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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 (Topeka, 29 luglio 1932) è una politica statunitense, ex-senatrice per lo stato del Kansas. Figlia dell'ex Governatore del Kansas nonché candidato alle presidenziali del 1936 Alf Landon, Nancy divenne la prima donna eletta al Congresso senza aver preso il posto del marito.
24 apr 2024 · Nancy Kassebaum (born July 29, 1932, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.) is a U.S. Republican politician who was the first woman to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate. She served from 1978 to 1997. Nancy Landon was the daughter of Alfred M. Landon, governor of Kansas and Republican candidate for president in 1936.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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.
17 ott 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.
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.
