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Nancy Josephine Kassebaum Baker (née Landon; born July 29, 1932) is an American politician from Kansas who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alf Landon , who was Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937 and the 1936 Republican nominee for president, and the widow of former U.S ...
Nancy Kassebaum, U.S. Republican politician who was the first woman to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate. She served from 1978 to 1997. During her tenure, she focused on health care issues and worked to end apartheid in South Africa.
A biography of Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, the second woman elected to the U.S. Senate in her own right. Learn about her political career, family background, and views on women's rights and other issues.
Nancy L. Kassebaum: A Featured Biography. When Senator Nancy Kassebaum delivered Washington’s Farewell Address on February 16, 1981, the Kansas Republican was one of only two women serving in the United States Senate, and only the 14th female senator in the institution’s history.
This is an interview on April 6, with Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker. Why don’t we start at the beginning? Tell me when you first met Senator Kennedy. What were your initial impressions of him? Kassebaum. I first met him when I came to the Senate in 1979, at the swearing in. Everybody sort of says hello.
Learn about the life and career of Nancy Landon Kassebaum, the only woman in the Senate from 1976 to 1996. She was known for her independence, consensus-building, and work on foreign affairs, aviation, labor, welfare and health-care reform.
Oct 17, 2022 · Watch or listen to Nancy Kassebaum Baker, the first woman elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate from Kansas, share her memories of growing up in Topeka, her political career, and her marriage to Howard Baker. Learn about her views on foreign policy, health care, apartheid, and more.
