Sasser Papers
Title
Sasser Papers
Description
The Sasser Papers document the life and career of James Sasser, a former three-term U.S. senator from Tennessee and ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, and his wife, Mary Sasser. In this sizable collection are found the inner-workings of Sasser’s office while a senator as well as items relating to the Sassers’ experience in China during the 1990s while serving as ambassador.
Identifier
MSS0810
Collection Items
Jim Sasser of Tennessee
In his bid for a fourth term in the Senate, Democrat James R. Sasser (1936- ) ran for re-election in 1994 against the Republican candidate Bill Frist (1952- ). In one of the largest upsets in the November 1994 general elections, Frist defeated…
[Willowby, I’d Like for you to Meet ‘Thumbs’ … Your New Assistant!]
![[Willowby, I’d Like for you to Meet ‘Thumbs’ … Your New Assistant!]](https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/files/square_thumbnails/47/963/MS0810-Sasser_Political_Cartoon-1980.jpg "[Willowby, I’d Like for you to Meet ‘Thumbs’ … Your New Assistant!]")
James R. Sasser (1936- ) served three terms as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1977-1995) and was the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. From 1996 to 1999 he served as the United States Ambassador to China. In this political cartoon by…