White House chief of staff twice over, former secretary of state,
past secretary of the treasury, and campaign leader for three
different candidates in five successful campaigns—few people have
lived and breathed politics as deeply or for as long as James Baker.
Now, with candor, down-home Texas storytelling, and more than a few
surprises, Baker opens up about his thirty-five years behind the
scenes. Beginning in 1975 with the Ford administration, in a job
procured for him by friend and tennis partner George H. W. Bush,
Baker was in the thick of American politics. He recounts the inside
story of Ford’s rejection of Reagan as a running mate in 1976 with
the same insight he has into Reagan’s rejection of Ford four years
later. When the White House was plunged into turmoil after the Reagan
assassination attempt, he was there, and his stories take readers
deeper into those chaotic days. Baker was on hand for the George H.
W. Bush campaign’s battle over running mate Dan Quayle and, more
recently, he was again on the front row as George W. Bush fought it
out in Florida. Spellbinding and frank, his stories are the ones
between the lines of our history books.In this new edition, Baker
also responds for the first time in print to the George W. Bush
administration’s reaction to the Iraq Study Group Report, written
with his input. Baker is very qualified to comment on the political
operation of the current administration, and his new writing for this
paperback brings the full weight of his experience to bear.
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