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His wife notes that "Lawrence is not a worrier. If he thinks he can do something about a problem, he does. If he doesn't, he can compartmentalize it and come back to it." As she admits, "This isn't a completely terrific trait, but it mostly stands him in good stead." At the very least, it makes him suited for what he seems destined to be: a caretaker who will manage foreign policy for a few more months, allow Baker to supply any necessary strategic and political vision from his perch at the White House, and then step aside when the time comes for him to do so.