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>> It is a New York Times
best-seller entitled the man
who ran Washington the life and
times of James a Baker, the
3rd written by Peter Baker and
Susan Glasser who make up an
outstanding lineup of office
for this year’s celebration of
reading by the Barbara Bush
Houston literacy Foundation
beta,
of course, no stranger to
Houstonians. But this book
provides a deep in fascinating
dive into the man who control
many of the political lever is
pulled in Washington
for decades. Joining me this
morning. Our Peter Baker and
Susan Glasser. Good morning to
you. Thank you for being here.
Are really appreciate that.
Viewers may
not know that you’re Mary and
that you’ve written before and
that’s a good We’ll talk about
how marital bliss is survive to
all of that. But what was it
about a new cover DC politics
for for quite some time.
Susan, what was
it about James Burke Baker that
really made you want to dig
into his story.
>> Is an incredible character
in American political history
and here I thought this was the
opportunity to write not only
to find he has a unique and
fascinating and buy something.
You told the story of
Washington from the end of that
windy here. You end of the Cold
you know, make or how do you
need for early on got hurt and
how foreign policy and not so
unusual here in Washington.
So Peter, as you got into this
project. What
about it?
>> You figured you. I’m sure
you thought I know a lot about
this guy. What was it about
once you got into the project
that you started to get with
this. Much more to him, then I
really thought there was.
>> I think that’s exactly
right. And it says that
obviously, you know,
world affairs in Washington
there’s a lot of these we
didn’t know is authors and
biographer got their personal
stories story on Houston and
a lot of weight have our story.
His family is we needed how
important it is. The end of
the development of the city.
This personal tragedy with his
first wife, passing away.
How and the politics ironically
emerges Valley into another
family and they had 7 years
eventually had a.
And then struggle that they had
even behind the scenes Romney
pulling the strings in all of
our as you in Washington,
fascinating story. I really
enjoyed meeting about the early
beginnings of a story back into
the other earlier generations
as well. One of the many
observations I had about
reading this book was the
loyalty of James Baker. I’m not
talking about the loyalty to an
individual but to the
Republican Party.
>> He clearly had been devoted
to the party and its presidents
through the years. He
remain so for quite some time
as well. Even though he had
almost nothing in common with
them except
for party. Peter, what was it
about him? What do you think
about him that he remain so
loyal to the GOP no
matter what.
>> I couldn’t even the course.
He started life as a Democrat.
Like many verizon’s access to
migrate Republican Party.
I mean,
you lie. I mean, once you get
once he was there, he might
breach our cars and even if you
had battles with concerns when
you don’t party but would buy
out his and president Paul, one
of the most that you know, his
name now lacking in my life is
involved nor interviewed them
over the years and president
Trump, you crazy or not.
You voted for me. He said I’m
still Republican. No matter
what. I know my party’s left
knee.
>> So Susan, talk about some
of the challenges of.
Not only the process I would I
would guessed is writing a book
is an interesting and
challenging thing. But when
you’re working together with
your husband. You see a lot
anyway. What kind of challenges were there to keep things on
were there to keep things on
track.
>> them are in very different
here. Happy about it on the
long project breast pump me up
your comfort of the time, not
for the top Iraqi backers.
Obama d I thought it was
important here the parking lot
and we’ll read my remarks of
the year for the crime and one
that
we learn and not only in more
lights in the
last year. I’m grateful Grand
from I believe you.
All can see anything in
my hand You know, the time he
moved in a tie. The knot and
never knew 7 you that is an
amazing amazing long time it
seems from someone who has
written a book
like this.
>> So now what kind of projects
are you working on now that
took 7 years. What’s next for
you guys?
>> We’re actually now working
on a book on the Trump
presidency will not take 7 we
are going together that’s a
good You think in the last 4
years have been rather
extraordinary or his need to
find a way to record that.
Of a series of future
generations understand what’s
in our country was worried
about my should Trump’s
relations in Washington work.
The radically
different invaders winds were
stands in contrast in some ways
in which 3.
>> Susan, what has James Baker
said
missing the old GOP. The only
way that Washington worked that
seem to work pretty officially.
They were
we squabbles. But at the end,
things got done. That is not
the case. Now.
>> not done. You know, the red
man was making my time. He left
eye our for who I was not an ID fight and he knew that Iran
ID fight and he knew that Iran
as part of the legacy of Ronald
athleticism on the way to
family partner. Not so much on
making anything done part by
that, you know, I have ever
paid for but I want to know
is no way he’s
my friend 100 miles of the
islands of the first now that
not winning office and then
expected to be there and yeah, I don’t see you a record minor
I don’t see you a record minor
and when I think about her bike
receiving their
the EU. Well, let’s hope that
people read this book and get
back to the old ways of
doing it.
>> Thank you so much for being
here. I want to remind
everybody again, the book is
the man who ran Washington the
life and times of James a
Baker, the 3rd.
>> It is a great read worth
your time and money. That’s
coming from me. Ladies and
gentleman. Thank you so much