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Howard Baker was born in Huntsville, Tennessee, United States on November 15, 1925. Public records list Howard Baker as a politician, lawyer and diplomat. Death is recorded on June 26, 2014, at the age of 88. Education on record includes Tulane University of Louisiana. Awards on record include Presidential Medal of Freedom (1984), Brandeis Medal, Person of the Year, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (2004) and 4 more.
My Take
Howard Baker is one of those American politicians I find genuinely worth studying, not for theatrics but for restraint. His question during Watergate about what the president knew and when he knew it became shorthand for principled oversight, and that he asked it of his own party's president tells me a lot about the man. A Tennessee senator who rose to majority leader, he later served as White House chief of staff and as ambassador to Japan, where the Order of the Paulownia Flowers recognized him. To me he represents a bipartisan instinct that feels increasingly rare.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Howard Baker
- Name (Japanese)
- ハワード・H・ベーカー・ジュニア
- Reading
- はわーど・H・べーかー・じゅにあ
- Born
- November 15, 1925 – June 26, 2014
- Origin
- Huntsville, Tennessee, United States
- Occupation
- politician / lawyer / diplomat / television actor / ambassador
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Ox
2. Background
- University
- Tulane University of Louisiana
Awards & achievements
- 1984 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Brandeis Medal
- 2004 Person of the Year, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
- 2008 Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
- 2001 Grand Cross of Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero
- Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero
- Order of the Paulownia Flowers
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4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Howard Baker born?
Born November 15, 1925.
When did Howard Baker die?
Died June 26, 2014, aged 88.
Where was Howard Baker from?
Howard Baker was from Huntsville, Tennessee, United States.
What did Howard Baker do?
Howard Baker worked as politician, lawyer, diplomat, television actor, ambassador.
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