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That moment of warmth was a refreshing change for an Administration whose key players have been squabbling all too publicly. Indeed, that same afternoon President Reagan drew derisive laughter from the White House press corps when he insisted that the celebrated feud between Secretary of State Alexander Haig and National Security Adviser Richard Allen had been "exaggerated out of all reality" and that, to the contrary, "we're a very happy group." Yet, at the end of that same press conference, Reagan learned for the first time that his whiz-kid budget director had brought yet another flap upon...
...periodic eruptions of Secretary of State Alexander Haig against back-corridor White House grousing over his performance are, if nothing else, enervating and diverting. Budget Chief David Stockman's unusual excursion into journalistic confession raises a credibility cloud that may be no bigger than a man's hand but capable of yielding acid rain...
...sentiments at the seminars, like those in Western Europe, have been inflamed by President Reagan's musings on the possibility of fighting a limited nuclear war and Secretary of State Alexander Haig's suggestion that NATO could fire a nuclear warning shot to deter the Soviets from invading Europe...
...Egyptians. Then, too, the Administration wants to encourage the Saudis in general to use their power to work for moderation in the region. Thus Reagan last week gingerly praised the Fahd plan, calling it a "hopeful sign" and one that indicated the willingness to negotiate." Secretary of State Alexander Haig also had cautious words of praise for the Saudi initiative...
...disarmament will happen anytime soon. There is a general belief that the stronger we are militarily, the more we deter Russia from stomping on us, and the better off we'll be. I think that is the position of the higher military leaders and of course Reagan and Alexander Haig. Those guys want more and more weapons and bigger and better ones. Therefore I don't think disarmament is a possibility...