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Dec 5, 2021 · His death was announced by the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. It did not say where he died. He had announced in February that he had Stage IV lung cancer and that he was beginning treatment.
Dec 5, 2021 · Bob Dole, former Republican senator, presidential candidate and World War II hero, died Sunday at the age of 98, according to a statement from his family.
Dec 5, 2021 · Diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in February, Dole died early Sunday in his sleep at age 98, according to the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. It did not say where he died or list a cause. “Bob...
- Dole Reflects on Polarization: 'I Do Believe We've Lost Something'
- World War II Injury Nearly Killed Dole
- From One-Time Hatchet Man to Dealmaker
- Final Run at White House
In the early part of his career, Dole was known for his acerbic wit and sharp partisanship, but in an interview with USA TODAY's Susan Page in July, he said some of his proudest accomplishment were bipartisan deals. He and New York Democratic Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan forged a compromise to extend the solvency of the Social Security system in 19...
Humor was one of Dole’s trademarks, as was his habit of referring himself in the third person. Joking about the bureaucracy he endured as an Army infantryman, he liked to say, “I was a boy from the plains of Kansas, so they sent me to the Alps.” In Italy, Dole was gravely wounded trying to rescue another soldier. He spent 39 months in hospitals and...
When Dole retired from the Senate in 1996 to devote himself to his final presidential campaign, the onetime hatchet man had become so well-respected that Democrats sent the GOP candidate off with bouquets for his kindness and leadership. “He leaves this place with the gratitude of us all,” said the Senate’s Democratic leader at the time, Tom Daschl...
Dole gave the 1996 White House race his best shot, recruiting Jack Kemp, a favorite of GOP conservatives, as his running mate even though the two men had feuded over supply-side economic theories (Kemp bought them; Dole didn’t). In Clinton, Dole had a young, incumbent opponent presiding over a booming economy in peacetime. Scott Reed, who managed t...
Dec 6, 2021 · Longtime GOP senator and 1996 presidential nominee, Bob Dole, ... Kan. Dole rose to become Senate majority leader and left his imprint on half a century of history before his death at age 98. ...
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Dec 10, 2021 · Dole, who had announced in February he was being treated for advanced lung cancer, died on Sunday. The funeral service at Washington National Cathedral will begin today at 11 a.m. ET,...
Dec 5, 2021 · Bob Dole, the longtime lawmaker who overcame life-threatening injuries during World War II to become a shepherd of the Republican Party, died in his sleep Sunday at the age of 98....
