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Nancy Kassebaum Baker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Baker, who went by Nancy Landon Kassebaum while serving in the Senate, was the first woman to serve in the Senate having neither been elected to serve first in the House of Representatives nor having been appointed to fill out the remainder of a term from a husband after his death while in office. Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker (born July 29, 1932) represented the state of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alfred M. Landon who was the Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937 and the 1936 Republican candidate for president. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nancy_Kassebaum_Baker   (275 words)

Nancy Kassebaum Baker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Baker, who went by Nancy Landon Kassebaum while serving in the Senate, was the first woman to serve in the Senate having neither been elected to serve first in the House of Representatives nor having been appointed to fill out the remainder of a term from a husband after his death while in office. Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker (born July 29, 1932) represented the state of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alfred M. Landon who was the Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937 and the 1936 Republican candidate for president. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nancy_Kassebaum_Baker   (275 words)

Who is Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum? Nancy Landon Kassebaum was the first woman in the United States Senate who did not get there after the death of her husband during his term in office. Nancy Landon Kassebaum was the first woman to be elected to the US Senate without succeeding her husband into the job. Nancy Landon earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Kansas in 1954, then a masters in Diplomatic History from the University of Michigan in 1956. nc.essortment.com /senatornancyla_rtak.htm   (514 words)

U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Breaking New Ground: Women Senators Nancy Kassebaum became a senator in 1978, the 14th woman to serve in the Senate. The daughter of Alfred Landon, the Republican presidential candidate in 1936, Kassebaum swept both the 1978 Republican primary and the general election, despite having little political experience, and brought to the Senate a history of political activism and tireless energy. During her nearly two decades in the Senate, Kassebaum became the first woman to chair a current standing committee in the Senate, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, chaired the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, and championed the causes of arms control and budget deficit reduction. www.senate.gov /pagelayout/history/h_multi_sections_and_teasers/Photos_Women.htm   (813 words)

Nancy Kassebaum Baker and Wichita, Kansas 19th Amendment Women's Rights Celebrations Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker will speak on "The Challenges of Change" Friday evening, August 26th, as the keynote speaker for the Wichita League of Women Voters' yearlong celebration of the 85th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution's 19th amendment, whose passage gave American women full voting rights. Kassebaum Baker's presentation is part of a series of events sponsored by the League of Women Voters to mark the 85th anniversary year. She is the daughter of former Kansas Gov. Alf Landon and is currently married to Howard Baker, a former U.S. senator who is now serves the United States as ambassador. allaboutwichita.com /articles/lwv/kassabaum01.html   (315 words)

Nancy Kassebaum Baker As the daughter of 1936 Presidential nominee and Kansas Governor, Alf Landon, Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker was introduced to politics at an early age. Kassebaum Baker also met with Legacy of Heroines and Catt Associate students and members of the League of Women Voters and community members at a luncheon hosted by the Center and Mary Greeley Medical Center. Kassebaum is noted for her efforts to improve education, child care and health care; promote fiscal responsibility; and overhaul foreign aid programs. www.iastate.edu /~cccatt/nk%20baker.html   (295 words)

Model of Excellence Surrounded by Kansas media, Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum, R-Kan., responds to questions about the possibility of marriage plans once she retires from the Senate. eturning to the state she calls home to deliver a lecture named for her father, Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum spoke Monday of a small-town America that is fading, even from Kansas. Kassebaum's presentation of the 107th Landon Lecture, named for her father, Gov. Alf Landon, means even more to the senator because she delivered it on her father's birthday, 30 years after he delivered the first lecture. kstatecollegian.com /issues/v101/fa/n011/cam-kasse3-fortmeyer.html   (812 words)

Chanute Tribune Online Republican Kassebaum, 40, a Burdick rancher and attorney, is the youngest son of former U.S. Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker. Kassebaum said voters were frustrated with the way the Legislature, and Weber in particular, handled the state's fiscal crisis. Weber blamed her 1,998-1,853 primary defeat on lack of voter turnout, the fact that Kassebaum's mother helped him campaign, and on fallout from Sept. 11. www.chanute.com /chnsub/02Oct/947482.HTM   (429 words)

Kassebaum, Nancy Landon Born on July 29, 1932, in Topeka, Kansas, Nancy Landon was the daughter of Alfred M. Landon, governor of Kansas and Republican candidate for President in 1936. In 1996 Kassebaum retired from the Senate and married former Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee. Kassebaum supported welfare reform, changes in the federal student loan and financial assistance programs, and the National Endowment for the Arts; she also focused on health care issues. www.britanica.com /women/articles/Kassebaum_Nancy_Landon.html   (257 words)

Standing strong Baker married former Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker in 1996. Baker, who served three years in the U.S. Navy during World War II, said that as the presidential elections are drawing near, people must rely on the character of their leaders and on their abilities to judge them before they elect them. Baker said it is important for the United States to help bring stability to Russia in the coming years, and that the first step in bringing order out of the chaos in Russia is to get rid of the corruption. www.kstatecollegian.com /issues/v103/sp/n114/news/cam.landon.johnson.html   (1047 words)

