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Baker, Howard Henry, Jr., 1925–, U.S. politician and public official, b. Huntsville, Tenn. As a moderate Republican senator (1966–87) from Tennessee, he gained (1973) national attention as a member of the Senate committee investigating the Watergate affair Watergate affair, in U.S. history, series of scandals involving the administration of President Richard M. Nixon ; more specifically, the burglarizing of the Democratic party national headquarters in the Watergate apartment complex in Washington, D.C.
..... Click the link for more information. . He became (1977) Senate minority leader and served (1981–85) as Senate majority leader after the Republican victory in the 1980 elections. He also was White House chief of staff (1987–88) under President Ronald Reagan. In 1996 he married Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum (see Kassebaum-Baker, Nancy Landon Kassebaum-Baker, Nancy Landon (kăs`əbôm', –boum'), 1932–, U.S. senator from Kansas (1979–97), b.
..... Click the link for more information. ). Baker served as U.S. ambassador to Japan from 2001 to 2005.