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What was Haig's role in Nixon's administration during the Watergate scandal?

  • Chief of Staff

  • Secretary of State

  • Defense Secretary

  • National Security Adviser

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Haig served as Chief of Staff under Nixon during the Watergate scandal. He was appointed to the position in June 1973, after Nixon's first Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman, resigned in the wake of the scandal. Haig was a key figure in Nixon's efforts to contain the damage from Watergate, and he played a major role in the negotiations that led to Nixon's resignation in August 1974.
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