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James A. Baker III Oral History Collection
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The James A. Baker III Oral History Project is a joint project run by the Seeley G. Mudd Library at Princeton University and the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. The project seeks to document the career of James A. Baker III, who was a central figure in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George Bush in the 1980s and early 1990s and led presidential campaigns for Presidents Gerald Ford, Reagan and Bush over the course of five consecutive presidential elections from 1976 to 1992.
The colletion consists of transcripts and audio files of interviews with individuals who knew and worked closely with James A. Baker III during his career in politics and public service.
The Frank Fahrenkopf interview with Tom DeFrank was added to the collection in 2013. The accession number for this addition is ML.2013.008. Thirteen interviews by Kate Kirkland were added in 2014. The accession number for these additions is ML.2014.041. The Jim Cicconi interview with Tom DeFrank was also added in 2014. The accession number for this addition is ML.2014.044. The Daniel Kurtzer interview with Robert "K.C." Johnson was added in 2015. The accession number for this addition is ML.2015.013. The interviews that comprise Series 3: Leadership Documentary Interviews were donated by staff at the Baker Institute on behalf of James A. Baker III in 2013. The accession number for this donation is ML.2014.011. The Derek Chollet interview was added in 2016. The accession number for this addition is ML.2016.007.
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Processed by Kristen Turner and Maureen Callahan in 2011-2013, Rossy Mendez in 2015, Kristen Turner and Rachel Van Unen in 2014-2016 and Helene van Rossum in 2019. The transcripts have been edited for clarity including the deletion of stage directions and the conversations of outside persons. Sensitive personal information such as social security numbers have been redacted from the production records in Series 3: Leadership Documentary Interviews.
Casey Reca added additional descriptive information about interview content to some components in 2024.
No materials have been separated from this collection.
People
- Baker, James Addison (1930)
- Baker, Susan G. (1938)
- Bush, George (1924-2018)
- Carlucci, Frank Charles (1930-2018)
- Carter, Jimmy (1924)
- Cheney, Richard B.
- Chollet, Derek H.
- Deaver, Michael K.
- Djerejian, Edward P.
- Djerejian, Francoise
- Dole, Robert J. (1923)
- Donatelli, Frank
- Duberstein, Kenneth M. (1944)
- Edwards, Mickey (1937)
- Fielding, Fred
- Fitzwater, Marlin
- Ford, Gerald R. (1913-2006)
- Genscher, Hans-Dietrich (1927-2016)
- Greenspan, Alan
- Hamilton, Lee.
- Hurd, Douglas
- Kemp, Jack
- Kimmitt, Robert Michael (1947)
- Laxalt, Paul.
- Malek, Fred
- Meese, Edwin
- Pickering, Thomas Reeve (1931)
- Rogers, John F. W. (1956)
- Rubenstein, David M.
- Scowcroft, Brent
- Shultz, George Pratt (1920)
- Simpson, Alan
- Spencer, Stuart K.
- Sununu, John E. (1964)
- Tutwiler, Margaret (1950)
- Zoellick, Robert B.
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- Publisher
- Public Policy Papers
- Finding Aid Date
- 2009
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Individual interview transcripts may be restricted. Consult the folder list or contact the library for additional details. Original audio and video files exist but are restricted.
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Contains transcripts and audio files of interviews with individuals who knew and worked closely with James A. Baker III during his career in politics and public service.
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Childhood recollections and stories; family dynamics; familial legacy and expectations including his father and grandfather; Graham Realty; July 4th Baker family reunion; James A. Baker III career path; his interests and social activities.
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Childhood recollections and stories; family dynamics; expectations and familal legacy
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Childhood recollections and stories; family dynamics; expectations and familaial legacy
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Early friendship and romantic relationship with James A. Baker III; beginning of public services career; James A. Baker III as public services advisor for both Presidents Bush and Reagan; impact of public service work on his family life; reference to correspondence in James A. Baker III collection (mid 80's-90's); Mike Deaver and Robert Kimmit reference to James A. Baker III; 1992 Presidential election; James A. Baker III personality and lifestyle.
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James A. Baker III as a law student at the University of Texas; The Baker Botts Law Firm; James A. Baker IV; 1980 Presidential election; post-political career; Enron Consulting; Baker Institute; Gore v. Bush.
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Political relationship and friendship with James A. Baker III; Brent Scowcroft's role in the Bush administration; cabinet officers relationship with George H. W. Bush.
