Howard Baker
Howard Baker
Howard Henry Baker Jr.was an American politician and diplomat who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee and Senate Majority Leader. Baker later served as White House Chief of Staff for President Ronald Reagan, and a United States Ambassador to Japan. He worked as a lobbyist and adviser at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth15 November 1925
CountryUnited States of America
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The welfare of the planet and its environment is paramount. But what we do, and do equally and evenhandedly, is more difficult to identify. I have no doubt in mind that President Bush is serious in his determination to reexamine the overall issue and that would include reexamining the language of the Kyoto treaty.
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The President said at Camp David that he embraced the reform movement as described by the Prime Minister. And the President of course will speak for himself. I imagine that he supports the Prime Minister in his general efforts to reform the structure and procedures of this economy so that the economy can move forward. America prospers when Japan prospers.
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We pause to remember the tragic loss of over 3,000 innocent men, women, and children from some 90 countries around the world,
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To begin with, I am aware that I am the President's representative in Japan. I am his emissary. That's the way the title reads. And that's the way I present my credentials to the Emperor. I am the President's representative in Japan.
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We have timers and they will be limiting how long each candidate speaks, or with 41 candidates, we would be there a long, long time.
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It is almost always the cover-up rather than the event that causes trouble.
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Eventually, somebody is going to be a hero, and somebody's going to be president. Not necessarily the same person.
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The beginning of the decline of the Republic was the day they air-conditioned the Capitol.
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In Washington I'm thought of as a conservative, but in Tennessee I'm thought of as a Bolshevik.
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If you don't like the question that's asked, answer some other question.
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The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts.
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I intend to travel to Okinawa and to visit with Okinawa officials and the citizens of Okinawa at an early date. I will send my best analysis of that situation, including the local attitudes, back to Washington, to the government there.
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The central question is simply put: What did the president know and when did he know it?
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Any time the United States government turns over an American citizen, including military personnel, to the government of another country, it is in our nature to want to make sure that they receive the best treatment, the fairest treatment, and the most humane treatment.