Quote by: Alexander Haig

Then came the hostage crisis during which Carter did nothing to rattle the ayatollahs who hung tough until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, when they suddenly backed down.


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  • NameAlexander Haig
  • Descriptionformer U.S. States Secretary of State and U.S. Army general
  • AliasesAlexander Meigs Haig, Jr.
  • BornDecember 2, 1924
  • DiedFebruary 20, 2010
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionDiplomat
  • AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal; Legionnaire Of Legion Of Merit; Purple Heart; Air Medal; Silver Star