Our mutual hero was being kicked around pretty badly, wasn't he? Surely even you can see the parallels.
Reagan ousted chief of staff Donald Regan in 1987 and replaced him with former Tennessee Sen. Howard Baker.
1987! In his SEVENTH year in the White House!
And get a load of this:
However, as a testament to his skill as a negotiator and honest and amiable broker, Reagan tapped him to serve as Chief of Staff during part of his second term (1987-1988). Many saw this as a move to mend relations with the Senate, which had deteriorated somewhat under the previous Chief of Staff, Donald Regan. (Baker had complained that Regan had become a too-powerful "Prime Minister" inside an increasingly complex Imperial Presidency.)