Strong And Steady
George Bush wants to show self-control. According to his advisers, his model of how not to behave is Alexander Haig, the former secretary of state who announced to the nation, “I am in control” when Reagan was shot in 1981. Haig meant to reassure the public, but to George Bush–Reagan’s vice president and constitutional successor at the time–Haig seemed hyper and panicked, unable to control his own emotions. Bush wants to appear unruffled and unflappable in times of stress....