James A. Baker III Oral History Collection 1991-2011

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

The James A. Baker III Oral History Project is a joint project run by the Seeley G. Mudd Library at Princeton University and the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. The collection consists of transcripts and audio files of interviews with individuals who knew and worked closely with James A. Baker III during his career in politics and public service.

Description

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Description

Consists of transcripts and audio files of interviews with individuals who knew and worked closely with James A. Baker III during his career in politics and public service.

Collection Creator History

The James A. Baker III Oral History Project is a joint project run by the Seeley G. Mudd Library at Princeton University and the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. The project seeks to document the career of James A. Baker III, who was a central figure in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George Bush in the 1980s and early 1990s and led presidential campaigns for Presidents Gerald Ford, Reagan and Bush over the course of five consecutive presidential elections from 1976 to 1992.

Collection History

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Acquisition

The Frank Fahrenkopf interview with Tom DeFrank was added to the collection in 2013. The accession number for this is ML.2013.008.

Archival Appraisal Information

No materials have been separated from this collection.

Processing Information

Processed by Kristen Turner and Maureen Callahan in 2011-2013.

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

Individual interviews may be restricted. Contact the library for additional details.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Curator of the Public Policy Papers. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Preferred Citation

James A. Baker III Oral History Collection; 1991-2011, Public Policy Papers, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• American politics and government

Subject Terms

• Baker, James Addison, 1930-
• Baker, Susan G., 1938-
• Bush, George, 1924-
• Carlucci, Frank Charles, 1930-
• Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
• Cheney, Richard B.
• Deaver, Michael K.
• Diplomacy
• Djerejian, Edward P.
• Djerejian, Francoise
• Dole, Robert J., 1923-
• Donatelli, Frank
• Duberstein, Kenneth M.
• Edwards, Mickey, 1937-
• Fielding, Fred
• Fitzwater, Marlin
• Genscher, Hans Dietrich
• Greenspan, Alan, 1926-
• Hamilton, Lee
• Hurd, Douglas, 1930-
• James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
• Kemp, Jack
• Kimmitt, Robert Michael, 1947-
• Laxalt, Paul
• Malek, Fred
• Meese, Edwin
• Pickering, Thomas Reeve, 1931-
• Rogers, John F. W., 1956-
• Rubenstein, David M.
• Scowcroft, Brent
• Shultz, George Pratt, 1920-
• Simpson, Alan
• Spencer, Stuart K.
• Sununu, John E., 1964-
• Tutwiler, Margaret, 1950-
• Zoelick, Robert

Contents and Arrangement

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Arrangement

The Records have been arranged in two series:

Series 1: Oral History Interviews, 2006-2011

Series 2: Panel Discussions and Events, 1994-2010