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Recollections of early academic career; Portugal and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) communism crisis; Ronald Regan defense department; Caspar Weignberger within the Reagan administration; Airborne Warning and Controls System (AWACS) sale; foreign policy within Carter, Bush and Reagan administrations; James A. Baker III as Secretary of State; the Balkan crisis affects on Bush and Clinton administration; the carlyle group and affiliation with James A. Baker III; James A. Baker III's character, personality and observations from Frank Carlucci.
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Political relationship with James A. Baker III; 1990 Nicaraguan election; Latin America and Portugal; Iran debts; James A. Baker III work in the Middle East; Madrid Conference; Oslo agreement; James A. Baker III's diplomatic and personal style; opposing ideas between President Jimmy Carter and James A. Baker III.
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Relationship with James A. Baker III, Michael Deaver's role in the Reagan administration; employee contract between President Reagan, Edwin Meese III and James A. Baker; Michael Deaver's contemplation to resign; 'Baker meetings'; James A. Baker III's professional personality; observations of James A. Baker III; AWACS sale and Orrin Hatch; Sander Vanoeur's observations on James A. Baker III; Bill Clark; conflict within the Reagan administration; origin of Iran Contra; Michael Deaver's alcoholism; Bob Jones University; 1984 election; Iraq study group; James A. Baker III's personality and character; Nancy Reagan's legacy; John Sears; Lyn Nofziger.
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Edward Djerejian's experience and roles within foreign service; George W. Ball; devil's advocate memo; Kennedy assasination; Cuban missile crisis and Anastas Mikoyan; Ambassador Rockwell; Edward Djerejian's involvement in the Middle East (Syria, Israel, Lebanon, etc.,); Shiites; Joe Sisco as a foreign service officer; Edward Djerejian's relationship with Henry Kissinger; James A. Baker's relationship with President Bush; George Shultz vs. James A. Baker III; Hafez al-Assad's personality and relationship with Edward Djerejian; 'Baker's State Department'; James A. Baker III and Edward Djerejian's relationship with the Middle East; 2006 Iraq Study Group Report; George W. Bush administration.
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Professional relationship with James A. Baker III; Francoise's impression and observations of James A. Baker III; Edward Djerejian's role in foreign service; Edward and Francoise's role at the Baker Institute; James A. Baker III's personal and family legacy; relationship with parents; James A. Baker III's personality and character; work ethic; role at the Baker Institute; Obama administration.
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Introduction to James A. Baker III; tax reform in the Reagan administration; Don Regan as chief of staff; 1986 Summit on INF missiles; Robert Dole's race to become senate majority leader; James A. Baker vs. Don Regan; 'Reagan Revolution'; 1986 Senate elections; Robert Dole's relationship with James A. Baker III; Robert Dole's run for vice president; Operation Desert Storm; 1990 Deficit Reduction Plan; Newt Gingrich; 1992 presidential election; James A. Baker's legacy.
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Sam Donaldson's impression and observations of James A. Baker III; Reagan administration; tax reform during the Reagan administration; James A. Baker III's relationship with the media; James A. Baker III as chief of staff during Reagan administration; James A. Baker as secretary of state; Everett Mckinley Dirksen; Sam Donaldson as a reporter; James A. Baker III relationship with Dan Quayle; Iraq War; James A. Baker III's personality.
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Frank Donatelli's introduction and impression of James A. Baker III; James A. Baker III's strengths and weaknesses as candidate for attorney general of Texas; 1978 attorney general election effect on republican party; James A. Baker III as chief of staff; James A. Baker's political relationship with Frank Donatelli; 1980 briefing book controversy; negotiations with the Mondale people; Howard Baker vs. James A. Baker III as chief of staff; Bush v. Gore; James A. Baker III's personality and legacy.
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James A. Baker III's political stlye; John Breaux and sugar subsidies; Kenneth Duberstein's political relationship with Reagan; 1992 re-election; James A. Baker III's relationship with Nancy Reagan; transition into Don Regan as chief of staff; Margaret Baker; George H. W. Bush and James A. Baker III's relationship.
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Addison Baker Duncan's relationship with James A. Baker III; Bland connection; Addison's relationship with Captain Baker and his personality; Bonner Means Baker; Baker family dynamic; Addison's relationship with the Baker family; education in the Baker family; correspondence and letters within the Baker family; Baker Botts and Andrews Kurth; James A. Baker III religion and spiritualism; Baker family reunion; James A. Baker III's character and impact.
