James West Baker (Jimmy), of Olive Branch, Mississippi, was born in Benton County, Mississippi, on April 7, 1939. In 1978, with George H. W. Bush as his campaign manager, Baker ran unsuccessfully for Attorney General of Texas, losing to future Texas governor Mark White. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008. James A. Baker III served in senior government positions under three United States Presidents and was a central figure in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George Bush in the 1980s and early 1990s. While serving as Treasury Secretary, Baker organized the Plaza Accord of September 1985 and the Baker Plan to target international debt. It turns out the full story is more complicated than how most people remember it. In this candid, revealing account, Baker uses his unique perspective to take us inside those events and the personalities involved in them: the collapse of Communism, the Berlin Wall, and the. From 9 A.M. to 11:45 A.M. alone, the White House comment line received more than 400 calls about Baker, two-thirds of them positive, the rest negative.. It concluded with his service as White House chief of staff and senior counselor to President Bush from August 1992 to January 1993. Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East, McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth, Baker Briefing: A Diplomats Perspective on Russia, Addressing Climate Change in the Developing World: A Conversation with Rajiv Shah, Charting Paths Forward on Immigration Reform, The Strategic case for U.S. President George H.W. [26], More tensions rose in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with a massive influx of Jewish people from the Soviet Union moved to Israel. Together they had four sons, including James Addison Baker IV, a partner at Baker Botts. . As a result, we missed the multiple Nobel Prize . Bush appointed Baker Secretary of State in 1989. Baker is already getting kudos as a skilled diplomat who engineered a . "G.O.P. On March 15, 2006, Congress announced the formation of the Iraq Study Group, a high-level panel of prominent former officials charged by members of Congress with taking a fresh look at America's policy on Iraq. During the Florida recount following the 2000 presidential election, he managed George W. Bush's legal team in the state. A Republican Party campaign leader, James Addison Baker, III (born 1930) helped elect as president both Ronald Reagan and George Bush. Baker is a leader of the Climate Leadership Council, along with Henry Paulson and George P. Analyzing the influence of the transnational circulation of people, technologies, commodities and ideas in China. 492, 505. [25] As far back as 1988, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) issued a "declaration of statehood" and changed the name of its observer delegation to the United Nations from the PLO to Palestine. The former secretary of state, they write, insisted the story was distorted at best. Bush and Baker saw the comment as a commitment from Shamir not to expand settlements, whereas the Israeli premier meant the exact opposite: that he would continue to build in the occupied territories, because such building shouldnt pose a problem in his view. Thomas James Baker, Jr. was born to Thomas James Baker Sr. and Frankie Pauline Anderson on July 12, 1926 and passed peacefully from this life on June 9th, 2020. It was a political comment, Baker said, not an anti-Semitic comment, not a slur.. They married in 1953. In this November 21, 1990 file photo, Secretary of State James Baker is seen whispering to National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft during a press conference by President George H. W. Bush. On the C-SPAN Networks: James A. Baker III has 241 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1976 Statement as a Manager for the Ford Presidential Campaign . His wife, Susan, listens at right. He served as the nation's 61st secretary of state from January 1989 through August 1992 under President George H.W. In 1982, conservative activists Howard Phillips, founder of The Conservative Caucus and Clymer Wright of Houston joined in an unsuccessful effort to convince Reagan to dismiss Baker as Chief of Staff. [22] [12] Baker resigned to serve as campaign manager of Ford's unsuccessful 1976 election campaign. In May 1990, Soviet Union's reformist leader Mikhail Gorbachev visited the U.S. for talks with President Bush; there, he agreed to allow a reunified Germany to be a part of NATO. Reagan rebuked Phillips and Wright for having waged a "campaign of sabotage" against Baker.[16]. In 1993, Baker became the honorary chair of the James A. Baker III Institute of Public Policy at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Laws (1957) from the University of Texas School of Law and began to practice law in Texas. To promote greater safety in pools and spas, Nancy Baker gave testimony to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and James Baker helped form an advocacy group, which led to the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool And Spa Safety Act (15 USC 8001). In 2005, he was co-chair, with former President Jimmy Carter, of the Federal Commission on Election Reform. 