"A useful historical document on the seemingly evergreen topic of the Nixon White House."—Kirkus
"Haig's Coup bears witness to Vice President Spiro Agnew's comment that Alexander Haig was the "de facto president" of the Watergate era. It will have a special place on the shelves of those interested in American politics and history."—Joe Taylor, Foreword Reviews
"Just when you thought you had heard it all about the Watergate scandal, someone comes along with a new premise that dredges up everything you thought you knew and forces you to look at things through a new lens. That's exactly what Ray Locker has done with his intriguing new work, Haig's Coup: How Richard Nixon’s Closest Aide Forced Him from Office."—Mike Farris, New York Journal of Books
"Just when you thought we know everything about the Watergate scandal and President Nixon, Ray Locker digs up new knowledge to complete the story."—Washington Book Review
“Ray Locker’s latest book is a bombshell! It will force us to consider what we thought we knew about the final year of Richard Nixon’s presidency and the role of Alexander Haig. Even Watergate aficionados will learn plenty—and yearn for more.”—Luke A. Nichter, author of The Nixon Tapes: 1973
“Ray Locker has done extraordinary work here: Haig’s Coup is a deep dig that will force a major reset of the perceived history of the Watergate era. I’m honored to have had an early peek at it. I learned a lot.”—Ed Gray, coauthor of In Nixon’s Web: A Year in the Crosshairs of Watergate
“Ray Locker is a probing newsman, an indefatigable researcher, and a talented historian. His return to the subject matter of the Nixon White House is good news to all students of the modern presidency, for there is no one better equipped to mine the remaining secrets of that tumultuous era. The truth is out there, and Ray Locker is the man to get it.”—James Rosen, former Fox News chief Washington correspondent and author of The Strong Man: John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate