James Baker
James Baker
James Addison Baker III is an American attorney and statesman. He served as White House Chief of Staff and United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Ronald Reagan, and as U.S. Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. As Secretary of State, he helped oversee U.S. foreign policy during the end of the Cold War and dissolution of the Soviet Union, as well as during the Gulf War...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 April 1930
CityHouston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
We will then withdraw our lawsuit, and we both agree to accept the results of the overseas ballots, ... That what's best for the country, that is what's reasonable.
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There are no uniform, objective standards here. It's all subjective,
I disagree. By proposing to proceed in such a way, we will be doing the right thing, both politically and substantively. We will occupy the moral high ground.
I don't believe that the people of America want this national election turned over to lawyers and court contests, ... I can certainly understand the pain and frustration of losing an election so very, very narrowly, but it is time to honor the will of the people. It is time to let the orderly process of transitioning go forward.
I think the Supreme Court is going to have the final say with respect to judicial action with respect to this election, ... Fox News Sunday.
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Ladies and gentlemen, at some point -- at some point -- there must be closure,
From our standpoint at least, it was a win.
What do we change to see that this never happens again?
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The only reason why I negotiated with these guys was simply because they didn't try to avoid the issue, they got hold of us right way, ... They clearly didn't understand when they went out of bounds the risk that was involved to other people. I think in looking backward, they understand they put other people at risk with their behavior and this was a way to settle this thing.
We are aware that there have been some complaints filed in terms of pre-election activities by way of efforts to buy votes, ... We're not sure of the significance of those.