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Article: The Crisis of the Reagan Presidency;Transition At The White House ; Ex-Sen. Baker Replaces Regan at White House;President Tries to Repair Damage; Ousted Aide Walks Out Series: The Crisis of the Reagan Presidency: Transition At The White House
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- The Washington Post
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- February 28, 1987
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President Reagan yesterday sought to repair his damaged
presidency by naming former senator Howard H. Baker (R-Tenn.) as his
chief of staff, an action which triggered an angry walkout from the
White House by Donald T. Regan.
Regan, who had sought to hold on as chief of staff for at least
another week, learned late in the afternoon that he had been replaced
when national security adviser Frank C. Carlucci rushed into his
office to tell him that Baker's appointment had been announced on
network television, sources said. One source said Regan "blew a
fuse" at the news, had a one-sentence letter of resignation typed out
and "stormed out" of the White House.
A senior White House official said ...