Richard A. Baker (historian)
Richard Baker | |
|---|---|
| 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. He directed the United States Senate Historical Office from the time of its creation in 1975.
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.