mr. baker served as the first historian of the u.s. senate, beginning with the establishment of the u.s. historical office in 1975 and continuing until 2009. during his career, mr. baker served under nine senate majority leaders, five democrats, for republicans, one of which was senator bob dole. mr. baker and senator dole share a history together that began in 1987 when they partner on a project celebrating the bicentennial of the united states senate. beginning on the first day of the 100th congress, senator dole delivered a short historical vignettes written by mr. baker and his staff highlighting the significant people, unusual customs, and memorable events associated with the senate over the first two centuries. mr. baker's devotion to history is evident in his building of the office, as the first to made great strides in protecting and maintaining records, recording oral histories, cataloging and reserving photographs that document now activities. not content to merely preserve history, m

mr. baker served under nine senate majority leaders, five democrats, four republicans, one of which was senator bob dole. mr. baker and senator dole shared a history together that began in 1987, when they partnered on a project celebrating the bicentennial of the united states senate. senator dole delivered a short historical vignettes highlighting memorable people, customs and defensive associated with the senate. -- and memorable events associated with the senate. these were later compiled and published as the historical almanac of the united states senate. mr. baker's devotion to history is evident. he maintained records, published histories, and kept photographs re

mr. baker served under nine senate majority leaders, five democrats, four republicans, one of which was senator bob dole. mr. baker and senator dole shared a history together that began in 1987, when they partnered on a project celebrating the bicentennial of the united states senate. senator dole delivered a short historical vignettes highlighting memorable people, customs and defensive associated with the senate. -- and memorable events associated with the senate. these were later compiled and published as the historical almanac of the united states senate. mr. baker's devotion to history is evident. he maintained records, published histories, and kept photographs related to all activity. he worked to make that history more accessible to the american public through which content presented on the website, in a congressional office building, by appearing on c-span, and most importantly, through a tireless from senators, their staff, reporters, historians, student, and even a tourist visiting co

they were able to establish that the fact that it was only him, and mr. baker there at the time. >> well police say somebody tried to rob baker, three days before he was killed. but they do not know if that incident was related to his killing. >> controversy over internet access in schools. is heating up. and now lawyers and lawmakers are getting involved. harford county schools have a filtering system that blocks inappropriate content like pornography. but the a.c.l.u. complained that it restricted access to websites promoting lesbian and transgender issues. so the school lifted the filter. now parents and 1 state delegate are calling on officials to resume restrictions. >> the school system rolled over and said we will unlock the sites. that's wrong. and parents have a right to know what children are exposed to. >> now the a.c.l.u. said it got involved at the request of some students, that are members of the gay, straight alliance club. >> lawmakers are resuming debate this week on whether to impose more restriction on using cell phones. while driving. the se

>> guest: i'm still looking at mr. baker. he's somebody i hold in minimum high respect because he's not a terribly solid journalist. so i'll just leave it at that. >> host: next is marion from erie, colorado. go ahead, please. >> caller: hi, good morning. this is a wonderful program and thanks to you both. i have a specific question, and it has today with the watergate tapes and specifically a moment -- and i've only read the transcripts, so i'm asking mr. dean to flesh out this moment. where my picture, at least, is that president nixon is sitting on one side of the desk and mr. dean is sitting on the other. and the president twice says, you realize that if one person tells this story, the whole thing could come down. and mr. dean says, yes, i know that. and the president reiterates this, and mr. dean says again, i'm aware of that or words to that effect. it's been a while since i read it. and i'm wondering if at that moment, in that moment of conversation whether you had the sense that he knew it was you or whether you knew

copyright 2009 book that he is going to bring suit against him too. >> guest: mr. baker is someone i hold in minimum high respect because he is not a terribly solid journalist so i will leave it at that. >> caller: this is a wonderful program. i have a specific question that has to do with the watergate tapes and specifically a moment to read the transcripts and i am asking mr. dean to flesh out this moment. and president nixon is on one side of the desk and the president twice said you don't realize if one person tells this story the whole thing could come down and mr. deane says yes, i know that and the president reiterated this and mr. deane says again i am aware of that. or words to that effect. i am wondering in that moment of conversation whether you had the sense that he knew it was you or whether you knew and he didn't that it was going to be you. it is such a shakespearean dramatic moment and i will hang up. >> caller: >> guest: without listening to that segment it would be hard to give an accurate answer. you can actually listen to these tapes. it sounds like y

mr. baker served under nine senate majority beaters, five democrats, for republicans, one of which was senator bob dole. they share a history to get it that began in 1987 when a partner in on the project. beginning on the first day, he delivered a short historical vignettes written by mr. baker and his staff highlighting the significant people a memorable event associated with the senate. his devotion is apparent. at the first director, he made great strides collecting and maintaining historical records, recording and publishing histories, i have no blogging photographs burda not intend to preserve history, he worked to make it more accessible to the american public. there were frequent appearances on c-span and a tireless devotion to questions from senators, their staff, historians, and tourists visiting the halls of congress. what many people do not realize is that the records of congress and other files that record how and why legislation came into being are not subject to any overarching le

mrs. jimmy carter and our special guest, senator howard baker. [applause] [applause]. >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> as tony said i'm jay hakes the director of the carter presidential library and would like to welcome you here today, our topic is one that seems to have captured the public interest. it is bipartisanship. in the 1970s, and bipartisanship today. and, we could not have a better panel to discuss that topic as i think you will all agree. i will start with the person whose name is on the building... [laughter]. >> president jimmy carter, and the 39th president of the u.s. and, also, the founder along with his wife, rosalynn of the carter center. we will get into that presidency in considerably depth as we move through the program this morning. our guest today is senator howard baker, former senator of tennessee, republican minority leader, majority leader in the senate, chief of staff to president reagan, but, also, perhaps, even more important than all of that, a great photographer. [laughter]. >> and, i had seen some of senator baker's

mr. chairman. my first question, or faster block, both secretary baker and chairman bernanke in answer to my question about the federal reserve and the federal reserve new york to require lehman to correct its material misrepresentation on the grounds that they said they didn't because they were lehman's primary right delayed her. do you find that explanation convincing? [inaudible] junior mike kahn. >> no, i think i have a word for word, that secretary gates are set this push the financial system to the brink of collapse. i don't follow businesses normals when i was a regulator would not have been. i insist that the problem be fixed. and the fed had astonishingly large leverage, all the leverage that it needed if it had exerted it and of course chairman bernanke was the one who should have been exerted in it. >> and they ignored his -- what the examiners, as i think correctly set on the material misrepresentation on the grounds that they weren't acting in a regulatory capacity. is it ever appropriate for a government regulator to look the other way because he's not the regulatory -- the regulator. >

baker looking at what this all means. he writes, the celebratory mood and the majestic guilded hall in prague castle marks the stubborn division on matters like missile defense and european security. mr. obama avoided any public criticism of russia's human rights record, and while they resolved to seek even deeper cuts in nuclear weapons, such an atreatment would be much harder to reach eastern one that they signed yesterday. the overthrow of the government in kyrgyzstan likewise could quickly test the new bond, given the two countries have vied for influence there in recent years. also this morning, charles krauthammer as this piece this morning, nuclear doctrine consists of thinking the unthinkable. it involves making threats and promises and retaliation that is cruel and zktive beyond imagining, but it has a purpose, to prevent war in the first place. charles krauthammer saying the naive take is stunning. he conclusion with this point, seeing that americans retreat, they will rethink, rfering to our enemies, and some will arm. there is no greater spur to hyper proliferation than the furling of the american nuclear combrell umbrella. next is kathleen joining us. good morning, democ