James Baker III

James Baker III

Born: April 28, 1930
in Houston, Texas
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James Addison Baker, III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, politician and political advisor.

Baker served as the Chief of Staff in President Ronald Reagan's first administration and in the final year of the administration of President George H. W. Bush. Baker also served as Secretary of the Treasury from 1985-1988 in the second Reagan administration, and Secretary of State in the George H. W. Bush administration. He is also the namesake of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

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Movies for James Baker III...

Title: The Problem With Jon Stewart
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 30, 2021
Type: TV
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the world's problems. It's harder to pinpoint the systems responsible for creating them. In this series, Jon Stewart brings together people impacted by different parts of a problem to discuss how we come up with change.
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Stars and Strife
Title: Stars and Strife
Character: Self
Released: August 4, 2020
Type: Movie
Examines how an epidemic of hatred has left America helpless in the face of crisis—and how a return to empathy can save us.
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Meeting Gorbachev
Title: Meeting Gorbachev
Character: Self
Released: May 3, 2019
Type: Movie
Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.
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Countdown to Zero
Title: Countdown to Zero
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 2010
Type: Movie
A documentary about the escalating nuclear arms race.
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Anatomy of a Disaster: Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery
Title: Anatomy of a Disaster: Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery
Character: Himself
Released: March 21, 2008
Type: Movie
This U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) video uses expert testimony and computer-animated reenactments to describe and discuss its detailed investigation into the March 23 2005 explosion of the ISOM (isomerization) unit at the BP (British Petroleum) refinery at Texas City, Texas. The explosion killed 15 workers, injured 180 others, and cost BP billions of dollars.
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...So Goes the Nation
Title: ...So Goes the Nation
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 4, 2006
Type: Movie
A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.
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Fahrenheit 9/11
Title: Fahrenheit 9/11
Character: Self
Released: June 25, 2004
Type: Movie
Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election
Title: Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 17, 2002
Type: Movie
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election is the riveting story about the battle for the presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in America. Filmmakers Richard Ray Perez and Joan Sekler examine modern America’s most controversial political contest: the 2000 election of George W. Bush. What emerges is a disturbing picture of an election marred by suspicious irregularities, electoral injustices, and sinister voter purges in a state governed by the winning candidate’s brother. This 2004 Campaign Edition features new commentary by Danny Glover and a new segment on the dangers of electronic voting machines.
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When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World
Title: When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A detailed reconstruction of the events from Nov. 9th to 11th, 1989, which led to the Berlin wall tumbling down, on a local, national and international level.
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Reagan
Title: Reagan
Character: Self
Released: February 23, 1998
Type: Movie
In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century -- and one of the most controversial. A failed actor, Reagan became a passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government, and anti-communism.
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Title: Tagesschau
Character: Self
Released: December 26, 1952
Type: TV
German daily news program, the oldest still existing program on German television.