Former White House Chief of Staff, Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury James Baker, III, who spends his time these days at the Baker Institute at Rice University, has written a new book entitled ìWork Hard, Study . . . and Keep Out of Politics!î Adventures and Lessons From an Unexpected Public Life.” The title of the book is the legendary advice of Baker’s grandfather, James Addison Baker, who was one of the founders of the venerable Houston law firm, Baker & Botts.
This NY Times review of Baker’s new book belittles the current Bush Administration, even though the book does no such thing. That passes for a book review in the NY Times these days.