This article is over 5 years old

Houston Matters

Book Examines James Baker and Other Historic ‘Gatekeepers’ of the West Wing

Tonight (April 19, 2017) at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, the institute’s namesake, James Baker, former Secretary of State, former Secretary of the Treasury and former White House Chief of Staff, will appear alongside Chris Whipple, author of a new book examining the role past chiefs of staff have played in the West […]

| Posted on

Share

Gatekeepers Banner

Listen

To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code:

<iframe src="https://embed.hpm.io/1/219108" style="height: 115px; width: 100%;"></iframe>
X
Gatekeepers Book CoverTonight (April 19, 2017) at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, the institute's namesake, James Baker, former Secretary of State, former Secretary of the Treasury and former White House Chief of Staff, will appear alongside Chris Whipple, author of a new book examining the role past chiefs of staff have played in the West Wing.

The book is called The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency.

We talk with Whipple about how the job traditionally has been performed and how that may have changed under the Trump Administration.

Today in Houston Newsletter Signup
We're in the process of transitioning services for our Today in Houston newsletter. If you'd like to sign up now, fill out the form below and we will add you as soon as we finish the transition. **Please note** If you are already signed up for the newsletter, you do not need to sign up again. Your subscription will be migrated over.