Alexander Meigs „Al“ Haig Jr. war ein US-amerikanischer Offizier und Politiker. Haig war General der US Army und NATO-Oberbefehlshaber in Europa. Er war außerdem Stabschef des Weißen Hauses unter den US-Präsidenten Richard Nixon und Gerald Ford sowie Außenminister unter Ronald Reagan. Wikipedia
“That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude.”
Defending himself against accusations of lying in 1983. Quoted by Rutledge, Leigh W., "Would I Lie To You?", Plume, 1998, ISBN 0-452-27931-3, p. 81.
This turn of phrase origninated with Winston Churchill in his 1906 election campaign.
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March 30, 1981, after Ronald Reagan was hospitalized. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/04/23/60II/main287292.shtml.
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