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Genre/Form: | Biography Biographie |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Baker, James Addison, 1930- Work hard, study-- and keep out of politics! New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2006 (OCoLC)607658881 Online version: Baker, James Addison, 1930- Work hard, study-- and keep out of politics! New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2006 (OCoLC)607733338 |
Named Person: | James Addison Baker; James Addison Baker; James Addison Baker; James Addison Baker; James Addison Baker |
Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
James Addison Baker; Steve Fiffer |
ISBN: | 9780399153778 0399153772 |
OCLC Number: | 70668630 |
Description: | xvii, 460 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | "Number one, I don't know anything about politics" -- "Gobblers and hens" -- "The closest presidential election you'll ever see in your lifetime" -- "Doesn't it piss you off?" -- "I want to talk to you before you go back to Texas" -- "President Reagan doesn't like yes men. When he says no, we all say no" -- "Spared for a purpose" -- "A reformed drunk" -- "Catching javelins" -- "Jimmy, you're massaging me" -- "If that's what you want, George, that's what we'll do" -- "If you're so smart, Jimmy, how come I'm vice president and you're not?" -- "From 'fencing master' to 'foxtail'" -- "The one constant in politics is change" -- "I don't miss Washington" -- "Good evening, Mr. President-elect" -- "Mr. President, this is not the first time I've done this" -- "A single bluebell" -- Appendix : "Item one on our agenda was the dollar." |
Responsibility: | James A. Baker, III ; with Steve Fiffer. |
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Abstract:
A memoir by the former Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff describes his experiences during his thirty-five-year career in politics, discussing the Iran-Contra scandal, the Reagan assassination attempt, and other important events.
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