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Mickey Edwards interactions with James A. Baker III; James A. Baker III's role in President Reagan's victory; tension between President Bush and conservatives; White House leadership dynamic; conservative opportunities society; Republican leadership vs. Democratic leadership; 1986 Tax Reform Bill; Executive power in the 1980's; impact of Tip O'Neal's retirement; Bush administration and Nicaraguan government; Mickey Edwards' role in the First Gulf War; disintegration of the Soviet Union.
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Fred Fieldings impression of James A. Baker III; James A. Baker III's political style and personality; The Debategate book by Lou Canon.
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President Ford's impression of James A. Baker III; 1976 Presidential campaign; James A. Baker III as President Ford's campaign manager; President Ford's relationship with James; President Ford's relationship with President Reagan; James A. Baker III's legacy.
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The collapse of the Berlin Wall; Two Plus four negotiations; Hans-Dietrich Genscher introduction to James A. Baker III and their relationship; The Ottawa meeting; James A. Baker III and President Bush's relationship; Hans-Dietrich Genscher's perception of America; the future of political leadership.
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Lee Hamilton's impressions of James A. Baker III; Lee Hamilton's role as chairman of house foreign affairs; Iran Contra; James A. Baker III beliefs; James A. Baker III handling crises as secretary of state; Bush administration and Iraq; James A. Baker III's stance on Iraq; Lee Hamilton's involvement in the Iraq Study Group; aftermath of Bush v. Gore.
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Meeting and impression of James A. Baker III; James A. Baker III and President Bush's relationship; James A. Baker III's relationship with Brent Scowcroft; German unification and the Two Plus Four negotiations; Russia and NATO; the fall of the Soviet Union; The Gulf War; breakup of Yugoslavia; London-Bonn and London-Washington relationship; 1990 tension with Russia.
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Early childhood with James A. Baker III; Edward Watson Kelley Jr.'s career at Andrews Kurth; James A. Baker III's early career; James' transition from lawyer to politician; Edward Watson Kelley Jr. at the Federal Reserve Bank; James' political style; genesis of the Baker Institute; James' personality; Edward and James' time in the Navy and Marines.
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Impression of James A. Baker III; 1980's tax rate cuts; Jack Kemp's political relations with President Reagan; James A. Baker III's political style; International Lending Institutions; 1986 tax reform; Jack Kemp's political relations with Newt Gingrich; 1988 Bush administration; early 90's Israel policy; James A. Baker's personality.
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Professional relations with James A. Baker III; 1980 presidential election; President Reagan campaign and James A. Baker III's role; Professional relations between James A. Baker III and Bill Casey; James A. Baker as chief of staff; James A. Baker III's relations with congress; 1984 reelection; 1981 AWACS deal; James A. Baker III's reputation; James A. Baker III's relationship with the media.
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Observations of James A. Baker III; relation with James A. Baker III; Fred Malek's role in the Bush administration; 1990 Economic Summit of Major Industrialized Nations; perception of James A. Baker III as secretary of state; effect of graves disease on President Bush; James A. Baker III personality.
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Iraq Study Group; professional relations with James A. Baker III; James A. Baker III's political style; criticism of James A. Baker III; professional dynamic of Edwin Meese, President Reagan and James A. Baker III; James A. Baker III's relationship with the press; Iran-Contra; professional relations of President Bush and James A. Baker III.
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familial relations with James A. Baker III; childhood memories; James A. Baker III's personality and character; Captain Baker's personality and character; James A. Baker's legacy; Baker family dynamic; James A. Baker III's transition to public service; the Baker Institute.
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Professional relations with James A. Baker III; impression and observations of James A. Baker III; Thomas R. Pickering's position in the Bush administration and state department; First Gulf War; the United Nations after the cold war; resolution 678 and 687; Arab and Israeli conflict.
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Professional and personal relations with James A. Baker III; Colin Powell's role in the Bush administration; Goldwater-Nichols Reform; James A. Baker III's Eisenhower Legacy Award.
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Impressions of James A. Baker III and the Baker family; Childhood memories with James A. Baker III; Edward Randall III and James A. Baker III in the Marine Corps; adult relations with James A. Baker III; St. Martin's Episcopal Church; James A. Baker III's personality.
