He worked under Presidents Nixon , Ford , Reagan . `` My own sense is that he has been underappreciated , '' he said . He was highly decorated soldier who served during Korean and Vietnam wars . As secretary of defense , Haig wrongly declared ` ` I am in control here '' after Reagan was elected . He unsuccessfully sought the 1980 Republican presidential nomination .
He worked under Presidents Nixon , Ford , Reagan . He was highly decorated soldier who served during Korean and Vietnam wars . As secretary of defense , Haig wrongly declared ` ` I am in control here '' after Reagan was elected . He unsuccessfully sought the 1980 Republican presidential nomination .