My former boss at NATO COMMAND 1975 sure loved to talk! I reported to General Al Haig in 1975 and he later chose me to work out of HQ's at Ferris Barracks to manage the NEW Drug Investigations office, I initially worlked as Drug/Alcohol Education specialist as Sergeant. My supervisor and Aid to Gen Haig, was Lt General Charles P Otstott. Major Milford R Willis was our XO and Captain Ledfors our Adjutant. I really enjoyed that job. Helping soldiers get OFF drugs, after initially being embarrassed by coming up 'Positive' on Urinalysis test. After I met the soldier they'd understand I was trying to help. Most were just using recreationally and stopped. Few were addicted and usually Vietnam Vets. We helped them too but, they were sent to America for help after 2 or more 'Positive tests'., RIP General Haig, Thank you for helping me! For believing in me. My European Separation with Honorable Discharge was amazing. I stayed in Europe after my Tour and worked for John Deere Corp, Best Foods, CLARK, ADVANCE Machines for Hospitals (Buffers, Industrial Vacuums and more.). They pay more in Europe and give better Benefits. Anyway, 34 years in Europe. Great fun! Good life and married 44 years to an Italian girl I met at age 20 and on the FIRST DAY of arriving in Germany. Wonderful people too! Annd oh, I remember the way General Haig spoke to the press "HAIG SPEAK". He didn't speak this way in the Army. oddly enough. Maybe it was a ACADEMIC GAME? He was brilliant and few people understood him. RIP Sir....
While my views of General Haig have always been fairly negative, your comment gives me reason to reconsider. In any event, thank you for your service. NATO's strength is vital to global security, and we all owe you a debt of gratitude.
I like his lantern jaw ...he was very patriotic...once I saw on tv , he had a press conference ...he was complaining about martial law in an east european country that I don't remember, then an american reporter asked him why don't you complain about martial law in turkey ...then Alexander Haig visibly got mad and bent over his podium almost falling, pointing at that reporter with anger...like meaning get this guy ,he is a traitor
Haig was instrumental in convincing Nixon that he must go or face certain impeachment and conviction in the Senate when things became all but completely hopeless. He also served as the "acting President" during the last few months of Nixon's presidency when the president himself was preoccupied with Watergate.
'We called it HAIG SPEAK'...He was great at it. Listeners hated it but, he didn't speak like this in the Military. He was a 'Soldiers Soldier'. Like a father to me when I was 20 years old.....Changed my life forever. RIP Sir
Sharks were in the water. You can't lie, but you can't give up anything the press will run with (they are not bound by any rules of evidence). If Nixon had immediately distanced himself from liddy and the gang it would have gone better. As ol' Al stated, there were no meetings, and Nixon didn't know anything until he read it in a paper in fla.
Frankly, the "plumbers" was a brilliant idea. They were Basicly the CIA on a shoe sting budget. Nixon's BIGGEST MISTAKE was the tapping of conversations held in the oval office I think that most Americans know at this point that it is a very bad idea to record your crimes. Nixon had the recording system put into place because he wanted future historians to see his great intelligence(and it really was great), but his huberious was his down fall. Just my 2 cents. I would have done the same thing Nixon did, I just would not have taped it.
Seriously.. help me out; intrangedent vs Intransigent (6:48) Sorry to get hung up .. but I’m still building my vocabulary skills and need to be certain.
Haig is completely lying here about the nature of the conversations that Cox demanded, which two federal courts had ordered Nixon to produce. As ultimately disclosed and obvious to the world, these were not "personal conversations" of Nixon but rather conversations between Nixon and his henchman who helped execute the break in and were trying to keep it covered up after the 5 guys who broke in were arrested with a check from one of Nixon's supporters in his pocket. All five (plus two more) were convicted but initially failed to implicate anyone in the white house. Nixon and friends were paying bribes to these convicted burglars to keep them quiet, which John Dean eventually disclosed, after one of the henchmen (James McCord) privately disclosed these things to Judge Sirica. McCord even went around his own lawyer who was hired by the Republicans trying to protect Nixon. Cox eventually was forced to serve the court-ordered subpoena to testify before the grand jury after Nixon and his lawyers stonewalled him. Fortunately for Cox, he was able to make very specific requests of these Watergate tape recordings because Nixon's lawyer (Buzhardt),had given the logs of the White House visitors to Cox, which is how he knew which conversations were likely to be relevant (based upon the arrests at the Watergate hotel and names of participants according to Dean). Patrick Buchanan had secretly made a transcript of these conversations of the tape recordings which Haig read. After reading the transcript, he told Nixon he should destroy the tape recordings. Somebody did manage to destroy parts of the recordings. Fortunately for the country, Nixon refused to destroy all of them, thinking these tapes would somehow exculpate him and prove John Dean to by lying. Nixon was delusional however as the tapes were very damaging to him. Once Nixon was forced to release the tapes, the Judge who ordered the tapes was completely stunned by the blatant criminality revealed, as were the prosecutors and public. Haig was a smart, highly partisan, discliplined Nixon supporter who was dishonest when necessary. This interview is a wonderful example of that deceit and intelligence. He acts indignant while lying through his teeth. Trump could really use someone like him as his supporters, including his lawyers (like Giuliani) are ignorant buffons and very poor liars.
I worked for General Al Haig at NATO 1975-79 and he didn't 'talk' like this with any of us or in meetings. However, we did listen to him 'speak' to the press and others he didn't particularly like or respect and he would use "HAIG SPEAK'. We later called it. It was very strange listening to this ACADEMIC SPEAKING SESSION. Just throwing out 'WORDS' and not much of it CONNECTING so the listener could make sense of it! Anyway, I do miss him and thanked him for my EUROPEAN SEPARATION, HONORABLE DISCHARGE! 'IN EUROPE' I stayed. Due to Gen Haig and his signature. That was nice of him. I stayed 34 years and married the girl, Italian, I met on my FIRST DAY in Germany before reporting to Gen Haig and Lt Gen Otstott. Changed my life forever. I spoke to Lt Gen Otstott a few years back an thanked him too. Great supervisor.
My former boss at NATO COMMAND 1975 sure loved to talk! I reported to General Al Haig in 1975 and he later chose me to work out of HQ's at Ferris Barracks to manage the NEW Drug Investigations office, I initially worlked as Drug/Alcohol Education specialist as Sergeant. My supervisor and Aid to Gen Haig, was Lt General Charles P Otstott. Major Milford R Willis was our XO and Captain Ledfors our Adjutant. I really enjoyed that job. Helping soldiers get OFF drugs, after initially being embarrassed by coming up 'Positive' on Urinalysis test. After I met the soldier they'd understand I was trying to help. Most were just using recreationally and stopped. Few were addicted and usually Vietnam Vets. We helped them too but, they were sent to America for help after 2 or more 'Positive tests'., RIP General Haig, Thank you for helping me! For believing in me. My European Separation with Honorable Discharge was amazing. I stayed in Europe after my Tour and worked for John Deere Corp, Best Foods, CLARK, ADVANCE Machines for Hospitals (Buffers, Industrial Vacuums and more.). They pay more in Europe and give better Benefits. Anyway, 34 years in Europe. Great fun! Good life and married 44 years to an Italian girl I met at age 20 and on the FIRST DAY of arriving in Germany. Wonderful people too! Annd oh, I remember the way General Haig spoke to the press "HAIG SPEAK". He didn't speak this way in the Army. oddly enough. Maybe it was a ACADEMIC GAME? He was brilliant and few people understood him. RIP Sir....
Wow. Amazing career!! Thank you for your service! Much respect!
While my views of General Haig have always been fairly negative, your comment gives me reason to reconsider. In any event, thank you for your service. NATO's strength is vital to global security, and we all owe you a debt of gratitude.
haig was brilliiant at bullshittery
Good Old Days..when journalism mattered
Please post more old face the nations . Thank you for the time to put this up
Haig: The original word salad chef.
Cough up them tapes come clean forget all them fancy words , play the tapes. 📀🔌💽🖨️
Even the horseshit was more dignified back then.
Yes, so true.
People who are lying go on and on in their explanations, as we see in Mr. Haig, in his long winded answer to Helen Thomas.
I read haigs autobiography
I stopped reading it after page one.
I like his lantern jaw ...he was very patriotic...once I saw on tv , he had a press conference ...he was complaining about martial law in an east european country that I don't remember, then an american reporter asked him why don't you complain about martial law in turkey ...then Alexander Haig visibly got mad and bent over his podium almost falling, pointing at that reporter with anger...like meaning get this guy ,he is a traitor
General, no disrespect, but turn over those tapes 📀 Sir. Please.🤣
The moderator was Dan Rather subbing for George Herman
U r in this thang Sir. 🤔
Wow. Thanks for this.
Nice Suit 👍 nice tie nice words, Now nicely turn over those tapes 📀💾💽💻🖨️📠
Why didn't Haig buy Nixon some lighter fluid and those tapes disappear like Jimmy Hoffa?
Nixon wanted those tapes for himself. He did not want to burn them.
Nixon really wanted "his" tapes AND there was some legitimate concern & believe that the CIA had copies, so what was the point?
Haig was instrumental in convincing Nixon that he must go or face certain impeachment and conviction in the Senate when things became all but completely hopeless. He also served as the "acting President" during the last few months of Nixon's presidency when the president himself was preoccupied with Watergate.
FIVE STAR GENERAL.
Haig took the reins when president Reagan was shot
😂
@user-uy2vj5xe8l what amazing to me is that he got the order of Presidential power correct here. But was so wrong by the Reagan presidency
Task. Please summarise Haigs arguments and reasons. Good luck with summarising that scrambled nonsense.
'We called it HAIG SPEAK'...He was great at it. Listeners hated it but, he didn't speak like this in the Military. He was a 'Soldiers Soldier'. Like a father to me when I was 20 years old.....Changed my life forever. RIP Sir
Sharks were in the water. You can't lie, but you can't give up anything the press will run with (they are not bound by any rules of evidence).
