Alexander Haig, the decorated four- star general and assertive aide to U.S. presidents who declared himself “in control” at the White House after Ronald Reagan was shot, has died. He was 85.

In 1971, Alexander Haig, deputy to U.S. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, lobbied Dobrynin to accept Kendall’s trade delegation. Nixon’s personal interest in the deal, as communicated ...