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A photograph of Mike Hayden with his hunting dog Annie's Coffee Bean, a Boykin Spaniel. The photograph was taken in Greenwood County, Kansas. 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 H. W. 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.
Date: 1995
Item Number: 215732
Call Number: B Hayden, John Michael *54
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 215732
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Leisure activities - Hunting
Date - 1990s - 1995
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Wildlife and Parks, Department of
Home and Family - Daily life - Pets - Dogs
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Hayden, Mike, 1944-
Thematic Time Period - The Recent Past, 1975 - present
Type of Material - Photographs
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