
Staff treasury secretary and ultimately secretary of state James A Baker III understood better than anyone how to make Washington work and how to pull the levers of power at home and abroad A suave and profane Texas Democrat Baker worked as a wealthy Houston lawyer until his best friend George H W Bush drew him into Republican politics His first dramatic win was in 1976 as the delegate hunter who secured the Republican nomination for Ford against a challenge from Ronald Reagan His next job as Bush's campaign manager four years later maneuvered Bush onto the ticket with Reagan and Baker int.
washington mobile The Man download Who Ran kindle Man Who Ran free The Man Who Ran Washington PDFStaff treasury secretary and ultimately secretary of state James A Baker III understood better than anyone how to make Washington work and how to pull the levers of power at home and abroad A suave and profane Texas Democrat Baker worked as a wealthy Houston lawyer until his best friend George H W Bush drew him into Republican politics His first dramatic win was in 1976 as the delegate hunter who secured the Republican nomination for Ford against a challenge from Ronald Reagan His next job as Bush's campaign manager four years later maneuvered Bush onto the ticket with Reagan and Baker int.