Instructions: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
Input: Haig has been largely credited with keeping the government running while President Nixon was preoccupied with Watergate and was essentially seen as the " acting president " during Nixon 's last few months in office .
Output:
Haig has been praised by many people by keeping the government running during the Watergate scandal that brought down Nixon .