If Nixon had immediately distanced himself from liddy and the gang it would have gone better. As ol' Al stated, there were no meetings, and Nixon didn't know anything until he read it in a paper in fla.
Wait....history is about to repeat itself..
Frankly, the "plumbers" was a brilliant idea. They were Basicly the CIA on a shoe sting budget.
Nixon's BIGGEST MISTAKE was the tapping of conversations held in the oval office
I think that most Americans know at this point that it is a very bad idea to record your crimes.
Nixon had the recording system put into place because he wanted future historians to see his great intelligence(and it really was great), but his huberious was his down fall.
Just my 2 cents.
I would have done the same thing Nixon did, I just would not have taped it.
Seriously.. help me out; intrangedent vs Intransigent (6:48) Sorry to get hung up .. but I’m still building my vocabulary skills and need to be certain.
File under "lying liars who lie... a lot"
Mick Mulvaney should take notes... not that it will help.
Ms. Helen threw something at him ⚾ he dance he still dancing around, where's Mr. Cox🤔
He's a good liar. Better than Trump.
just not at that "Clinton" level, but in all fairness few are that evil.
Trump lies like a 9 year old
Clean up the scandal 🤔🤔🤐🚬
Haig is completely lying here about the nature of the conversations that Cox demanded, which two federal courts had ordered Nixon to produce. As ultimately disclosed and obvious to the world, these were not "personal conversations" of Nixon but rather conversations between Nixon and his henchman who helped execute the break in and were trying to keep it covered up after the 5 guys who broke in were arrested with a check from one of Nixon's supporters in his pocket. All five (plus two more) were convicted but initially failed to implicate anyone in the white house. Nixon and friends were paying bribes to these convicted burglars to keep them quiet, which John Dean eventually disclosed, after one of the henchmen (James McCord) privately disclosed these things to Judge Sirica. McCord even went around his own lawyer who was hired by the Republicans trying to protect Nixon. Cox eventually was forced to serve the court-ordered subpoena to testify before the grand jury after Nixon and his lawyers stonewalled him. Fortunately for Cox, he was able to make very specific requests of these Watergate tape recordings because Nixon's lawyer (Buzhardt),had given the logs of the White House visitors to Cox, which is how he knew which conversations were likely to be relevant (based upon the arrests at the Watergate hotel and names of participants according to Dean). Patrick Buchanan had secretly made a transcript of these conversations of the tape recordings which Haig read. After reading the transcript, he told Nixon he should destroy the tape recordings. Somebody did manage to destroy parts of the recordings. Fortunately for the country, Nixon refused to destroy all of them, thinking these tapes would somehow exculpate him and prove John Dean to by lying. Nixon was delusional however as the tapes were very damaging to him. Once Nixon was forced to release the tapes, the Judge who ordered the tapes was completely stunned by the blatant criminality revealed, as were the prosecutors and public. Haig was a smart, highly partisan, discliplined Nixon supporter who was dishonest when necessary. This interview is a wonderful example of that deceit and intelligence. He acts indignant while lying through his teeth. Trump could really use someone like him as his supporters, including his lawyers (like Giuliani) are ignorant buffons and very poor liars.
Nixon was the greatest president of the last 100 years
Sorry, 150 years
@@ratuamartyanne8875 CONFESS YOUR CRIMES
GENERAL ALEXANDER HAIG. FORMER US SECRETARY OF STATE.
Cheekbones to die for!
I would take Gen Haig over Steve Bannon anyday
Panorama
Haig basically fillerbustered his way through this entire interview. Used a lot of words to say absolutely nothing.
Isnt this está es la cast hers odand lipalipsticks
Shedidly
And yet you have not told us anything. 🤔
I worked for General Al Haig at NATO 1975-79 and he didn't 'talk' like this with any of us or in meetings. However, we did listen to him 'speak' to the press and others he didn't particularly like or respect and he would use "HAIG SPEAK'. We later called it. It was very strange listening to this ACADEMIC SPEAKING SESSION. Just throwing out 'WORDS' and not much of it CONNECTING so the listener could make sense of it! Anyway, I do miss him and thanked him for my EUROPEAN SEPARATION, HONORABLE DISCHARGE! 'IN EUROPE' I stayed. Due to Gen Haig and his signature. That was nice of him. I stayed 34 years and married the girl, Italian, I met on my FIRST DAY in Germany before reporting to Gen Haig and Lt Gen Otstott. Changed my life forever. I spoke to Lt Gen Otstott a few years back an thanked him too. Great supervisor.
Haig is so pompous. I am glad the guy is gone.!!!!!
This man is not one to trust
Toto
The human filibuster.
haig sounds good. hahaha
He looks like he's sweating 😧😌😓😬😦😔
Where's those Memorandums. Sir.
Placein thair dumpie
Bs
Wi ken not hifl fre
M not hiflin fre My reit
Rath hilf fre My reit
A miscalculation " My foot" 👣