![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.](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/16_9_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum.jpg?h=c53ba505&itok=je7ntUMv)
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](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/ph_017_008_009.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=gyE47cuE)
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
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](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/7_5_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/ph_023_007_001.jpg?h=6aa1b7a4&itok=DYu-aLNS)
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.](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/7_5_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/ph_017_008_011.jpg?h=aed89ed1&itok=EmYM8VTk)
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.](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/7_5_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/ph_017_008_003.jpg?h=aed89ed1&itok=d9BWNC-W)
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](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/1_1_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/ph_017_008_001.jpg?h=fbf7a813&itok=7BGIxook)
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.](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/7_5_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/s-pers_061_004_001.jpg?h=aed89ed1&itok=I3sHzoGf)
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](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/s-pers_061_004_002.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=m87woHn1)
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.](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/s-pers_061_004_003.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=grAoUa71)
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](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/s-pers_061_004_004.jpg?h=57985f58&itok=4-vO-45z)
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](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/s-pers_061_004_005.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=EMBiliH8)
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](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/7_5_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/s-pers_061_004_006.jpg?h=98b8b72d&itok=a50rJCI6)
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](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/s-pers_061_004_007.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=KyQNmZym)
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'](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/s-pers_061_004_008.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=E4k3cPAq)
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](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/7_5_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/s-leg_775_010_001.jpg?h=aed89ed1&itok=pwGLVkUs)
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](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/c019_022_028_001.jpg?h=e290a474&itok=fegQN63h)
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](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Senator%20Nancy%20Kassebaum/s-con_182_002_001.jpg?h=e290a474&itok=PMnbPNAG)
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