"WH Chief of Staff" James Baker Hand Signed Time Magazine Cover Dated 1989

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"White House Chief of Staff" James Baker Hand Signed Time Magazine Cover Dated 1989. There is a small amount of paper loss in the top left corner not affecting the signature. The price has been adjusted to reflect this.
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James Addison Baker III
[note 1]
(born April 28, 1930)
[1]
is an American attorney, statesman, and political figure. He served as
White House Chief of Staff
and
United States Secretary of the Treasury
under President
Ronald Reagan
, and as
U.S. Secretary of State
and White House Chief of Staff under President
George H. W. Bush
. Born in
Houston
, Baker attended
The Hill School
and
Princeton University
before serving in the
United States Marine Corps
. After graduating from the
University of Texas School of Law
, he pursued a legal career. He became a close friend of George H. W. Bush and worked for Bush's unsuccessful
1970 campaign
for the
United States Senate
. After the campaign, he served in various positions for President
Richard Nixon
. In 1975, he was appointed
Under Secretary of Commerce
for
Gerald Ford
. He served until May 1976, ran Ford's 1976 presidential campaign, and unsuccessfully sought election as the
Attorney General of Texas
. Baker ran Bush's unsuccessful campaign for the
1980 Republican presidential nomination
, but made a favorable impression on the Republican nominee, Ronald Reagan. Reagan appointed Baker as his White House Chief of Staff, and Baker remained in that position until 1985, when he became the Secretary of the Treasury. As Treasury Secretary, he arranged the
Plaza Accord
and the
Baker Plan
. He resigned as Treasury Secretary to manage Bush's successful
1988 campaign
for president. After the election, Bush appointed Baker to the position of Secretary of State. As Secretary of State, he helped oversee
U.S. foreign policy
during the end of the
Cold War
and
dissolution of the Soviet Union
, as well as during the
Gulf War
. After the Gulf War, Baker served another stint as White House Chief of Staff from 1992 to 1993. Baker remained active in business and public affairs after Bush's defeat in the
1992 presidential election
. He served as a
United Nations
envoy to
Western Sahara
and as a consultant to
Enron
. During the
Florida recount
following the
2000 presidential election
, he managed
George W. Bush
's legal team in the state. He served as the co-chairman of the
Iraq Study Group
, which Congress formed in 2006 to study
Iraq
and the ongoing
Iraq War
. He serves on the
World Justice Project
and the
Climate Leadership Council
. Baker is the namesake of the
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
at
Rice University
.