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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 Landon Kassebaum Baker (* 29. Juli 1932 in Topeka , Kansas ) ist eine ehemalige US-amerikanische Politikerin ( Republikanische Partei ), die den Bundesstaat Kansas im US-Senat vertrat. Nancy Landon ist die Tochter von Alf Landon , der von 1933 bis 1937 als Gouverneur von Kansas amtierte und bei der Präsidentschaftswahl 1936 ...
24. Apr. 2024 · 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. Learn more about her life and career.
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Known for her moderate but independent stand on issues, Kassebaum worked tirelessly on policies such as reducing the budget deficit and international arms control. In her last term she chaired the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources—only the second woman to chair a Senate standing committee. Kassebaum retired in 1997, but she ...
17. Okt. 2022 · Nancy Jo Landon Kassebaum Baker represented the State of Kansas in 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 Senator and diplomat Howard Baker.
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.
Politician, businesswoman. Republican. Born July 29, 1932, Topeka, Kansas. Served in U.S. Senate: December 23, 1978, to January 3, 1997. Nancy Landon was born July 29, 1932, in Topeka, Kansas, to Alfred M. and Theo (Cobb) Landon. Shortly after her birth, her father became the 26th governor of Kansas.
