For three decades and more, James A Baker III was the face of American power. The tall Texan with the impassive stare ranks as the only person to have served as White House chief of staff, treasury secretary and secretary of state. In the Reagan and Bush Snr administrations, Baker enjoyed the unofficial title of “co-president”, a ruthless political operator who deployed his dealmaking skills to advance US interests while working with allies to help bring a peaceful end to the cold war.
在三十多年的時間裏，詹姆士•A•貝克三世(James A Baker III)曾一直是美國權力的代言人。除這位身材高大、目光冷峻的德克薩斯人之外，再沒有人既擔任過美國白宮幕僚長，又做過財政部長，還當過國務卿。在里根(Reagan)政府和老布希(George H W Bush)政府裏，貝克享有「聯席總統」的非官方頭銜，他是一個冷酷無情的政治運作者，利用自己的交易撮合技巧增進美國的利益，同時與盟國合作，以幫助和平結束冷戰。
您已閱讀7%（702字），剩餘93%（8800字）包含更多重要資訊，訂閱以繼續探索完整內容，並享受更多專屬服務。