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Theirs was the most captivating American political partnership since Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger: a bold and untested president and his seasoned, relentless vice president. Confronted by one crisis after another, they struggled to protect the country, remake the world, and define their own relationship along the way. In Days of Fire, Peter Baker chronicles the history of the most consequential presidency in modern times through the prism of its two most compelling characters, capturing the elusive and shifting alliance of George Walker Bush and Richard Bruce Cheney as no historian has done before.

Lost in the showdown between President Donald Trump and James B. Comey that played out last week was a chilling threat to the United States. Comey, the former director of the FBI, testified that the Russians not only had intervened in last year’s election but would try to do it again.

"Overshadowed by Trump-Comey Standoff, a Warning About Russia" is from the June 11, 2017 Domestic section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and David E. Sanger and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

When a new White House chief of staff takes over, the smart ones check in with James A. Baker III, the only man to have occupied the office two different times for two different presidents and is widely considered to be the gold standard.

"Sage Advice From the ‘Gold Standard’ of White House Chiefs of Staff" is from the July 30, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

After President Donald Trump accused his predecessor in March of wiretapping him, James B. Comey, the FBI director, was flabbergasted. The president, Comey told associates, was “outside the realm of normal,” even “crazy."

"How Festering Anger at Comey Ended in Firing" is from the May 10, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Maggie Haberman, Glenn Thrush, Michael S. Schmidt and Peter Baker and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Few seem as excited about the release of the final batch of secret documents from the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy as the current occupant of the Oval Office. “The long anticipated release of the #JFKFiles will take place tomorrow,” President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “So interesting!”

"Papers May Shed Light on JFK Assassination" is from the October 25, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and Scott Shane and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Much of the world has soured on American leadership since President Donald Trump took office, a loss of faith that has opened up opportunities for other countries like China, Russia and Germany to assert themselves on the international stage, according to an extensive new survey of people living around the globe.

"Souring World Views of Trump Open Doors for China and Russia" is from the January 17, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Britain’s tough response in holding Russia responsible for a poisoning attack on its soil increased the pressure on President Donald Trump to join with a NATO ally in taking action, even as he has been reluctant to retaliate for Moscow’s intervention in the 2016 election in the United States.

"Trump, Pressured to Criticize Russia for Poisoning, Leaves Comment to Aides" is from the March 14, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

President Donald Trump wrote off more than $100 million in business losses to reduce his federal taxes in 2005, according to forms made public Tuesday night: a rare glimpse at documents that he had refused to disclose since becoming a candidate for the nation’s highest office.

If other new occupants of the White House wanted to be judged by their first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump seems intent to be judged by his first 100 hours. No president in modern times, if ever, has started with such a flurry of initiatives on so many fronts in such short order.

"The Marathon of the Presidency Is Looking More Like a Sprint" is from the January 28, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Charlie Savage, Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

President Donald Trump called on the world’s leading economies Friday to reinstate Russia to the Group of 7 nations four years after it was cast out for annexing Crimea, once again putting him at odds with the leading U.S. allies in Europe and Asia.

"Trump Wants Russia Back in G-7, in Split With U.S. Allies" is from the June 08, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

Dina H. Powell, a deputy national security adviser to President Donald Trump and a key player on a variety of foreign policy issues since the early days of his administration, will step down early next year, the White House said Friday.

"Influential Foreign Policy Adviser Is Set to Leave White House" is from the December 08, 2017 Politics section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and Mark Landler and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

President Donald Trump picked Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, a widely respected military strategist, as his new national security adviser Monday, calling him “a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience.”

"Trump Chooses McMaster as National Security Adviser" is from the February 20, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Even in the final days of her life, Barbara Bush retained the sharp tongue that belied her grandmotherly image. When her eldest son, former President George W. Bush, visited about 10 days before her death, the two playfully needled each other in the way they always did.

"In Barbara Bush’s Final Days, Faith, Courage and a Little More Needling" is from the April 18, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

When President Donald Trump arrived Thursday at the conference center where the world’s financial and political elite have been meeting, onlookers crowded a balcony and craned their heads to see the leader who has challenged the very international order that Davos represents. At first, it was quiet. Then someone called out a question.

"Trump and Davos: Not Exactly Best Friends, but Not Enemies Either" is from the January 25, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and Peter S. Goodman and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Japan’s Shinzo Abe Defends U.S. Alliance, Warns Against ‘Naked Nationalism’" is from the April 05, 2016 World section of The Wall Street Journal. It was written by Gerard Baker and Peter Landers and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

By the time the furor over a presidential aide accused of spousal abuse reached a second week, the White House account of what happened became less clear, not more. The contradictions were multiplying. The daily news briefing was filled with caveats.

"The White House Flouts the First Rule of Crisis Communications: Get the Facts Out Fast" is from the February 15, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

For more than a year, President Donald Trump has struggled to control the United States’ law enforcement apparatus, frustrated that it remains at least partly out of his grasp. But he is increasingly turning to a tool that allows him to push back against a justice system he calls unfair.

"Trump Wields Pardon Pen to Bully the System" is from the May 31, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to use federal tax law to penalize the National Football League over players who kneel in protest during the national anthem as he sought to escalate a political fight that has resonated with his conservative base.

"Trump Threatens NFL and Attacks ESPN host" is from the October 10, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Facebook Struggles to Put Out Online Fires in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" is from the December 07, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Soviet Document Suggests Abbas Was a KGB Spy in the 1980s" is from the September 7, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Caroline Miller.