Leonard S. Baker (January 24, 1931 – November 23, 1984) was an American writer. He won the

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for ''Days of Sorrow and Pain: Leo Baeck and the Berlin Jews'' (

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, ), a book about

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. His other published works include ''The Johnson Eclipse: A President's Vice Presidency,'' ''Back to Back: The Duel Between FDR and the Supreme Court,'' ''John Marshall: A Life in Law,'' ''Brandeis and Frankfurter: A Dual Biography,'' ''Brahmin in Revolt,'' ''Roosevelt and Pearl Harbor,'' and ''The Guaranteed Society.'' A 1952 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Arts and Sciences, Baker was a reporter for the ''

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'' from 1955 to 1956 and for ''

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'' from 1956 to 1965. He was married to Liva Baker (1930-2007), author of ''The Justice From Beacon Hill: The Life and Times of Oliver Wendell Holmes'' and other books, and had two children, David Baker and Sara Baker.

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