6100 Main Street Though Bush lost to Lloyd Bentsen in the election, Baker continued in politics, becoming the Finance Chairman of the Republican Party in 1971. The 23-year-old son of James A. Baker 3d, the White House chief of staff, has surrendered to the county authorities on a felony warrant charging him with delivering marijuana. James Addison Baker, III born on: 28 April 1930 at 07:31 (= 07:31 AM ) Place: Houston, Texas, 29n46, 95w22 : Timezone: CST h6w (is standard time) Data source: BC/BR in hand: Rodden Rating AA: . The son of a prosperous Houston attorney, Baker graduated from On James Baker's . Bushs secretary of state, is mentioned more than 150 times in the book. The elder Baker was treasury secretary and chief of staff under President Ronald Reagan and secretary of state under former President George Bush. Staff writer Maria Glod contributed to this report. He resigned his post as secretary of state in 1992 in order to serve as White House chief of staff while simultaneously directing Bushs unsuccessful reelection campaign. In 199091 he helped orchestrate the international coalition that opposed Iraqs invasion of Kuwait. James Baker's son, Robert III, was the ancestor of the Hancock Co. Bakers. Baker remained active in business and public affairs after Bush's defeat in the 1992 presidential election. Heather Paul, executive director of the National Safe Kids Coalition, said the accident should make people aware of the dangers posed by whirlpools and other home recreational pools. James A. Baker III interview for Frontline. The 2008 film Recount covers the days following the controversial election. "No world leader has a bigger place in the history of the late 20th century than Mikhail Gorbachev, for the pivotal role he played in the peaceful end of the Cold War," wrote former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III, in an op-ed. His memoir, Work Hard, Studyand Keep Out of Politics!, was published in 2006. Baker and his son are partners in the law firm of Baker Botts, which has offices in Washington and in the elder Baker's home town of Houston. Baker voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election, and said prior to the 2020 election that he would do so again. Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III responded to my question about NATO's eastward expansion. Get email notification for articles from Amir Tibon. His father was a partner of Houston law firm Baker Botts. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. [26], After this landmark event, he did not work to further improve Arab-Israeli relations. His son, James A. Baker, Jr., served in World War II, became a lawyer in the family firm and continued the Baker commitment to Rice. Bush asked him to run Bushs political campaign for the U.S. Senate. Former Secretary of State James Baker III gives a eulogy during the funeral for former President George H.W. The authors write that in his speech Baker wanted to call for a reasonable middle ground on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. He is also the honorary chair of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston, Texas. "Mother of Secretary of State Baker dies here at 96". 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Colin L. Powell Biography and Interview", James Addison Baker Papers at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University, James A. Baker III Oral History Collection at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University. Mr. Baker served as Chairman until his death on Aug. 2, 1941. D URING THE confusion that followed the attempt on . For a quarter century, every Republican president relied on Baker to manage his campaign, his White House, his world. Baker also called on Shamir to forswear annexation. James Baker III was born on April 28, 1930 in Houston, Texas, USA. Bakers Historic Contributions, Statement: Secretary Baker on the Death of Bob Dole. Screw them, they dont vote for us, Baker recalled replying. Writing about Mr. Baker years later,. James Addison Baker III[note 1] (born April 28, 1930)[1] is an American attorney, diplomat and statesman. President George H. W. Bush appointed Baker Secretary of State in 1989. Studying timely issues in global economic policy as well as developmental policy in foreign countries. Amy Lubas, a police spokeswoman, said the whirlpool had been checked recently. (1957) from The University of Texas at Austin and began to practice law in Texas. My wife Lori and I flew to California to attend the memorial service for Secretary George Shultz '42 at Stanford University on October 7. Baker, Peter, and Glasser, Susan, The Man Who Ran Washington Doubleday, 2020, at pp. Bush and Baker had a strained relationship with Israeli leaders from the start, the book explains. His team included Dennis Ross and many others who were soon appointed to the new Bush Administration. "Thank you for being such a great leader for this country and for this department.". In 1973 and 1974, in the wake of the Nixon Administration's implosion over Watergate, Baker returned to full-time law practice at Andrews & Kurth.