Commission for Africa - The Commissioners Born in 1932 in Topeka, Kansas, Nancy Kassebaum Baker was U.S. senator from Kansas from 1979 to 1997. Kassebaum Baker was also on the Board of Directors of the National Committee on US-China Relations, the African Law Institute Council-ABA, the International Medical Corps and Handgun Control. A Republican, Kassebaum Baker was chairwoman of the Subcommittee on African Affairs, Subcommittee on Aviation and the Labor and Human Resources Committee. www.commissionforafrica.org /english/commissioners/bios/baker.html   (139 words)

Chanute Tribune Online The youngest of Nancy Kassebaum's four children, William considers his name an advantage. Kassebaum, a Burdick rancher and attorney, is challenging House Majority Leader Shari Weber, R-Herington, to represent District 68. TOPEKA - Republicans William Kassebaum and Doug Sebelius, political newcomers from veteran political families, are seeking election to the Kansas House of Representatives. www.chanute.com /chnsub/02Jun/892764.HTM   (528 words)

Women in the United States Senate Kassebaum Baker served the Senate with the distinction of being the first female Senator to be elected to the Senate with no previous Congressional experience (and having not succeeded a dead husband in his seat). Better known by her married name from her first marriage (Kassebaum) Baker is wife now to former Senator Howard Baker (R-TN), whom she married after retiring from the Senate. As late as 1992, in fact, only two women (Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas and Barbara Mikulski of Maryland) were serving in the Senate. www.worldhistory.com /wiki/W/Women-in-the-United-States-Senate.htm   (866 words)

Transcript - Nancy Kassebaum Baker: Personal Reflections on Her Years in the Senate Nancy Kassebaum Baker: I was born in 1932. Narrator: As she progressed through her three terms in the Senate, Nancy Landon Kassebaum became an increasingly familiar name in American politics. Nancy: When I announced that I was not going to run for a fourth term, I really anticipated coming back here full time and babysitting seven grandchildren that I have, only two of whom are in Kansas. ktwu.wuacc.edu /journeys/scripts/1305c.html   (1158 words)

Text of Sen. Chuck Hagel's Landon Lecture at K-State Former Kansas Senators Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker and Bob Dole are friends whom I greatly admire and look to as role models in the U.S. Senate. Landon understood the complexity of America's role in a dynamic world, evidenced by his 1966 inaugural speech in this lecture series, "New Challenges in International Relations." He represents the finest tradition of American public service that we have come to expect from Kansas and its elected representatives. I would like to thank President Wefald and the students, faculty and alumni of Kansas State University for this invitation to speak to you today as part of the Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series. www.mediarelations.ksu.edu /WEB/News/NewsReleases/texthagellandon22403.html   (2664 words)

Nancy Landon Kassebaum --  Encyclopædia Britannica born July 29, 1932, Topeka, Kan., U.S. née Nancy Landon, also called (from 1996) Nancy Kassebaum Baker U.S. senator, the first woman elected to the Senate who was not a widow taking her husband's seat. "Kassebaum, Nancy Landon." Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. Nancy Landon was the daughter of Alfred M. Landon, governor of Kansas and Republican candidate for president in 1936. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9125817?tocId=9125817   (85 words)

Department of State Washington File: Text: U.S. "Alarmed" at Targeting of Humanitarian Workers Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker said in Geneva December 3 that the attacks on the Red Cross offices and the United Nations are reminders of the dangers humanitarian workers face as they attempt to do good for others. The theme of the meeting is "Protecting Human Dignity" and Baker described that as a succinct summary of the challenge facing the international community as it attempts to protect civilians in a time of terror. Baker reaffirmed U.S. government support for the Red Cross-Red Crescent movement and extolled its persistent operations in even remote corners of the world. usinfo.org /wf-archive/2003/031205/epf506.htm   (1093 words)

Cool Things, Alf Landon's Podium, Kansas State Historical Society Former Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker has donated many items to the Kansas Museum of History, most of which are related to her father, Governor Alf Landon. One of the larger items is a podium Landon used during the campaign. The donation includes many political items relating to Landon's unsuccessful run for the U.S. presidency in 1936, including political cartoons, sheet music of songs written especially for the candidate, campaign novelties, and the ¨Kansas¨ delegation sign from the 1936 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. www.kshs.org /cool/coolpodm.htm   (205 words)

Nancy Kassebaum Baker and Wichita, Kansas 19th Amendment Women's Rights Celebrations Friday, August 26: Nancy Kassebaum Baker speaks on "The Challenges of Change." Celebrate the actual date of the 19th amendment's passage at Wichita State University's Hughes Metroplex, 5015 E. 29th St. N., with one of Kansas' best-loved U.S. senators. Nancy Kassebaum Baker and Wichita, Kansas 19th Amendment Women's Rights Celebrations The Wichita Public Library will hold four book discussions this fall as part of a citywide celebration of the 85th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. allaboutwichita.com /articles/lwv/kassabaum02.html   (454 words)

