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| President Bush and Secretary of State James Baker confer in the Oval Office as they compose a response to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who had requested a delay in U.S. action against Iraq. Shortly after speaking with Gorbachev, Bush gave Iraqi President Saddam Hussein a 24-hour ultimatum--when the deadline passed, the U.S. air war began. |
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| James Baker got a law degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 1957. He went on to serve in senior staff positions under three presidents--Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. |
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