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Professional relations and impressions of James A. Baker III; John Rodgers role in the treasury and state departments; working relationships within the Bush and Reagan administrations; 'Chicken Kiev speech'; German reunification; Second Gulf War; Lawrence Eagleburger's professional relations with James A. Baker III; role of Vice President Dan Quayle.
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Role in the Carter administration; genesis of the Carlyle Group; 1992 presidential campaign; professional relations with James A. Baker III; Citicorp deal; James A. Baker III work style; Bush and Clinton administrations; James A. Baker III legacy; Operation Desert Storm.
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Interview of James A. Baker III cousin Patricia Honea Schutts; Impressions of James A. Baker III Parents: Patricia Honea Schutts friendship with James A. Baker III; James A. Baker III and Mary Stuart McHenry's relationship; Mary Stuart persuading James into politics before her death
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Interview of Brent Scowcroft; President George Herbert Walker Bush; National Security Meetings; Informal meetings with High Ranking Security Officers; Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Jim Baker Wednesday Breakfast Meetings; American Response to Tiananmen Square; Larry Eagleburger and Brent Scowcroft sent to China to discuss Tiananmen Square with Chinese President Deng Xiaoping; Fall of the Berlin Wall; German Unification; US-Russian(Soviet) Relationship; Arms Control: Bosnia; Yugoslavia; Gulf War; Kuwait; Colin Powell; US and Israel relations 1991-1992
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Interview of George Shultz; Ronald Reagan's Chief of staff James A. Baker III; President Reagan Authorizing Lie Detector Tests; Don Oberdorfer; Iran Arm Sales; INF Treaty; President George Herbert Walker Bush; Soviet Union; Suzanne Massie; Ambassador Dobrynin; Sabra and Shatila Massacres; 1986 Tax Act; NAFTA; Canada; Mexico
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Interview of Jerry L. Sims, Carlton Sims and James Sims; Eagle Lake Rod & Gun Club; Texas; James Baker III; Hunting; Duck Hunting; Duck Calls; Decoys; Charlie Braden; Secret Service; Alligators; Preston Moore; Edward Djerejian and Francoise Djerejian; The Baker Institute; Bird Watching
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Interview with Walter John Smith; Baker Botts Law Firm; Andrews & Kurth Law Firm; Baker Botts history; the five P's "Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance"; Partner Conferences; Summer Associates; James Baker's Reputation; World Statesman; International Client Meetings; American Chamber of Commerce; Chinese Communist School; The Politics of Diplomacy; Baker Institute; Bohemian Club
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Interview with Stuart Spencer; Political Campaign; Primary Period; Washington DC; 1976; Governor Ronald Reagan's Campaign; 1980; Chief of Staff; James Baker III and 41st President George H. W. Bush relationship; 1988; Craig Fuller; Quayle nomination; Bob Kimmitt; Bob Teeter; Richard "Dick" Darman; 43rd President George W. Bush; Velvet Hammer
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Interview with John Sununu; Governor John Sununu; Lee Atwater; Roger Ailes; Vice President Bush; President Reagan; Governor's Conference; 1988 Campaign; Republican Governors Association; Will Farish; Chief of Staff John Sununu; George Bush; Foreign Policy; Foreign Policy Team Bush Baker Scowcroft; NATO Conference 1989; Joint Chiefs; Secretary of Treasury Nick Brady; Dan Quayle; Dick Cheney; Gulf War; Pentagon; EPA Administrator William K. Reilly; Allan Bromley; Kyoto Convention; Panama; Panama Canal; War Powers Act; Eastern Europe; The Soviet Union; Cold War; Ronald Reagan; George Herbert Walker Bush; Mikhail Gorbachev; Secretary of Treasury James Baker III; Brent Scowcroft; Department of Defense; Eduard Shevardnadze; Margaret Thatcher; Reykjavik; Leslie Stahl; Invasion of Kuwait; Post-Vietnam Syndrome; Saudi Arabia; Saudi Ambassador Prince Bandar; King Fahd; Palestinian-Israeli Situation; Tariq Aziz; Ross Perot; Mario Cuomo
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Interview with G. Irvin Terrell; Lawyer James A Baker III; Secretary of Treasury Baker; Baker Botts; John Jeffers; Secretary of State Warren Christopher; David Boies; Fred Bartlit; Trial Lawyers; Election Recount; Florida Supreme Court; Barry Richard; Vice President Al Gore; Rice University; the five P's "Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance"; Gulf War; Kuwait; Iraq war; Dick Cheney; Colin Powell; Brent Scowcroft; Saddam Hussein
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Interview with Margaret Tutwiler; Richard Darman; Bob Zellick; Kim Hoggard; Marlin Fitzwater; Ray Donovan; Cabinet Officer; National Chairman; Gulf War; Relationships; Iraq Study Group; Secretary of State; Income Tax Reform; Plaza Accords; 1987 Stock market crash; Tiananmen Square; Berlin Wall; Tariq Aziz; Colin Powell; Saddam Hussein
