Quotation by James Baker

You don't need to know who's playing on the White House tennis court to be a good president. A president has many roles.
James Baker (b. 1930), U.S. Republican politician, secretary of state. Quoted in Joan Didion, Miami, ch. 15 (1987).

Remark made while serving as White House Chief of Staff, on the president's overall knowledge and accountability.
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