[9][10]. Bush, left, and former Secretary of State James A. Baker III talking about the Gulf War and liberation of Kuwait, during an interview January 18, 2011, in Houston. Vetter. Fax: 713-348-5993. Mary had breast cancer in 1968 and died in February 1970 when . Age: 79. With Rudy Giuliani flailing through a series of failed election challenges for the Trump campaign, a superb new political biography provides fresh evidence of just how stark the contrast is between the head of Trump's legal team and George W. Bush's hyperprepared, efficient and savvy commander-in-chief for the 2000 election political and legal fight, James A. Baker III. Baker met his first wife, the former Mary Stuart McHenry, of Dayton, Ohio, while on spring break in Bermuda with the Princeton University rugby team. During his tenure at the State Department, Baker traveled to 90 foreign countries as the United States confronted the . State of Denial, a book by investigative reporter Bob Woodward, says that White House Chief of Staff, Andrew Card, urged President Bush to replace Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld with Baker following the 2004 election. His father was a partner of Houston law firm Baker Botts.Baker has a sister, Bonner Baker Moffitt. The authors, a married couple who previously co-authored a book about the rise of Vladimir Putin, present Baker as the face of what the Republican Party used to stand for and has lost in the era of Donald Trump. Baker became chairman of Bush's Senate campaign in Harris County, Texas. In June 2004 he resigned from this position, frustrated over the lack of progress in reaching a complete settlement acceptable to both the government of Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front. By Peter Baker and Susan Glasser. Safety experts said yesterday that whirlpool drains have caused nearly two dozen deaths in the United States over the past 20 years. After Bush accepted the vice presidential slot on a ticket headed by Ronald Reagan that year, Baker joined Reagans campaign staff as a senior adviser. James Addison Baker was born in Houston, Texas at 1216 Bissonnet, to James A. Baker, Jr. (1892-1973) and Ethel Bonner (born Means) Baker (August 6, 1894 - April 26, 1991). [5] He was a member of Phi Delta Theta. Baker became chairman of Bush's Senate campaign in Harris County. Neither Koch nor Safire named a source, but the former mayor later acknowledged in a book that Kemp was the one who tipped him off., Peter Baker and Susan Glasser interviewed both Kemp and James Baker about the episode. Hall. The authors explain that as the quote spread, it would be repeated by others without the brackets, shortened to Fuck the Jews, an even cruder version than Koch originally alleged., The real story behind the inflammatory comment, the authors write, stemmed from Bakers long-running feud with [Housing Secretary] Jack Kemp, who had told Koch about the episode. Facebook gives people the power. [18] Privately, Bush ignored Baker's assurances and later pushed for NATO's eastwards expansion. A 2008 film Recount covers the days following the controversial election. The Israeli government decided to expand the population further into Palestinian territories. "Unfortunately, it shouldn't take a death to make people more wary," Paul said. Josh White was The Washington Post's America desk editor. He serves on the World Justice Project and the Climate Leadership Council. Clearly, constant adult supervision is the only solution to the dangers of having children around water, whether it's open water, pools or hot tubs. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, James Addison BAKER, Ethel "Bonner" BAKER (born MEANS), Apr 28 1930 - Houston, Harris, Texas 77251, USA, James Addison Baker, Ethel Bonner Baker (born Means), Baker, Baker, Baker, Baker, 1940 - 1216 Bissonet, Houston, J P 1, Harris, Texas, USA, James Addison Baker, Bonner Baker (born Means), Mary Stuart McHenry, Susan Garrett Winston, James Addison Baker Jr., Ethel Bonner Jr. (born Means), 1216 Bissonnet, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States. Omissions? [31] However, despite having run two winning campaigns for Ronald Reagan and one for Bush, Baker was unsuccessful in the second campaign for Bush, who lost to Clinton by 370 electoral votes to 168.[32]. [54] Mary Stuart Baker (Mary Stuart was her full first name) died of breast cancer in February 1970. [46] During a 2016 memorial service for Nancy Reagan, he commented to former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney that he believed there were parallels between the rise of Trump and the rise of Reagan. Baker served in this role through 1992. In this August 11, 1990 file photo, President George H. W. Bush is pictured with his advisers on the Middle East crisis, including Secretary of State James Baker III, right. Until 2005 he was senior counsel to the Carlyle Group and is currently a senior partner at the law firm of Baker Botts. Baker served as the 67th secretary of the treasury from 1985 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan. Baker's record of public service began in 1975 as under secretary of commerce to President Gerald Ford. She was stuck underwater and was unable to free herself, police said. Baker is considered to have had a high degree of influence over the first Reagan administration, particularly in domestic policy. He is known for The American Ruling Class (2005), The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power (2019) and Countdown to Zero (2010). After graduating from Princeton, he served in the U. George Walker Bush, George Bush Gaddis Smith REPUBLICAN George Herbert Walker Bush took the oath of office as the forty-first president of the United States on 20 Januar Dick Cheney, Cheney, Dick Lincoln, Nebraska . Baker III worked as White House chief of staff and secretary of the treasury under President Ronald Reagan, and as secretary of state and White House chief of of staff under President George. He served as the nation's 61st secretary of state from January 1989 through August 1992 under President George H.W. Exploring how religion and cultural factors interact with public policy issues. In March 1997, Baker became the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara. In the Trump-led Republican Party of 2020, that position is shared by very few. Son of James A. Baker, Jr. and Ethel Bonner Baker. She and Baker welcomed their daughter Mary Bonner Baker, born in 1977. Mary Stuart Baker (Mary Stuart was her full first name) died of breast cancer in February 1970. . Koch wrote that during a recent White House meeting Baker had responded to criticism of his tough approach to Israel by saying, Fuck em. Two weeks later still more settlements were announced, the authors write. Baker was the Republican co-chair along with Democratic Representative Lee H. Hamilton, to advise Congress on Iraq. In 1973 and 1974, Baker returned to full time practice of law at Andrews & Kurth. On September 11, 2001, Baker watched television coverage of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington DC, where Baker and representatives of Osama bin Laden's family were among those attending the annual conference for the Carlyle Group. Bush then encouraged Baker to become active in politics to help deal with the grief, something Bush had done when his daughter, Pauline Robinson (19491953), died of leukemia. He also played a role in the development of the American Silver Eagle and American Gold Eagle coins, which both were released in 1986. Senator John Heinz Award for Greatest Public Service by an Elected or Appointed Official, an award given out annually by Jefferson Awards.[17]. [51] In 2017, this group of "Republican elder statesmen" proposed that conservatives embrace a fee and dividend form of carbon tax (in which all revenue generated by the tax is rebated to the populace in the form of lump-sum dividends), as a policy to deal with anthropogenic climate change. [28], However, Baker has been criticized for spending much of his tenure in a state of inaction regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which arguably led to further infringements on Palestinian rights and the growing radicalism of Arabs and Israelis. James Baker, in full James Addison Baker III, (born April 28, 1930, Houston, Texas, U.S.), American government official, political manager, and lawyer who occupied important posts in the Republican presidential administrations of the 1980s and early '90s, including that of U.S. secretary of state (1989-92). Gerald Ford in 1975, and that same year he helped Ford secure the Republican Partys presidential nomination for the 1976 election. After the campaign, he served in various positions for President Richard Nixon. After leaving government service, Baker became a partner in a law firm and served as a diplomatic envoy for United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan for the Western Sahara. President Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal strategy received an unexpected endorsement Friday, Politico reports. [55] To promote greater safety in pools and spas, Nancy Baker gave testimony to the Consumer Product Safety Commission,[56] and James Baker helped form an advocacy group,[57] which led to the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool And Spa Safety Act (15 USC 8001). He also served as Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Treasury for Reagan and as Secretary of State for Bush. U.S. Secretary of State James Baker III, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir conferring following meetings at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, September 17, 1991. His wife's influence led Baker to politics and the Republican Party. He called for Israel to "lay aside once and for all, the unrealistic vision of a greater Israel", cease the construction of Israeli settlements in West Bank and Gaza, forswear annexation of more territory, and to treat Palestinians "as neighbors who deserve political rights". 01/31/1978 - James Baker III, candiidate for Texas Attorney General, speaks to news media. James A. Baker III Monument 400 Texas St. Houston, TX 77002 Find Parking The City of Houston named a small portion of Sesquicentennial Park Baker Common that includes a statue of James A. Baker III, as well as plaques commemorating the families contributions to the city. Climate Leadership, Policy & Political Thoughts on the Current Crisis, State Dept. Israeli officials and public were highly offended due to the tone of his speech, though his address called for little more than his predecessors. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Baker, U.S. Department of State - Office of the Historian - Biography of James Addison III Baker, Miller Center - Biography of James A. Baker, James Addison Baker - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up), Iraq Study Group before U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. [26], The 1992 election was complicated by the on-again-off-again candidacy of Ross Perot, who would end up taking 19% of the popular vote. In 1991 Baker was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He served as the co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group, which Congress formed in 2006 to study Iraq and the ongoing Iraq War. [6], From 1957 to 1975, he practiced law at Andrews & Kurth after the anti-nepotism policy of his family firm, Baker Botts, prevented him from receiving a job there.[7][8].
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