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Howard Baker

Personal data
Date of birthNovember 15, 1925(age 84)
Place of birthHuntsville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(1) Joy Dirksen (deceased); (2) Nancy Landon Kassebaum
ReligionPresbyterian
In officeJanuary 3, 1967 - January 3, 1985
Succeeded byAl Gore
Preceded byRoss Bass
12th White House Chief of Staff
In office1987 - 1988
PresidentRonald Reagan
Succeeded byKen Duberstein
Preceded byDonald Regan
United States Senate Majority Leader
In officeJanuary 3, 1981 - January 3, 1985
DeputyTed Stevens (whip)
Leader13th
Succeeded byBob Dole (R)
Preceded byRobert Byrd (D)
15th United States Senate Minority Leader
In officeJanuary 3, 1977 - January 3, 1981
DeputyTed Stevens (whip)
Succeeded byRobert Byrd (D)
Preceded byHugh Scott (R)
26th United States Ambassador to Japan
In officeJuly 5, 2001 - February 17, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Succeeded byTom Schieffer
Preceded byTom Foley

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Howard Henry Baker, Jr. (born November 15, 1925) is a former Senate Majority Leader, Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee, White House Chief of Staff, and a former United States Ambassador to Japan.

Known in Washington, D.C. as the "Great Conciliator," Baker is often regarded as one of the most successful senators in terms of brokering compromises, enacting legislation, and maintaining civility. A story is sometimes told of a reporter telling a senior Democratic senator that privately, a plurality of his Democratic colleagues would vote for Baker for President of the United States. The senator is reported to have replied, "You're wrong. He'd win a majority."

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Senator Howard H. Baker Jr. honored in Rugby - WVLT Tweet this news
WVLT--Friday, Senator -Howard- H. -Baker- Jr. was recognized with a lifetime achievement award for his support in preserving historic and natural beauty in Tennessee. ... - Date : Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:05:26 GMT+00:00
Ninety jobs set to be axed at Burnley Council - Lancashire Telegraph Tweet this news
Lancashire Telegraph--Senior Labour councillor -Howard Baker- said: “This is the first that I have heard about this. It is always a tragedy when any jobs are lost. ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:17:23 GMT+00:00
Distinguished economist opens Anne Mayhew lecture series - Tennessee Journalist Tweet this news
Tennessee Journalist---...- the inaugural address for the Anne Mayhew Distinguished Honors lecture series Tuesday night in a packed Toyota Auditorium at the -Howard Baker- Center. ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:16:34 GMT+00:00
Chris Whittle to speak at UT - Tennessee Journalist Tweet this news
Tennessee Journalist--Whittle will be speaking at the -Howard Baker- Center on October 21 at 5:30 pm in the Toyota Auditorium. People wishing to attend must call 974-4553 as ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:33:59 GMT+00:00
Haslam, McWherter to face off in debate on UT campus this week - WBIR-TV Tweet this news
WBIR-TV--WBIR has partnered with the University of Tennessee and its -Howard- H. -Baker- Center for Public Policy to host a gubernatorial forum on October 7. ... - Date : Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:39:37 GMT+00:00
Byram, Stanhope and Hoptacong take a hike - Township Journal Tweet this news
Township Journal--Mayor James Oscovitch from Byram, Diana Kuncken from Stanhope and Councilman -Howard Baker- of Hopatcong cut the ribbon where trails connecting the three ... - Date : Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:24:59 GMT+00:00
Munger: Separating New START from 'abolition agenda' - Knoxville News Sentinel Tweet this news
Knoxville News Sentinel--Ambassador Linton Brooks was in town last week for an appearance at the -Howard Baker- Center for Public Policy, and he was drumming up ... - Date : Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:00:44 GMT+00:00
Howard Baker, Jr. Oral History - C-SPAN Tweet this news
C-SPAN--Former US Senator -Howard Baker-, Jr. (R-TN) reflects on his career in politics.--- - Date : Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:54:38 GMT+00:00
The View From Rural Route #8 - Valley Falls Vindicator Tweet this news
Valley Falls Vindicator---...- and part of an article describing that -Howard- H. -Baker- Jr., the Senate Republican leader “came to Pennsylvania to endorse (Ronald) Reagan and campaigned ... - Date : Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:23:03 GMT+00:00
The Changing Nature of Terrorist Threats to America: Report - Suite101.com Tweet this news
Suite101.com--The Bipartisan Policy Center is a nonprofit organization founded in 2007 by -Howard Baker-, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell; two Republicans and two ... - Date : Sun, 12 Sep 2010 12:34:33 GMT+00:00

United States Senate
Preceded by
Ross Bass
United States Senator from Tennessee|class=2
Served alongside: Albert Gore, Sr., Bill Brock, Jim Sasser

1967-1985
Succeeded by
Al Gore, Jr.
Political offices
Preceded by
Hugh Scott
(R-Pennsylvania)
United States Senate Minority Leader
1977-1981
Succeeded by
Robert Byrd
(D-West Virginia)
Preceded by
Robert Byrd
(D-West Virginia)
United States Senate Majority Leader
1981-1985
Succeeded by
Bob Dole
(R-Kansas)
Preceded by
Donald Regan
White House Chief of Staff
Served under: Ronald Reagan

1987 - 1988
Succeeded by
Kenneth Duberstein
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Tom Foley
United States Ambassador to Japan
2001-2005
Succeeded by
John Thomas Schieffer
Party political offices
Preceded by
A. Bradley Frazier
Republican nominee for United States Senator from Tennessee
(Class 2)

1964, 1966, 1972, 1978
Succeeded by
Victor Ashe
Preceded by
Hugh Scott
(Pennsylvania)
Senate Republican Leader
1977-1985
Succeeded by
Bob Dole
(Kansas)


United States Senate Majority Leaders

Lodge * Curtis * Watson * Robinson * Barkley * White * Lucas * McFarland * Taft * Knowland * Johnson * Mansfield * Byrd * Baker * Dole * Byrd * Mitchell * Dole * Lott * Daschle * Lott * Daschle * Frist * Reid

United States Senate Minority Leaders

Underwood * Robinson * McNary * Austin * McNary * White * Barkley * Wherry * Bridges * Johnson * Knowland * Dirksen * Scott * Baker * Byrd * Dole * Daschle * Lott * Daschle * Lott * Frist * Daschle * Reid * McConnell

Republican Party Leaders in the United States Senate

Lodge * Curtis * Watson * McNary * Austin * McNary * White * Wherry * Bridges * Taft * Knowland * Dirksen * Scott * Baker * Dole * Lott * Frist * McConnell

White House Chiefs of Staff

John R. Steelman * Sherman Adams * Wilton Persons * W. Marvin Watson * H. R. Haldeman * Alexander Haig * Donald Rumsfeld * Dick Cheney * Hamilton Jordan * Jack Watson * James Baker * Donald Regan * Howard Baker * Kenneth Duberstein * John H. Sununu * Samuel K. Skinner * James Baker * Mack McLarty * Leon Panetta * Erskine Bowles * John Podesta * Andrew Card * Joshua Bolten * Rahm Emanuel

Chairmen of the United States Congress Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

Hanna * Spooner * Knox * Crane * Overman * Knox * Curtis * Moses * Robinson * Neely * Neely * Byrd * Hayden * Bridges * Bridges * Sparkman * Jordan * Dirksen * Cannon * Cannon * Hatfield * Baker * Ford * Warner * McConnell * Lott * Feinstein



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