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Alexander Meigs Haig Jr.

Born

in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, The United States

December 02, 1924

Died

February 20, 2010

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United States Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He also served as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, the second-highest ranking officer in the Army, and as Supreme Allied Commander Europe commanding all U.S. and NATO forces in Europe.
A veteran of the Korean War and Vietnam War, Haig was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, and the Purple Heart.

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Alexander Meigs Haig Jr.’s books

Average rating: 3.53 · 89 ratings · 13 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Inner Circles: How America Changed the World : A Memoir by Alexander Meigs Haig Jr., Charles McCarry 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1992 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caveat: Realism, Reagan and Foreign Policy by Alexander Meigs Haig Jr., Clare Boothe Luce (Contribution by) 3.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1984 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ship of Miracles by Bill Gilbert, Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (Foreword) 3.41 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stay the Course: European Unity and Atlantic Solidarity by Simon Serfaty, Andrew S. Natsios, Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (?)

“I prefer to think of it as burning down their crops. [when asked why he - a fervent anti-Communist - smoked Cuban cigars]”
― Gen. Alexander Haig

tags: cigars, conservative

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“There are more important things than peace, there are things which we Americans must be willing to fight for. [Responding to Senator Howard H. Baker Jr. of Tennessee during confirmation hearing in Senate Foreign Relations Committee]”
― Gen. Alexander Haig

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