Clipmarks | Vietnam Clipsa journey through asiaclipped by: doodleiciousclippers remarks: sweet [Video] Alexander Haig Dies at 85, RIP Generalclipped by: merrieclippers remarks: NYT (http://nyti.ms/9hHziD) with more detail and context, less gently though not unkindly: Henry Kissinger, his mentor and master in the Nixon White House, also said the nation owed Mr. Haig its gratitude for steering the ship of state through dangerous waters in the final days of the Nixon era. ?By sheer willpower, dedication and self-discipline, he held the government together,? Mr. Kissinger wrote in his memoir, ?Years of Upheaval.? He took pride in his cool handling of a constitutional crisis without precedent. ?There were no tanks,? he said during his confirmation as secretary of state in 1981. ?There were not any sandbags outside the White House.? West Point grad served as a general?s aide in Korea and an infantry commander in Vietnam, then went on to serve three presidents before running unsuccessfully himself in 1988. But his brash approach got him into trouble repeatedly and was his political undoing.  Gen. Alexander Haig, 85, won?t be down to breakfast. I always liked the guy. Even when he was a figure of lefty fun, and I was your standard-issue college default lefty. Straightforward, said what was on his mind. Most famous for his ?I am in control here? after Reagan was shot. Much mocked at the time and since. AP, gently: Hours after the shooting, then Secretary of State Haig went before the cameras intending, he said later, to reassure Americans that the White House was functioning. ?As of now, I am in control here in the White House, pending the return of the vice president,? Haig said. Some saw the comment as an inappropriate power grab in the absence of Vice President Bush, who was flying back to Washington from Texas. I like this quote from George Schultz, via AP:
Tags: alexander haig, general haig, george schultz, military, pols, secretary of state, vice president bush, white house Alexander Haig, Former Secretary Of State, Has Diedclipped by: merrieclippers remarks: Many in the media will focus on his statement following the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981 when he used the ill-chosen words, "As of now, I am in control here in the White House, pending the return of the vice president." Vice President Bush was flying back from Texas to Washington. It was not the inappropriate power grab many at the time had described. The nation was in shock that John Hinckley had shot the president and seriously wounded White House Press Secretary James Brady. Haig made the statement to the nation to calm fears and assure everyone that there was not a constitutional crisis as a result of a madman?s actions. It was something Haig never lived down. In his book, Caveat, Haig later wrote that he had been "guilty of a poor choice of words and optimistic if I had imagined I would be forgiven the imprecision out of respect for the tragedy of the occasion."  February 20, 2010  Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr. was a retired four-star general in the United States Army. Haig served under three presidents, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, as Secretary of State. This ?patriot?s patriot? had a long and highly decorated career. His service to his country included Vice Chief of Staff and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. He was a staff member to General Douglas MacArthur in Japan. Haig was a veteran of the Korean War including the Battle of Inchon, the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, and the evacuation of H?ngnam and Vietnam receiving the Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars with oak leaf cluster for heroism, the Bronze Star with Valor device and the Purple Heart. The three-time Secretary of State, 85, was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital on January 28, 2010 in critical condition with an infection. He lost his fight on February 20, 2010. Tags: alexander meigs haig, he was always willing to serve, red-white & blue, richard nixon, secretary, united states army Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de |
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