"Big 7" meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Date: December 14, 1984
This is a photograph showing the "Big 7" meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. People in the photograph are counter clockwise (right to left): Joe Wright, Deputy Director, OMB; Lamar Alexander, Governor of Tennessee; President Ronald Reagan; Lee L. Verstandig, Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs; George Voinovich, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio; John A. Svahn, Assistant to the President for Policy Development; Earl Baker, County Commissioner, Chester County, Pennsylvania; Jane Maroney, Delaware State Representative; John Carlin, Governor of Kansas; Vice President George H. W. Bush; Hernan Padilla, Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico; George Miller, Executive Director, Illinois Township Officials; and John Martin, Speaker of the Massachusetts House.

Governor John William Carlin and Vice President George H. W. Bush
Creator: White House (Washington, D.C.)
Date: July 30, 1983
This is a photograph showing Kansas Governor John William Carlin shaking hands with Vice President George H. W. Bush.

Governor John William Carlin shaking hands with Vice President George H. W. Bush
Creator: White House (Washington, D.C.)
Date: 1985
This is a photograph showing Kansas Governor John William Carlin shaking hands with Vice President George H. W. Bush during a trip to Kansas in 1985. Barbara Bush is visible in the background.

John Michael (Mike) Hayden with President George Herbert Walker Bush
Date: May 14, 1992
A photograph of Mike Hayden, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and former Kansas Governor, and James M. Ridenour, Director of National Park Service with United States President George Herbert Walker Bush. They were at Anacostia Park, Washington, D. C., for a Keep America Beautiful event. Hayden was born in Atwood Kansas, and received his bachelor's degree in wildlife conservation from Kansas State University and a master's degree in biology from Fort Hays State University. During the Vietnam War, he was an infantry company commander in the U.S. Army. Hayden spent 13 months in Vietnam, where he received the Soldier's Medal, two bronze Stars, and the Army Commendation Medal. He began his career in public service as a state representative, serving from 1972 to 1986. In 1983 and 1985, he was elected speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives. Hayden was elected Kansas Governor in 1986. After leaving office in 1991, President George Herbert Walker Bush named Hayden to be the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife. From 1993 to 2001, Hayden served as President and CEO of the American Sportfishing Association. In 2002, he returned to Kansas to accept a position as Secretary of Wildlife and Parks.

Nancy Landon Kassebaum and United States President George H. W. Bush
Creator: White House (Washington, D.C.)
Date: January 29, 1992
A photograph of Nancy Landon Kassebaum, United States Senator from Kansas, at a meeting with United States President George Herbert Walker Bush in the White House, Washington, D. C.

Nancy Landon Kassebaum and United States President George Herbert Walker Bush
Creator: White House (Washington, D.C.)
Date: January 29, 1992
A photograph showing Nancy Landon Kassebaum, United States Senator from Kansas, talking to United State President George Herbert Walker Bush. The photograph was taken in the Mansfield Room the day after the State of the Union speech, Washington, D. C.

Robert T. Stephan with President George H. W. Bush
Date: Between 1989 and 1993
This is a photograph of Kansas Attorney General Robert T. Stephan shaking hands with United States President George H. W. Bush. After graduating from Washburn University's law school, Robert T. Stephan practiced law in Wichita, Kansas. From 1965 to 1978, he was a district court judge in Wichita, Kansas. In 1979, he was elected Kansas Attorney General and he served in that office for 16 years. He helped craft and eventually win passage of the 1992 Victims' Rights Amendment. The legislation established a compensation fund, crime victims' board, community grants, and revised sentencing guidelines in Kansas. After leaving office, he moved to Lenexa, Kansas, and worked as a corporate legal consultant, dealing principally in consumer protection matters and federal trade commission rules in regard to marketing. Stephan has received many awards for his service to the state and community.