Haig, Alexander Meigs 1924-2010 creator mixed material monographic eng 161,000 329 140 1 184 Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, briefing books, notes, office files, subject files, printed matter, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers documenting Haig's service as military advisor to Henry Kissinger at the National Security Council, deputy assistant to President Richard M. Nixon for national security affairs, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, chief of Nixon's White House staff, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), and U.S. secretary of state in the Ronald Reagan presidential administration. Subjects include the military and political situation in Southeast Asia and the war and negotiations for peace in Vietnam; the economy, energy crisis, corruption charges against Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, Nixon's personal finances, relations with the Soviet Union, and other issues facing the Nixon administration; White House ramifications of the Watergate affair and the transition period of the presidency of Gerald R. Ford; and Haig's contemplation of candidacy for political office in 1979. Other subjects include arms control; the political situation in Yemen, Zaire, and Iran; conflict between Turkey and Greece; long term defense capabilties; and other NATO concerns. Subjects also include international terrorism, hostages in Lebanon, arms sales, communist influence in Nicaragua and El Salvador, the rise of the Polish trade union Solidarity (NSZZ "Solidarność"), the Falkland Islands crisis, Philip Charles Habib's 1981 Middle East mission and Palestinian autonomy, and other aspects of Haig's State Dept. tenure. Includes files of Haig's State Dept. executive assistant, Sherwood D. Goldberg; of Robert L. Brown, State Dept. political adviser for international affairs; and of Haig's political analyst and speechwriter, Harvey Sicherman. Correspondents include David M. Abshire, Menachem Begin, Leonid Brezhnev, Harold Brown, Robert L. Brown, Frank C. Carlucci, Peter Alexander Rupert Carington (Baron Carrington), William J. Casey, William P. Clark, Archibald Cox, Ioannis Davos, Charles W. Dyke, Robert E. Harper, George A. Joulwan, Richard T. Kennedy, William A. Knowlton, Robert W. Komer, David A. Korn, Joseph M.A.H. Luns, John G. Pappageorge, Francis Pym, Elliot L. Richardson, Semih Sancar, Brent Scowcroft, Harold E. Shear, Stansfield Turner, Caspar W. Weinberger, and Herbert F. Zeiner-Gundersen. Restrictions apply. Classified, in part. Audio recordings (unclassified) transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Photographs (unclassified) transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. U.S. Army officer and public official. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011082. Abshire, David M Correspondence Agnew, Spiro T 1918-1996 Begin, Menachem 1913-1992 Correspondence Brezhnev, Leonid Ilʹich 1906-1982 Correspondence Brown, Harold 1927- Correspondence Brown, Robert L. (Robert Lyle) 1920- Correspondence Carlucci, Frank Charles 1930- Correspondence Baron Carrington, Peter Alexander Rupert Carington 1919- Correspondence Casey, William J Correspondence Clark, William Patrick 1931-2013 Correspondence Cox, Archibald 1912-2004 Correspondence Davos, Ioannis 1918- Correspondence Dyke, Charles W Correspondence Ford, Gerald R 1913-2006 Habib, Philip Charles 1920- Harper, Robert E. (Robert Earl) 1908- Correspondence Joulwan, George A Correspondence Kennedy, Richard T. (Richard Thomas) 1919-1998 Correspondence Kissinger, Henry 1923- Knowlton, William A. (William Allen) 1920- Correspondence Komer, Robert 1922-2000 Correspondence Korn, David A 1930- Correspondence Luns, Joseph M. A. H. (Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert) 1911- Correspondence Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Pappageorge, John G. (John George) 1931- Correspondence Pym, Francis 1922-2008 Correspondence Reagan, Ronald Richardson, Elliot L 1920-1999 Correspondence Sancar, Semih 1911- Correspondence Scowcroft, Brent Correspondence Shear, Harold E 1918- Correspondence Turner, Stansfield 1923-2000 Correspondence Weinberger, Caspar W Correspondence Zeiner-Gundersen, H. F Correspondence United States. Department of State. United States. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief of Staff. United States. White House Office. National Security Council (U.S.) North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NSZZ "Solidarność" (Labor organization) Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Arms control Arms transfers Communism El Salvador Communism Nicaragua Hostages Lebanon Energy policy United States Falkland Islands War, 1982 National security United States Political candidates United States Political corruption United States Power resources United States Terrorism Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Watergate Affair, 1972-1974 Southeast Asia Military policy Southeast Asia Politics and government 1945- Europe Defenses Greece Foreign relations Turkey Iran Politics and government 1941-1979 Lebanon Hostages Middle East Foreign relations United States Palestine Politics and government 1948- Soviet Union Foreign relations United States Turkey Foreign relations Greece United States Economic conditions 1971-1981 United States Foreign relations Middle East United States Foreign relations Soviet Union Yemen Politics and government 20th century Zaire Politics and government 20th century Army officers Public officials Brown, Robert L. (Robert Lyle), 1920- Goldberg, Sherwood D. Sicherman, Harvey. mm 81075897 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011082 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011082.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011082 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011082.3 Restrictions apply. Classified, in part. DLC 820107 20260227111710.0 mm 81075897