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Question by Erudite pejorative: What was the big deal when Alexander Haig said "I am in Control of the White House"? "As of now, I am in control here in the White House," Haig said as Vice President George H.W. Bush was headed to Washington from Texas. ( Said March 30th 1981) Best answer for What was the big deal when Alexander Haig said "I am in Control of the White House"?:
Answer by Kim C
Wasnt he a liberal?
Answer by Simple Jack
Not that much, it just came across as a little pathetic to relish such a temporary, meaningless hold on power.
Answer by Al Gore'$ Lie Chart
He was talking about the White House cleaning staff
Answer by Seiko .
It was a chance for people to claim he was trying to grab at power. In reality it just sounds like a poorly worded statement.
Answer by lawrenceba549
Because he was wrong in explaining the line of succession. He thought Secretary of State came after Vice-President, but it doesn't. It's the Speaker of the House.
Answer by UNITED PLANKTON
it sounded a bit like he was seizing power after Reagan was shot...
Answer by Edwin C
He was wrong and looked foolish.
Answer by ã‚ノコ
He jumped the chain of succession.
Answer by libsticker
He was the Secretary of State, and not in the order of assession. After the Vice President, it is the Speaker of the House, not the Secretary of State. Constitutionally, gentlemen, you have the President, the Vice President and the Secretary of State in that order, and should the President decide he wants to transfer the helm to the Vice President, he will do so. He has not done that. As of now, I am in control here, in the White House, pending return of the Vice President and in close touch with him. If something came up, I would check with him, of course. â€"Alexander Haig , Alexander Haig, autobiographical profile in TIME Magazine, April 2, 1984[20]
Answer by Peppermint Patty
The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 laid down the following order of succession to the Presidency; it was clarified and reinforced by the 25th Amendment ratified in 1967: (this is the succession existing in 1981) * The Vice President * Speaker of the House * President pro tempore of the Senate * Secretary of State * Secretary of the Treasury * Secretary of Defense * Attorney General * Secretary of the Interior * Secretary of Agriculture * Secretary of Commerce * Secretary of Labor * Secretary of Health and Human Services * Secretary of Housing and Urban Development * Secretary of Transportation * Secretary of Energy * Secretary of Education So Alexander Haig spoke out of turn. As SecState, he was four steps down the line of succession from Ronald Reagan. George H.W. Bush could have exercised his rightful role of successor to the President from Air Force Two (scrambled radios DID exist in 1981). General Alexander Haig was always known as his foremost admirer and head of his own fan club. By March 1981, the Reagan administration's "press honeymoon" had already elapsed - the press corps by and large had been rooting for Jimmy Carter, so any mis-step was grist for critical press coverage, even a mis-step intended to convey that things were under control after Reagan had been shot. And Alexander Haig was too good a target for the press not to hit. What really happened? A mouthy jackass who happened to be Secretary of State displayed his ignorance of US law in front of reporters. At no time could Al Haig really have exerted any authority as President at all. Had he seriously tried, the Secret Service and Military Office of the White House would have given him a quick ride back to his offices at Foggy Bottom and told him to stick to running the Department of State. Bush assumed actual control over the Presidency and the country the minute Reagan was deemed incapacitated under the 25th Amendment. The Vice-President is (and was in 1981) in constant radio contact with the White House just in case the President is disabled. Everything was fine, in fact. Haig just needed to be given a job more in keeping with his talents, like, say the manager of the pro shop at the Greenbrier.
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Some Venezuelans rushed to get the necessary ID cards needed to vote
Voters in Venezuela are set to go to the polls in what is predicted to be the country's most tightly contested presidential election in a decade.
Left-wing incumbent Hugo Chavez, first elected in 1999, is being challenged by opposition leader Henrique Capriles.
Mr Chavez wants to continue what he calls his socialist revolution while Mr Capriles has promised to restore economic growth.
Almost 19 million Venezuelans are eligible to vote in the election.
Mr Chavez - who is seeking a fourth term in office - was diagnosed with cancer last year but says he has now fully recovered.
A colourful and often controversial figure on the international stage, President Chavez, 58, has nationalised key sectors of the economy.
Venezuela is a major oil producer and high oil prices over the past decade have allowed his government to fund health-care, education programmes and social housing.
He says he needs another term to complete his "Bolivarian Revolution" towards socialism.
However, Mr Capriles, 40, and the opposition say the president's policies have led to bureaucracy, inefficiency, and shortages.
They also accuse Mr Chavez of authoritarianism and of suppressing the judiciary and silencing critics in the media.
Mr Capriles says a lack of investment in Venezuela's crucial oil industry has led to a decline in production.
Venezuela's presidential poll
- Polls open 06:00 (10:30 GMT)
- Polls close 18:00 (22:30 GMT)
- Automated touch-screen voting system
- Nearly 19 million registered voters; 100,000 overseas
- First result expected around 01:00 (05:30 GMT) on 8 October
- President elected for six-year term
National Electoral Council (CNE)
Both candidates held huge final rallies on Thursday - the last day of campaigning.
The two candidates have also used social media to encourage voters to cast their ballots.
"Good morning to all, one day left to open the door to the future!" Mr Capriles wrote on his Twitter account on Saturday.
"Comrades across the world: Be assured that Bolivar's people will continue to work to make another world possible, that is, a socialist one!" President Chavez tweeted.
Almost 140,000 soldiers will be deployed to guard more than 10,000 voting centres.
A week before the election, three opposition activists were killed during a campaign rally, and four people were injured in a shooting during a voting rehearsal in September.
From Saturday evening to Monday evening, the sale of alcohol is banned and only the security forces will be allowed to carry arms.
National Electoral Council official Socorro Hernandez said that everything would be "100% ready for polling day".
She called on all parties and non-governmental groups to contribute to a peaceful election "and avoid any distortions".
While polls are scheduled to close at 18:00 local time (22:30 GMT), National Electoral Council President Tibisay Lucena said that the hours could be extended if voters were still queuing to cast their ballots.
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