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Interview wit Francita Stuart Ulmer; Family Friends; The Oaks; Rice University Football; Rice University Basketball; Bonner Means Baker; Emily Coates; the five P's "Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance"; William Ward Watkin; Woodson Research Center; Rice University Archival Collection; The Means Family; Andrews, Kurth, Campbell & Jones Law Firm; Texas Corinthian Yacht Club; Mary Stuart McHenry; Secretary of State; River Oaks; Houston Country Club
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Interview with Robert S. Weatherall; Rice University; Houston Country Club; River Oaks Country Club; Baylor College; University of Texas 1947; William Ingo Marshall; Al Ebert; Andrews Kurth; Harry Jones; the five P's "Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance"; George Bush Senior; Mark White; Houston Country Club tennis Champion; Reagan Administration; Velvet Hammer; Mike Deaver; Mary Stuart; Susan Baker
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Interview with Wallace Stedman Wilson; Childhood Friends; Mike Kelley; Houston 1930s and 1940s; Princeton University; Rice University; Yale University; Rio Vista Camp; Mary Stuart McHenry; Korean War; University of Texas Law School; Quail-shooting; South Texas; Duck Hunting; Baker Institute; Ed Djerejian; Turkey Shoot; Hunting Dogs
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Contains transcripts and audio and video recordings of panel discussions and other events, including the ground breaking of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.
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George H. W. Bush Dedication of the James A Baker III Institute for Public Policy; Dr. Gillis; Charles Duncan; Rice University Corral and Quartet; Ambassador for Mongolia; Prince Bandar, the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia; Ed Djerejian; President Gerald Ford; Houston Economic Summit at Rice University
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President Ronald Reagan Dedication of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy; White House Chief of Staff; Secretary of the Treasury; Rice University; The Baker Institute
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President Gerald Ford Dedication of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy; Dr. Gillis; President Bush; Jim Baker; The Baker Institute; Rice University; Department of Commerce; Republican Convention Kansas City 1976; President Eisenhower; North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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President James Carter Dedication of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy; Rice University; Camp David Accords; Madrid Peace Conference; North American Free Trade Agreement; Domestic Policy; Foreign Policy
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A Panel Discussion at the James A Baker III Institute for Public Policy; Rice University; Edward Djerejian Founding Director; Dr. Klaus Scharioth Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States; Moderator Dr. Douglas Brinkley; German Reunification; James A. Baker III; Roland Dumas, Foreign Minister of the French Republic; Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany; Charles Powell Private Secretary of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and John Major of the United Kingdom; Markus Meckel Minister of Foreign Affairs, German Democratic Republic; Fall of the Berlin Wall; Iron Curtain; Hungry; Czechoslovakia; Eduard Shevardnadze former Foreign Minister to the Soviet Union; Two Plus Four Process; Warsaw Pact; Mikhail Gorbachev; NATO
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George H. W. Bush Speech at the 80th Birthday of James A. Baker; Ed Djerejian; Secretary of State
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This series contains 20 interview transcripts and one box of records pertaining to the production of a documentary film entitled, James A. Baker, III- A Statesman's Story. The film's purpose was to document the role of public service and statesmanship through the example of James A. Baker III's career and serve as a marketing film for Baker's 1996 presidential bid. In addition, there were discussions between Andrew Ling and PBS to use the film as a pilot for a television series on public service leadership. Production records include correspondence, budget spreadsheets, scripts, and photocopied articles and essays.
The interviews with government officials, politicians, and various other individuals were conducted mostly during July of 1994 in the Washington D.C area. Topics addressed include the role of public service and statesmanship, the interviewees' introduction to government work, and the perception of tasks related to public service. The interviews also discuss Baker's role and contributions to historical events including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Two Plus Four Agreement for the re-unification of Germany, Saddam Hussein and the Gulf War, and the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference.
The transcripts in this series are arranged alphabetically by interviewee's last name. The production records are arranged in their original order as received from the donor.
