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Howard Henry Baker Jr. (November 15, 1925 – June 26, 2014) was an American politician, diplomat and photographer who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to the rank of Senate Minority Leader and then Senate Majority Leader.
Jun 26, 2014 · Howard Baker, who accomplished much in his years in Washington, may be best remembered for a single question he asked as a senator during the Watergate investigation.
Jun 26, 2014 · Baker was minority leader when the Reagan landslide swept Republicans into control of the chamber in 1980 Reagan, and he became the first Republican majority leader in decades.
4 days ago · Senator Howard Baker, vice chairman of the Senate Watergate Investigating Committee, questions witness James McCord during hearing in Washington, on May 18, 1973. Because of his intellectual ...
Jun 27, 2014 · Former Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee, who framed the central question of the Watergate scandal before serving as majority leader and Ronald Reagan’s White House Chief of Staff, .
Jun 26, 2014 · Howard Baker, who died Thursday at age 88, was a former Senate majority leader and chief of staff to President Reagan. Both his father and stepmother served in Congress; one of the Senate's...
Howard Baker, Jr., of Tennessee served 18 years in the Senate, from 1967 to 1985, becoming the Republican floor leader in 1977.