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Senator Nancy Kassebaum is seated, talking into a microphone. Senator Bob Dole is seated next to her, looking down, resting his head on his hand.

Senator Nancy Kassebaum

Summary

Nancy Kassebaum served as the Republican Kansas Senator from 1978-1997. She was the first woman ever elected to a full term in the Senate on her own and the first woman to represent Kansas in Congress.

Archival Materials

Bob Dole conversing with Nancy Kassebaum-Baker

Senator Bob Dole is standing and talking to Senator Nancy Kassebaum, who has a bag tucked under her arm

File Name: ph_017_008_009

Material Type: Photograph

Date: 1980

Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 17, Folder 8, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Date Range

  • 1977-2009

Online Materials

  • Campaign materials, Polls, Letters, Speech

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Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum Baker Standing Side by Side

Bob Dole is standing, smiling, hands folded, looking off in the distance. Nancy Kassebaum is standing next to him, smiling, looking off into the distance

File Name: ph_023_007_001

Material Type: Photograph

Date: 1985-01-03

Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 23, Folder 7, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Nancy Kassebaum-Baker and Bob Dole at Budget Meeting

Nancy Kassebaum-Baker, Bob Dole, and two unknown men are sitting around a table with papers in front of them.

File Name: ph_017_008_011

Material Type: Photograph

Date: 1988

Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 17, Folder 8, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Nancy Kassebaum-Baker and Bob Dole Speaking at Senate Hearings

Nancy Kassebaum-Baker and Bob Dole are sitting at a table with microphones. She is speaking into a microphone, he is looking down with his hand in front of his mouth.

File Name: ph_017_008_003

Material Type: Photograph

Date: 1980

Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 17, Folder 8, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Nancy Kassebaum-Baker and Bob Dole Watching a Paper Being Signed

a man wearing a baseball cap with 'Kansas' on it is signing a paper while Nancy Kassebaum, Bob Dole, and another man watch

File Name: ph_017_008_001

Material Type: Photograph

Date: 1984-02-29

Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 17, Folder 8, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


'No. 1 in State' Article and Map of 1978 Kansas Senate Bids by County, from the Kansas City Star

'No. 1 in State' Newspaper Article and Map of 1978 Kansas Senate Bids by County, from the Kansas City Star which shows the counties of Kansas, labeled by a number corresponding to the preferred candidate by that county. Kassebaum is shown to be the preferred across the state.

File Name: s-pers_061_004_001

Material Type: Text

Date: 1978-08-02

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 61, Folder 4, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Mass Mailing from Bob Dole for Kassebaum Campaign Funds

 Mass Mailing letter from Bob Dole for Kassebaum Campaign Funds

File Name: s-pers_061_004_002

Material Type: Text

Date: 1978-10-31

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 61, Folder 4, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Constituent Correspondence to Senator Bob Dole Regarding Kassebaum Campaign

Constituent Correspondence to Senator Bob Dole suggesting he give up his presidential bid and instead help Kassebaum win the election.

File Name: s-pers_061_004_003

Material Type: Text

Date: 1978-10-26

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 61, Folder 4, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


County by County 1978 Kassebaum vs. Roy Votes

Table: County by County 1978 Kassebaum vs. Roy Votes which lists the Kansas county, the number of votes for candidates for governor, Carlin and Bennett and the number of votes for candidates for the senate, Roy and Kassebaum

File Name: s-pers_061_004_004

Material Type: Text

Date: 1978

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 61, Folder 4, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


WIBW Poll Results, Kassebaum vs. Roy

Message to 'Senator' from Bill Kats regarding WIBW Poll for the 1978 Kansas election

File Name: s-pers_061_004_005

Material Type: Text

Date: 1978-10-09

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 61, Folder 4, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


'Bennett, Kassebaum, Jeffries in early lead' Newspaper Article from The Topeka Sunday Capitol-Journal, 1978

Topeka Sunday Capitol-Journal front page article, 'Bennett, Kassebaum, Jeffries in early lead' Discussing Kansas poll two months ahead of 1978 general election

File Name: s-pers_061_004_006

Material Type: Text

Date: 1978-09-03

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 61, Folder 4, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Kassebaum Senate Campaign Pamphlet

Pamphlet cover showing Nancy Kassebaum speaking into a micorphone with 'Nancy Landon Kassebaum' written below

File Name: s-pers_061_004_007

Material Type: Text

Date: Undated

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 61, Folder 4, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Kassebaum Senate Campaign Large Booklet

Booklet cover showing a photograph of Nancy Kassebaum smiling. Below the photograph is the text 'Nancy Landon Kassebaum United States Senate'

File Name: s-pers_061_004_008

Material Type: Text

Date: Undated

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 61, Folder 4, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Individualized Senator's Voting Record for Senator Kassebaum

Individualized Senator's Voting Record for Senator Kassebaum

File Name: s-leg_775_010_001

Material Type: Text

Date: 1979

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 775, Folder 10, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Speech by Senator Dole Supporting Kassebaum and Kansas Republican Candidates

Speech by Senator Bob Dole Supporting Nancy Kassebaum for Senate in 1978 and Kansas Republican Candidates

File Name: c019_022_028_001

Material Type: Text

Date: 1978-10-23

Citation: Robert J. Dole Speeches Collection, 1958-1996, Box 22, Folder 28, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Correspondence from Overland Park Individual Grateful for Z Bar Ranch and Senator Bob Dole's Reply

Letter to Senator Bob Dole from Overland Park Individual Grateful for Z Bar Ranch

File Name: s-con_182_002_001

Material Type: Text

Date: 1995-10-23

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Constituent Relations, 1969-1996, Box 182, Folder 2, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas