Leonard Baker

Leonard S. Baker (January 24, 1931 – November 23, 1984) was an American writer.
He won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for "Days of Sorrow and Pain: Leo Baeck and the Berlin Jews" (Oxford University Press, ), a book about Leo Baeck.
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 "St. Louis Globe-Democrat" from 1955 to 1956 and for "Newsday" 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.