James Baker
Videos
James Addison Baker III is an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, and former Marine Corps officer. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 10th White House chief of staff and 67th Unite
Official portrait, 1989
Baker in the Princeton University yearbook, 1952
During the Korean War, Baker served for six months on the USS Monrovia (pictured) in the Mediterranean Sea.
In his first foray into electoral politics, Baker helped his friend George H.W. Bush (pictured) run for the Senate in Texas.
White House Chief of Staff
Videos
The White House chief of staff is the head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, a position in the federal government of the United States.
James Baker
…April 28, 1930) is an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, and former Marine Corps officer. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 10th White House chief of staff and 67th United States secretary of the treasury under President Ronald Reagan, and the 61st U.S. secretary of state, before returning as the 16th White…
The White House logo under Trump 2.0
Susie Wiles July 2025
Chief of Staff Jack Watson (1980–1981) meets with President Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office, in 1977
President George H. W. Bush sits at his desk in the Oval Office Study as Chief of Staff John Sununu stands nearby, in 1989