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Pete Williams of [[NBC]] News, who formerly worked in Hansen's Senate office, recalled him, accordingly: "He was an honest man, of rock solid integrity, who loved his wife, his children, and his state. And when his service to his nation was over, he went back to Wyoming, where he died, not far from the log house where he was born."<ref name=williams/>

Pete Williams of [[NBC]] News, who formerly worked in Hansen's Senate office, recalled him, accordingly: "He was an honest man, of rock solid integrity, who loved his wife, his children, and his state. And when his service to his nation was over, he went back to Wyoming, where he died, not far from the log house where he was born."<ref name=williams/>

In 1995, Hansen was inducted, along with the Texas artist and illustrator Thomas C. Lea, III (1907-20o1) into the Hall of Great Westerners of the [[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]] in [[Oklahoma City]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Great Westerners |url=https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/hall-of-great-westerners/ |website=National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum |access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>

In 1995, Hansen was inducted, along with the Texas artist and illustrator Thomas C. Lea, III (1907-20o1) into the Hall of Great Westerners of the [[National Cowboy and  Western Heritage Museum]] in [[Oklahoma City]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Great Westerners |url=https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/hall-of-great-westerners/ |website=National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum |access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>

Hansen sat beside his friend, [[Barry Goldwater]], the [[Arizona]] Republican who lost the 1964 presidential election to [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] of [[Texas]]. He had been among those Republican senators who urged Goldwater to meet with President Nixon to inform him that there were far insufficient votes in the Senate to avoid conviction of a pending [[impeachment]] even though Hansen had personally benefited from Nixon leading the Republican Party in 1972.<ref name=williams/>In a 2006 interview, Hansen fondly recalled one of Goldwater's jokes:  Goldwater goes into a California country club that excludes [[Jews]]. The man in charge tells him that he is sorry but Jews cannot play in the club. Goldwater says, "I'm only half Jewish. Can I still play nine holes?"

Hansen sat beside his friend, [[Barry Goldwater]], the [[Arizona]] Republican who lost the 1964 presidential election to [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] of [[Texas]]. He had been among those Republican senators who urged Goldwater to meet with President Nixon to inform him that there were far insufficient votes in the Senate to avoid conviction of a pending [[impeachment]] even though Hansen had personally benefited from Nixon leading the Republican Party in 1972.<ref name=williams/>In a 2006 interview, Hansen fondly recalled one of Goldwater's jokes:  Goldwater goes into a California country club that excludes [[Jews]]. The man in charge tells him that he is sorry but Jews cannot play in the club. Goldwater says, "I'm only half Jewish. Can I still play nine holes?"