Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee, the Republican Minority Leader, proposed Sunday that President Carter appoint a leading Republican Party figure to participate in the formulation of Middle East policy to ensure its bi-partisan nature. Appearing on the ABC television program “Issues and Answers,” Baker suggested former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, his predecessor, William P. Rogers or former Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller, in that order.
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