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Former Senators Bob Dole (R-KS) and Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) talked about their experiences in government in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, as well as their views on Congress today. This convers…

Senator Dole announced he will be running for president in 1996. He is the sixth Republican to announce his candidacy. He is introduced by former Kansas Secretary of State Jack Brier, Senato…

Former Senator Nancy Kassebaum-Baker (R-KS, 1978-97) talked about her life and career. She talked about her early years in the Senate, her working relationship with her colleague Bob Dole (R…

The U.S. Senate continued consideration of the Family and Medical Leave Bill.

First Lady Hillary Clinton talked about the President Bill Clinton’s health care reform proposal at a health care forum in Kansas City, Missouri. She stated that the president will not supp…

Moderated by Brian Williams, the panelists talked about domestic policy during the Carter administration. Topics included conservation and the beginning of the Department of Energy, educatio…

The committee heard testimony in the first day of confirmation hearings for Deputy National Security Adviser Robert Gates, nominated to become Director of Central Intelligence. Mr. Gates had…

S.J.Res. 2, S.Res. 11, and S.Res. 12 were introduced. S.Res. 11, to commend the Secretary General of the United Nations was passed, as well as S.Res. 12, calling upon President Gorbachev to …

Participants talked about the presidential appointments, how the process is viewed by corporate leaders and other potential nominees, and the problems of finding willing nominees. Following …

By 52 yeas to 48 nays, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas of Georgia as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Former U.S. Senator, Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-Kansas), was presented with the Margaret Chase Smith American Democracy Award at a meeting of the National Association of Secretaries of State.

Participants talked about a letter they were sending to President Bill Clinton urging unprecedented steps to facilitate and accelerate the presidential transition. Following their remarks, t…

Panelists talked about the presidential appointment process and about ways to make the process more efficient and less intrusive for the candidate. To that end they announced the creation of…

Martha Raddatz, the Pentagon correspondent for National Public Radio, moderated a panel on how the military can successfully regulate relations between men and women. The panelists examined …

Subcommittee members heard testimony concerning gender-integrated basic training in the U.S. military. They heard testimony about the recommendations from the advisory committee under the le…

Secretary William Cohen and former Senator Nancy Kassebaum-Baker spoke about a military report that recommends the separation of men and women during basic training. The report was issued by…

Secretary of State William Cohen announced the formation of a panel, led by former Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker (R-KS), to study the advisability of gender-integrated military training. The…

President Clinton, several past and present administration foreign policy experts and others gathered outside the White House to promote Senate ratification of the Chemical Weapons Conventio…

As part of the Alf Landon lecture series, Senator Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kansas) spoke about various public policy issues, which included devolution of federal power, technological changes and t…

Senators debated a merchant marine fisheries bill, before recessing subject to the call of the chair.