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...Cabinet appointees, Haig is expected to run into the most flak from Democrats, largely over his sometimes ambiguous role as White House Chief of Staff during the final embattled months of the Nixon presidency. He will also be closely questioned about his views of the world, which the New York Times thought so little known that it labeled him "vague Haig." But Reagan has always been high on Haig, and when the Democrats promised to challenge the appointment, he figured he had no alternative but to stand and fight. Said Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt, an adviser to Reagan: "We felt...
Reagan seemed remote indeed from the bustle of Washington, where his harried staff was trying to assemble a Cabinet. Reagan's aides announced the most crucial and controversial appointment to date: General Alexander Meigs Haig Jr., 56, as Secretary of State. They also named Raymond James Donovan, 50, a New Jersey construction executive as Reagan's nominee for Secretary of Labor. In addition, they were preparing a crash economic plan that Reagan is considering submitting to Congress within three weeks of his Inauguration; at a minimum, the program will put a freeze on federal hiring and cut spending...
...appointment was generally applauded overseas. Said a senior British diplomat: "Haig was Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington's first choice. He is in our view a highly intelligent, clear-headed and able man." Added a top-ranking foreign policy adviser in Bonn: "He is extremely well equipped for the job, and for us, it is especially gratifying that he knows well every important European personality." About the only dissent came, not surprisingly, from Moscow. An official with a worried expression groused: 'This won't help us improve things." Muttered another: 'Not good...
...remaining seven selections. He is considering a black woman, Jewel Lafontant, a Chicago lawyer, for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Moreover, for the most senior post in the Cabinet, Secretary of State, Reagan seemed to be settling on the highly controversial nomination of former NATO Commander Alexander Haig...
Unlike Reagan's choices so far, Haig might face a confirmation fight because of his role as a top aide to Henry Kissinger and then, during the last months of the Watergate crisis, as Richard Nixon's Chief of Staff. Democrats are expected to question Haig closely about whether he was involved in bombing decisions during the Viet Nam War, wiretapping of Nixon Administration officials suspected of leaking secrets, and the Watergate coverup. But Republicans rallied to their President-elect's apparent choice. Tennessee Senator Howard Baker, who will be majority leader in the new Senate, felt...