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Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney from Kansas who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1960s and the United States Senate from 1969 to his resignation in 1996 to campaign for President of the United States.
Bob Dole was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1976 election and for President in the 1996 election. Bob Dole was born and raised in Russell, Kansas, where Bob Dole began with a career in law. Bob Dole was in the United States Army during World War II.
Apr 2, 2014 · Bob Dole was a member of the U.S. House (1961–69) and U.S. Senate (1969–96) from Kansas. In 1996, he was the Republican Party's candidate for the presidency.
Jul 18, 2024 · Bob Dole (born July 22, 1923, Russell, Kansas, U.S.—died December 5, 2021, Washington, D.C.) was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate (1969–96) and who was the Republican Party’s nominee for president in 1996 but lost to Bill Clinton.
Dec 5, 2021 · Bob Dole, the plain-spoken son of the prairie who overcame Dust Bowl deprivation in Kansas and grievous battle wounds in Italy to become the Senate majority leader and the last of the World War...
Dec 5, 2021 · Former Kansas lawmaker and decorated World War II veteran Bob Dole died on Sunday at the age of 98, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation announced. Dole joined the U.S. Army in 1942, not long...
Dec 6, 2021 · Bob Dole fell short of joining them as president but spent a lifetime of public service despite suffering wounds from that war that affected him all his life.
Dec 5, 2021 · Bob Dole, a Republican Party stalwart and presidential hopeful who espoused a brand of plain-spoken conservatism as one of Washington’s most recognizable political figures throughout the latter...
Dec 5, 2021 · WASHINGTON – Former Sen. Bob Dole, a Kansas lawmaker and decorated World War II veteran who never realized his ambitions to win the presidency but left an indelible mark on the nation’s capital and...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, died Sunday. He was 98.
