Richard Baker | |
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1st Historian of the United States Senate | |
In office 1975–2009 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Donald A. Ritchie |
Personal details | |
Born | March 18, 1940 |
Education | University of Massachusetts, Amherst (BA) Michigan State University (MA) Columbia University (MLS) University of Maryland, College Park (PhD) |
Richard Allan Baker (born March 18, 1940) was the first Historian of the United States Senate, serving through August 2009.[1] He directed the United States Senate Historical Office from the time of its creation in 1975.[2]
He wrote a weekly column on Senate history for a Washington newspaper (The Hill) and is the co-author (with Neil MacNeil) of the D.B. Hardeman Prize-winning The American Senate: An Insider's History, published in 2013, a history of Senate rules and customs.[3][4]
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