who was running the government. Speakes responded, "I cannot answer that question at this time."
Haig, monitoring an unusually high level of [[Soviet]] submarine activity off the East Coast, observed Speakes remarks on television while chairing a National Security Staff meeting the White House Situation Room. Vice President George H.W. Bush was in an aircraft with unsecured voice communication. Haig felt the need to reassure the White House press and the rest of the world that the U.S. military had not raised its alert status.
Haig told reporters:
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Haig had incorrectly stated the [[presidential line of succession]] in the 25th amendment to the [[United States Constitution]], bypassing the [[Speaker of the House]] and [[Senate]] [[President pro tempore]].
Critics of Haig seized upon his statement to allege a power grab.
Haig later resigned the Reagan administration in 1982 after apparent disagreements in foreign policy.\
==Further reading==
*[http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/3/26/212503.shtml ''Haig was Right''], newsmax.com
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