Background
BAKER, Howard was born on November 15, 1925 in Huntsville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Howard H. Baker and Dora Ladd.
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Howard H. Henry Baker, Junior.
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University of the South. Tulane University; University of Tennessee (Bachelor of Laws, 1949). Phi Delta Phi. Member, United States Senate from Tennessee, January, 1967-January, 1985.
Minority Leader, United States Senate, January, 1977-January, 1981.
Majority Leader, United States Senate, January, 1981-January, 1985. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1984.
Member, United States Delegation, 31st General Assembly of the United Nations, 1976. Chairman, Advisory Commission, United Nations Conference on Human Environment, Stockholm, June, 1972.
Chief of Staff to The President of the United States, February, 1987-July, 1988.
(Also at Knoxville, Huntsville, Johnson City and Hendersonville, Tennessee and Washington, District of Columbia Offices). Corporate, Administrative.
Career
Worked at Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, Nashville, Tennessee. Also Washington, District of Columbia, Chattanooga, Huntsville, Johnson City & (Knoxville) specializing in Corporate Law, Administrative Law. Admitted to the bar, 1949, Tennessee.
1981, District of Columbia.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, United States Senate from Tennessee, January, 1967-January, 1985. Minority Leader, United States Senate, January, 1977-January, 1981.
Majority Leader, United States Senate, January, 1981-January, 1985. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1984.
Member, United States Delegation, 31st General Assembly of the United Nations, 1976.
Chairman, Advisory Commission, United Nations Conference on Human Environment, Stockholm, June, 1972. Chief of Staff to The President of the United States, February, 1987-July, 1988. Member: Scott County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.
District of Columbia Bar.
(Also at Washington, District of Columbia, Chattanooga, Huntsville, Johnson City and Knoxville Offices).
Achievements
Membership
Member, United States Senate from Tennessee, January, 1967-January, 1985. Minority Leader, United States Senate, January, 1977-January, 1981. Majority Leader, United States Senate, January, 1981-January, 1985.
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1984.
Member, United States Delegation, 31st General Assembly of the United Nations, 1976. Chairman, Advisory Commission, United Nations Conference on Human Environment, Stockholm, June, 1972.
Chief of Staff to The President of the United States, February, 1987-July, 1988. Member: Scott County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.
District of Columbia Bar.
(Also at Washington, District of Columbia, Chattanooga, Huntsville, Johnson City and Knoxville Offices).
Interests
Connections
Married Joy Dirksen in 1951.
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1981