Nancy Kassebaum Biography / Biography of Nancy Kassebaum Main Biography As a U.S. senator from Kansas, Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker (born 1932) was a political maverick whose stands ranged from support of the Equal Rights Amendment and a woman's right to choose abortion to support for the failed nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. Nancy Landon was born in Topeka, Kansas, on July 29, 1932, the daughter of Alfred M. Landon and his second wife, Theo (Cobb) Landon. Each Biography is written by a biographical expert or professional educator and is a complete resource on the individual. www.bookrags.com /biography-nancy-kassebaum   (234 words)

UMUC Asia - About - News - Asia View July 2002 Nancy Kassebaum Baker is helped with the hood signifying her Doctor of Public Service Degree by Dr. Joseph Arden, UMUC Asia Director. Baker, then Nancy Kassebaum, served as a Senator from Kansas from 1979 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alfred M. Landon, who challenged Franklin Delano Roosevelt for the Presidency in 1936, and was only the second woman to serve in the Senate without having been preceded by a husband or appointed to complete another person’s term. www.ad.umuc.edu /about/news/0207/page1.html   (739 words)

Famous Kansans, Women Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker was the first Kansas woman to serve in the U.S. Senate and the first woman to be elected to a full term in the Senate in her own right. Born in Topeka, she received degrees from the University of Kansas and the University of Michigan. A nationally known supporter of women's rights, Anthony spent time in Kansas campaigning for women to secure the right to vote. www.kshs.org /people/women.htm   (1674 words)

USDA should OK total testing Kassebaum Baker made it clear she was writing as a cow-calf producer from Kansas, not as the wife of a public official or speaking for the embassy. Kassebaum Baker wrote Veneman on April 12 that she should reverse a decision that the government would not authorize Kansas meatpacker Creekstone to conduct the tests because it was not justified as a food safety method. Creekstone released the letter to the news media. www.hpj.com /archives/2004/apr04/USDAshouldOKtotaltesting.CFM   (487 words)

detail.asp?n=kassna01 Daugher of Alf Landon; wife of Howard Baker Jr. www.wa-wd.com /detail.asp?n=kassna01   (9 words)

Landon Lecture chair hopes for busier spring Before choosing speakers, Reagan consults with Wefald and Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, former U.S. Senator and daughter of Kansas politician Alf Landon, for whom the series is named. Landon patrons also may suggest people who are leaders in public affairs as potential speakers. Ideally, Reagan said, there would be two Landon Lectures in the fall and two in the spring. www.kstatecollegian.com /issues/v103/fa/n069/news/cam.landonlecture.meyer.html   (317 words)

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University Past Smith Chairs include former Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, Elizabeth Dole, former director of the American Red Cross and U.S. Cabinet member, and Ruth Mandel, director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. "I am thrilled to see my name beside that of Nancy Kassebaum, Elizabeth Dole, Ruth Mandel and Mary Louise Smith," Simpson said. Simpson and Diane Bystrom, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, unveiled a new section of bricks in the Plaza of Heroines which honor Simpson and previous Smith Chairs. www.las.iastate.edu /newnews/heroines1016.shtml   (495 words)

Kansas History ONLINE Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, the daughter of Governor Alfred M. Landon who will serve as US senator from Kansas from 1978 through 1997, born in Topeka. The Wyandotte Constitutional Convention rejects the arguments of the “Big Kansas” faction and decides against including southern Nebraska and what will become eastern Colorado into the new state of Kansas. www.kansashistoryonline.org /ksh/index.asp?a_id=333   (692 words)

Roberts, Alsop to be inductedWednesday, May 8, 2002 1:05:26 PM She served as Regional Director for U.S. Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum-Baker from 1978 to 1997. Date Posted on Wednesday, May 8, 2002 1:05:26 PM Roberts, a 1946 graduate of GCHS, earned a degree in sociology from the University of Kansas in 1950. www.gctelegram.com /news/2002/may/8/story3.html   (222 words)

The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Landon Landon, Alfred Mossman (1887-1987) — also known as Alf M. Landon — of Independence, Landon, Daniel — also known as Dan Landon — of Seattle, Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1900-01; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department, 1900. politicalgraveyard.com /bio/landon.html   (394 words)

The Campaign Legal Center: Walter Mondale for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: A High-Court Chance to Strengthen Democracy In 1997, I chaired a bipartisan commission on campaign finance reform with Nancy Landon Kassebaum-Baker, a former Republican senator from Kansas. Much of this soft money, which totaled almost a half-billion dollars in 2002, was used by the parties to pay for "issue ads" that were actually thinly veiled attack ads designed to elect federal candidates. The McCain-Feingold law takes action on the three areas we identified as most desperately in need of reform. www.campaignlegalcenter.org /press-878.html   (910 words)

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