Peter Baker

The New York Times

Peter Baker appears in the following:

Inside the Trump Presidency

Friday, September 23, 2022

Susan Glasser and Peter Baker talk about their new book, a detailed account of the four years of the Trump presidency, plus offer analysis of current national news.

The Docket: When A President Gets Subpoenaed

Thursday, November 07, 2019

Thomas Jefferson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton helped define the limits of the president's power to stay out of court.

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White House News, Midterms, and Impeachment

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Peter Baker on the news of the day. 

The Splintering Image of the Secret Service

Friday, October 03, 2014

In light of the revelations of major security lapses at the White House, Brooke examines the crumbling image of the Secret Service.

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Bush and Cheney in the White House

Monday, November 11, 2013

Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, discusses the eight years of the Bush Administration, the most consequential presidency in modern times, and the elusive and shifting alliance of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. In Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House, he brings to life the drama of an era marked by devastating terror attacks, the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, and financial collapse, and he paints a portrait of a partnership that evolved dramatically over time.

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George W. Bush Library Dedicated in Dallas

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Today President Obama and four of his predecessors will gather for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in University Park, Texas. The library official...

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Congress: Going Forward, Or into Gridlock?

Thursday, November 04, 2010

President Obama stood before reporters yesterday and addressed the big losses his party suffered in the midterm elections — including the turnover of the House of Representatives to Republicans. Obama accepted blame for not fullfiling voters' needs on the economy. How will the President's agenda now change? And with Republicans in control of Congress, what will their own agenda be? We'll look towards the future of Congress and the president with Peter Baker, chief political correspondent for The New York Times.

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Woodward Book Details Bitter Rift Among Obama Advisors Over Afghanistan

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Washington is atwitter (and Twittering) this morning over a new book by Bob Woodward. In "Obama's War," the forthcoming book by the veteran Washington Post reporter, high ranking administration officials dish about the bitter divide between the president's national security team over strategy in the war in Afghanistan. 

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US, Russia Trade Alleged Spies for Alleged Spies

Friday, July 09, 2010

Almost as quickly as the story broke that a large ring of Russian sleeper agents was operating in the U.S., officials from the two countries seemed to scramble for a face-saving solution. The agreement: trade the 10 Russian agents arrested in late June for four men currently imprisoned in Russia for alleged contracts with Western intelligence agencies. What does this swap signify in Russian — U.S. relations?

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The War Over Terror in the Obama Administration

Thursday, January 14, 2010

After the failed attempt to explode a bomb on an American plane on Christmas Day, how and when President Obama responded became the focus in the avalanche of media coverage that followed. 

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How the President Made an Afghanistan Strategy

Monday, December 07, 2009

In a front page article published in Sunday's New York Times, Peter Baker details how President Obama came to decide on the new Afghanistan war strategy he delivered to cadets at West...

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October Deadliest Month for US Troops in Afghanistan

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Six staff members of the United Nations were killed and another nine wounded in an armed attack on a central Kabul guesthouse this morning. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for ...

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Summer Over, Congress Heads Back to Hill

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

It’s official: summer vacation is over and Congress is back in session, preparing to pick up where they left off. This week, President Obama will attempt to take back control of the h...

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Afghanistan: Obama's Vietnam?

Monday, August 24, 2009

We're joined by Peter Baker, White House correspondent for The New York Times, to talk about similarities between the continued war in Afghanistan and other ill-defined conflicts in A...

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Bill Clinton: Back in the Spotlight

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Peter Baker, the White House correspondent for The New York Times, is a long-time Clinton watcher. Yesterday's successful negotiation for the release of American journalists Laura Lin...

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The G-8: World Leaders Try to Clear the Air

Thursday, July 09, 2009

President Barack Obama and other G-8 leaders are meeting in Italy today. Top of their agenda is climate change. The leaders of the world's top industrialized nations are aiming at new...

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Political Geometry: Obama's Art of Triangulation

Friday, May 22, 2009

President Obama delivered a strong speech on national security yesterday. And then, so did former Vice President Dick Cheney, who harshly critcized the current commander in chief. Mea...

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The Next 100 Days

Friday, May 01, 2009

New York Times White House correspondent Peter Baker joins us to look back at President Obama’s first 100 days in office and to look forward at what we can expect in the days to come.

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In a secret letter Obama sought help from Russia on Iran

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Last month, President Obama sent a secret hand-delivered letter to Russia's President Dmitri Medvedev. It was an offer: the U.S. would back off from deploying a new missile defense sy...

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The Pentagon reacts to President Obama's plan for Iraq withdrawal

Monday, March 02, 2009

In a press conference at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, President Obama announced his plan for troop withdrawal from Iraq. The plan calls for removing American combat troops by Aug. ...

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