Peter Baker (journalist)
Peter Eleftherios Baker (born July 2, 1967) is an American journalist and author. He is the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times and a political analyst for MSNBC, and was previously a reporter for The Washington Post for 20 years. Baker has covered five presidencies, from Bill Clinton through Joe Biden. Early life and education Baker was born in 1967, the son of Linda Gross (later Sinrod) and E. P. Baker. His mother was a computer programmer and his father was an attorney. Baker attended Oberlin College from 1984 to 1986, where he worked as a reporter and editor for the student newspaper, The Oberlin Review. Baker left Oberlin at the school's insistence because, according to him, he "was not a good student." Baker never completed the coursework for an earned degree, although he was granted an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts by the university in 2021. Career After attending college, Baker worked for The Washington Times for two years. He then joined The Washington Post in 1988 as a reporter covering Virginia news. He spent 20 years there, covering the White House during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. During his first tour