Howard Baker

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American politician United States senator human

Howard Baker was a prominent Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee who became nationally known for his pivotal role in the Watergate investigation and later served as Senate majority leader and White House chief of staff.

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Howard H. Baker Jr. 1

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instanceOf American politician ⓘ
United States senator ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ
birthPlace Huntsville, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
candidateIn 1980 Republican Party presidential primaries ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1925-11-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2014-06-26 ⓘ
deathPlace Huntsville, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
educatedAt Tulane University ⓘ
surface form: Tulane University Law School

University of Tennessee, Knoxville ⓘ
surface form: University of Tennessee
employer United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
endTimeAsSenateMajorityLeader 1985-01-03 ⓘ
endTimeAsSenateMinorityLeader 1981-01-03 ⓘ
endTimeAsWhiteHouseChiefOfStaff 1988-07-03 ⓘ
familyName Baker ⓘ
father Howard Baker Sr. ⓘ
givenName Howard ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
mother Dora Ladd Baker ⓘ
name Howard Baker self-link ⓘ
nominatedFor Vice President of the United States ⓘ
notableQuote What did the President know, and when did he know it? ⓘ
notableWork Role in the Senate Watergate investigation ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
officeEndTime 1985-01-03 ⓘ
officeStartTime 1967-01-03 ⓘ
positionHeld Senate Majority Leader ⓘ
Senate Minority Leader ⓘ
United States senator from Tennessee ⓘ
Vice Chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee ⓘ
White House Chief of Staff ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
represented Tennessee ⓘ
residence Huntsville, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Joy Dirksen Baker ⓘ
Nancy Kassebaum ⓘ
startTimeAsSenateMajorityLeader 1981-01-03 ⓘ
startTimeAsSenateMinorityLeader 1977-01-03 ⓘ
startTimeAsWhiteHouseChiefOfStaff 1987-02-27 ⓘ
workedFor United States Senate ⓘ
White House ⓘ

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Church Committee → hasMember → Howard Baker ⓘ
Baker → hasNotableBearer → Howard Baker ⓘ
Howard Baker → name → Howard Baker self-link ⓘ
this entity surface form: Howard H. Baker Jr.
95th Congress → senateMinorityLeader → Howard Baker ⓘ
subject surface form: 95th United States Congress