This series contains 20 interview transcripts and one box of records pertaining to the production of a documentary film entitled, James A. Baker, III- A Statesman's Story. The film's purpose was to document the role of public service and statesmanship through the example of James A. Baker III's career and serve as a marketing film for Baker's 1996 presidential bid. In addition, there were discussions between Andrew Ling and PBS to use the film as a pilot for a television series on public service leadership. Production records include correspondence, budget spreadsheets, scripts, and photocopied articles and essays. The interviews with government officials, politicians, and various other individuals were conducted mostly during July of 1994 in the Washington D.C area. Topics addressed include the role of public service and statesmanship, the interviewees' introduction to government work, and the perception of tasks related to public service. The interviews also discuss Baker's role and contributions to historical events including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Two Plus Four Agreement for the re-unification of Germany, Saddam Hussein and the Gulf War, and the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference.
Baker, James Addison (1930)The Leadership Documentary Project was created by PS Productions, a five-person multi-media production company that included Executive Producer Andrew M. Ling, Producer and Director Townley Patton, and PS Communication's director Phil Schwenk. In addition to the existing PS Production team, Mark Higbie was hired as Associate Producer and Coordinator, David Paton as the writer, and Jose A. Salgado as a videographer.
The documentary was the company's first major production and had the approval of James A. Baker III, a close friend of Townley Paton's father, David Paton '52.
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Interview with James A. Baker III; Destruction of the Berlin Wall; Two Plus Four Mechanism; Frank Elbe; Hans Dietrich; Bob Zoellick; NATO; Eduard Shevardnadze; President Gorbachev; Soviet Union; Germany reunification; North Atlantic Alliance; Jackson Hole; Kremlin Hardliners; Cold War; North Atlantic Alliance; NAFTA; GATT; Brezhnev Doctrine; Gulf War; State Department Operations Center; Mongolia; Assad; Saddam Hussein; Larry Eagleburger
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Interview with Prince Bandar bin Sultan; Chief of Staff James baker; AWACS; Diplomacy; Desert Shield; Desert Storm; President Bush; King Fahd; Damascus; King Abdulaziz; Yalta Conference; President Roosevelt; Elizabeth Winston; Madrid Peace Conference; Saddam Hussein; Saudi Arabia
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Interview with Maria Bartlett; Sioni Cathedral; Abanotubani Mosque; Dezelter Bazaar; Georgia; Mr. Shevardnadze; Economic Aid; Russia; Georgian Culture
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Interview with George H.W. Bush; Friendship with Jimmy Baker; Dick Cheney; Brent Scowcroft; Colin Powell; Bob Gates; Condoleezza Rice; CIA; Bob Zoellick
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Interview with Andrew Carpendale; Speechwriter; Diplomacy; Tariq Aziz; Iraq Foreign Minister; Leadership; Diplomacy; Karen Jackson; Karen Grooms; Bill Burns; End of the Cold War; Eduard Shervardnadze; Soviet Union; Yitzhak Shamir; Israel; Congress; NATO; Margaret Tutwiler; Janet Mullins; Dennis Ross; Bob Zoellick; Bob Kimmitt; German Unification; Hans-Dietrich Genscher; Four Plus Twos; Two Plus Fours; Sergey Tarasenko; Irkutsk; Moscow; Peter Househorn; CNN; Saddam Hussein; Ta'if, Saudi Arabia; Andy Lang; Madrid Peace Conference
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interview with Richard B. Cheney; President Ford; Statesman vs Politician; Desert Storm Operations; Department of Defense;National Security Advisor; Brent Scowcroft; Director of the CIA; George Bush; Henry Kissinger; Jim Schlesinger; Bill Rogers; Saudi Arabia; Kuwait; General Schwarzkopf; Moscow; Washington; President Gorbachev; Condoleezza Rice; Gulf War; General McPeak, the Air Force Chief of Staff; Colin Powell
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Interview with Clement Conger; Deputy Chief of Protocol; Christian Herter; Henrietta Von Winterthur; American Decorative; Tourists; President Clinton; Warren Christopher; Secretary of State; WHite House; State Department; White House Reception; American Political Cultural System; Secretary of State Dulles; John Foster Dulles; Shah and Empress of Iran; Secretary of State George Shultz; American Culture; Secretary of State Rusk; American Diplomacy; John Quincy Adams State Drawing Room
