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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70668630 Title: Work hard, study-- and keep out of politics! : adventures and lessons from an unexpected public life Author: James Addison Baker; Steve Fiffer Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2006. ISBN/ISSN: 9780399153778 0399153772 OCLC:70668630

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Work hard, study-- and keep out of politics! : adventures and lessons from an unexpected public life

Author:	James Addison Baker; Steve Fiffer
Publisher:	New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2006.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	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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Subjects	Baker, James Addison, -- 1930- Baker, James Addison, -- 1930- -- Philosophy. Baker, James Addison. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Biography Biographie
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 Find more information about:
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.
More information:	Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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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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