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Review the story of a remarkable politician: a power-player, dealmaker and diplomat.
Review the story of a remarkable politician and statesman. James A. Baker III, now 84, helped elect three presidents, served in top posts for two of them and was a central player in momentous events of the late 20th century. With candid testimony from Baker and firsthand accounts from former presidents Clinton, Carter and Bush Sr., former Secretaries of State Rice and Kissinger, former Vice President Cheney, other Washington insiders, journalists and historians, this is an eye-opening story of power, persuasion and diplomacy at the highest levels.
James Baker has served in key government positions under three
presidents, most notably as Ronald Reagan's secretary of the
treasury and as secretary of state under President George Bush.
Baker talks candidly about working in the White House and explains
how the dissolution of the Soviet Union changed the world
forever.