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Interview with Lawrence S. Eagleburger; University of Wisconsin; University of Virginia; Foreign Service Exam; Kuwait/Iraq Crisis; Panama; Noriega; German Reunification; Soviet Union; Eastern Europe
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Interview with Hans-Dietrich Genscher; Berlin Wall; Foreign Secretary Hurt; Soviet Union; Maggie Thatcher; Summit in Cancun; Chancellor Schmidt; NATO; Chief of Staff; Chancellor Kohl; Warsaw Pact; Eduard Shevardnadze; Jim Baker; Frank Elbe; CSCE Summit; President Carter; President Reagan; North Atlantic Declaration
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Interview with Richard N. Haass; Vietnam; Civil Rights; Jim Baker; George Bush; Career in Public Service; Margaret Thatcher; George Shultz; Germany; NATO; Soviet Union; Chancellor Kohl; Dennis Ross; Bob Zoellick; Syrian Leaders; Middle East; Madrid; Prime Minister Shamir; Israel; President Bush; Bob Gates; Saddam Hussein; Gulf Crisis; Bill Clinton; Lawrence Eagleburger; Brent Scowcroft; The Washington Post; Afghanistan; Dick Cheney; Ed Djerejian; Joe Barnes; Madrid Peace Conference; Gulf Crisis
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Interview with Robert M. Kimmitt; Public Service; Private Sector; UN Security Council; National Security Council; State Department; Eduard Shevardnadze; Hans-Dietrich Genscher; Douglas Hurd; Secretary of the Treasury; NATO; Germany; Afghanistan; Cambodia; Nicaragua; Dick Cheney; George Bush; Gulf War; CNN
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Interview with Ceci Cole McInturff; Dan Rather; CBS; Journalism; Republican Campaigns; Jim Baker; George Bush; David Keane; George Bush 1979 Presidential Campaign; Romania; CNN International; Communism; Freedom of Press
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Interview with Daniel P. Moynihan; Gorbachev UN Speech December 1988; President Ford's Ambassador to the United Nations; Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Alan Greenspan; Marshall Plan
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Interview with Bill Plante; CBS; Edward R. Murrow; Media; Clinton Administration; Middle East; George Bush; Cold War; Nursultan Nazarbayev; Eagleburger; Diplomacy
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Interview with Condoleezza Rice: Statesmanship; Shevardnadze; National Security Council; Brent Scowcroft; Dennis Ross; Destruction of the Berlin Wall; German Unification; NATO; President Bush; Richard Haass's Book Power of Persuasion; Madrid Peace Conference; Gorbachev; Gulf War
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Interview with John F.W Rogers; Assistant to the President of Management; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management; Under Secretary of State for Management; David Gergen; James Carville; Margaret Tutwiler
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Interview with Dennis Ross; Civil Rights Movement; Vietnam War; US Strategy; Political Strategy; Policy; Madrid Conference; Shevardnadze; Sergei Tarasenko; Margaret Tutwiler; US-Soviet Relations; Arab-Israeli Issues; START Agreement; Egyptian-Israeli Agreement; Middle East; NATO; Two Plus Four Plan; Roger George; Bob Zoellick; Gorbachev; Andrew Carpendale; Richard Wright
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Interview with Eduard Shevardnadze; Two Plus Four Negotiations; Unifications of Germany; Gorbachev; German Democratic Republic; Gulf War; Invasion of Kuwait; Soviet Union; Iraq; Moscow; Aleksey Tolstoy Mansion; UN Security Council; NATO; Georgia
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Interview with Angela E. Stent; Associate Professor of Government at Georgetown University; Sovietologist; Mikhail Gorbachev; Cold War; Unification of Germany; Great Statesman; Franklin Roosevelt; Winston Churchill; Richard Nixon; People's Republic of China; NATO; Communism; Madrid Peace Conference
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Interview with Robert S. Strauss; Ambassador for Russia; Gorbachev; Margaret Tutwiler; Larry Eagleburger; Kazakhstan; John Connally; Soviet Union; Madrid Peace Conference; Bush Administration; Political Consensus
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Interview with Robert B. Zoellick; Joe Califano; Coup in Thailand; Dennis Ross; Gorbachev; Reunification of Germany; Two Plus Four Process; Versailles Treaty; Soviet Union; NATO; Margaret Thatcher; Geoffrey Howe; German Foreign Minister Genscher; Bob Kimmitt; Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
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