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Alexander Haig Dies; Said He Was in Charge After Reagan Was Shot

As if.

Calvin Trillin

February 24, 2010

We say farewell to Alexander Haig. His I’m-in-charge-here speech laid one big egg. By law, in fact, he wasn’t then in charge– And that is writ in his obits quite large. Though Haig had many serious roles to play, We still associate him with that day. Of one rule he displayed no understanding: Commanders, too, can just be too commanding.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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