The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood.

General. Reagan assassination attempt

In 1981 following the March 30 assassination attempt on Reagan Haig asserted before reporters "I am in control here" as a result of Reagan's hospitalization indicating that while President Reagan had not "transfer[red] the helm" Haig was in fact directing White House Crisis Management until Vice President Bush arrived in Washington to assume that role. Frank Haig is a Jesuit priest and professor emeritus of physics at Loyola University in Baltimore Maryland.

He also served as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army the second-highest ranking officer in the Army and as Supreme Allied Commander Europe commanding all US and NATO forces in Europe. (December 2 1924 – February 20 2010) was a United States Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.