Alexander Haig

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United States Army general human politician statesman

Alexander Haig was a U.S. Army general and statesman who served as White House Chief of Staff under President Richard Nixon and later as Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army general → human → politician → statesman →
awardReceived	Bronze Star Medal → Distinguished Flying Cross → Distinguished Service Cross → Legion of Merit → Purple Heart → Silver Star →
causeOfDeath	complications from an infection →
conflict	Korean War → Vietnam War →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1924-12-02 →
dateOfDeath	2010-02-20 →
educatedAt	Georgetown University → Naval War College → United States Army War College → United States Military Academy →
employer	Gerald Ford → Nixon administration → Reagan administration → Richard Nixon → Ronald Reagan → United States Army → United States federal government →
familyName	Haig →
fullName	Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. →
givenName	Alexander →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	General →
notableFor	role in the Nixon administration during the Watergate scandal → statement "I am in control here" after the 1981 Reagan assassination attempt →
notableWork	Caveat: Realism, Reagan, and Foreign Policy → Inner Circles: How America Changed the World →
numberOfChildren	3 →
officeEndTime	1982-07-05 →
officeEndTimeAsWhiteHouseChiefOfStaff	1974-08-09 →
officeStartTime	1981-01-22 →
officeStartTimeAsWhiteHouseChiefOfStaff	1973-05-04 →
placeOfBirth	Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States →
placeOfDeath	Baltimore, Maryland, United States →
positionHeld	Supreme Allied Commander Europe → United States Secretary of State → Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army → White House Chief of Staff →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Patricia Fox Haig →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Haig ("Alexander Meigs Haig Jr.") →	fullName
Pennsylvania Military College ("Alexander Haig (attended, did not graduate)") →	notableAlumni
H. R. Haldeman →	replacedBy