1985

Events

 * January 3:
 * Addison McConnell becomes Senator of Kentucky
 * Albert Gore becomes Senator of Tennessee
 * Barry Goldwater becomes Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee
 * Herbert Callahan becomes a Member of the House of Representatives
 * May 22:
 * Vernon Walters becomes United States Ambassador to the United Nations
 * August 6:
 * William Clinton becomes Vice Chair of the National Governors Association