Washington, DC. 1-3-1985 Vice President George Bush shakes hands with Senator Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) after swearing her on the opening day of the 99th Congress. Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker is an American politician who represented the State of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the widow of former Senator and diplomat Howard Baker. She was the first woman ever elected to a full term in the Senate without her husband having previously served in Congress. Credit: Mark Reinstein

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