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BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:Ā The New York TimesĀ ā¢Ā The Washington PostĀ ā¢Ā FortuneĀ ā¢Ā Bloomberg
From two of America's most revered political journalists comes the definitive biography of legendary White House chief of staff and secretary of state James A. Baker III: the man who ran Washington whenā¦
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Paradoxically, my thoughts on the decline of U.S. diplomacy begin with the superb biography of James A. Baker by Peter Baker (no relation) and Susan Glasser.Ā Many believe Baker was the best secretary of state ever. He presided over the collapse of the Soviet Union, the reunification of Germany, our muscular response to Saddamās invasion of Kuwait, and the reinvigoration of the Middle East peace processĀ I personally witnessed Bakerās impressive negotiating skills in Riyadh. Baker did not begin with a favorable impression of the Foreign Service, and he did not leave it a better place. Unlike George Shultz whoā¦
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