James Baker

Written By Nikki O'Meara

Gerald R. Ford Oral History Project

James Baker interviewed by Richard Norton Smith, November 2, 2010

 

James Baker served as Undersecretary of Commerce for President Gerald R. Ford and ran the President Ford’s 1976 campaign.  He later served as White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Treasury under President Ronald Reagan.  President George H.W. Bush appointed him as Secretary of State and later as White House Chief of Staff.  He is a Trustee of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation.

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