Al Haig had a pretty distinguished career. Funny that the whole damn thing became a punch-line after his "I am in control" gaffe following the attempt on President Reagan's life...
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.In fact, the Speaker of the House is
"As of now, I am in control here in the White House, pending the return of the vice president," Haig said.
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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."
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