Senators Howard Baker and Nancy Kassebaum Baker with MSP Workgroup
A summer workgroup from Kansas received a special treat recently. Former Tennessee Senator Howard Baker is from Scott County and attends Huntsville Presbyterian Church with his wife, Nancy Kassebaum Baker, who is the former senator from Kansas. Morgan-Scott Executive Director Ella Smith called the Bakers and asked if they would go by the church and speak to the group. Instead, Mrs. Baker called back and asked the group to dinner.
Senator Baker, known as the Great Conciliator, is one of the most respected politicians of our time, serving in the Senate from 1967 to 1985, as Chief of Staff to President Reagan in 1987-1988, and as U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2001 to 2005. Senator Kassebaum served in the Senate from 1978 to 1997 and was chair of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources for the 104th Congress. She is best known for her legislation on health care, cosponsoring an important health care bill with Senator Ted Kennedy.
This group spent a lovely evening at the Bakers, with Senator Baker showing the boys his antique car collection and Senator Kassebaum talking to the girls about careers in politics. What better way to learn about the volunteer spirit than to spend an evening with two people who have dedicated their entire lives to public service! Thank you, Senators, for inspiring a Morgan-Scott Project workgroup.
Article by Ella Smith and Ray Boles
