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Dear Friends, As you think about your end-of-the-year giving, we hope that you will consider the Baker Center!! http://bakercenter.utk.edu/support/ Since early 2003 the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy has been working to provide policy makers, citizens, scholars, and students with information and skills to work effectively within our political system. We seek to embody the values of our namesake, Howard Baker, Jr. who epitomizes bipartisanship, civility, and a belief in the value of compromise. Baker was known during his career as, “The Great Reconciliator” for his ability to cross party lines and encourage lawmakers to cooperate on key issues affecting the public good and believed that “Politics is an honorable profession and should always remain in the hands of its citizens.” At the Baker Center we are dedicated to promoting and understanding the responsibilities and rewards of public service and the importance of each citizen’s active involvement in the democratic process. We are also dedicated to producing high quality research, conferences, and public lectures in the policy areas of governance studies; energy and environment; global security and health care that reflect these values. Additionally, we are committed to providing unique research and other learning opportunities to the students at the university through our many student engagement programs. We hope that you agree that the Baker Center is a great resource to both the UT campus and the community as a whole and, thus, will consider contributing to our center so that we may continue to provide the sorts of programming and opportunities presented. Your contributions at any and all levels are essential to our continued success and are greatly appreciated. http://bakercenter.utk.edu/support/ We thank you in advance for joining us in supporting the students, and the programming at Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.