Haig
Americannoun
noun
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Alexander Haig, then the secretary of state, famously shouted, “I’m in control here” in the briefing room after the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
“The biggest fictional thing I did with both the play and the film was to join the third point of the triangle so you’ve got Stagg, Eisenhower and Kay,” Haig says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
“They both adhered to their own meteorological vision,” Haig says, explaining the differences in prediction models from continent to continent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Based on a 2014 play by David Haig, who co-wrote its screenplay with its director, Anthony Maras, the movie faces an obvious challenge: Watching meteorologists scribble notations on charts isn’t particularly cinematic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
But events did not play out as Haig had planned.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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