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Dec 5, 2021 · 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 ...
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- Dole on The Biggest Change in Politics Since He Ran For President
Dole was a Kansas native, born July 22, 1923, in the small town of Russell. He attended the University of Kansas, first as a pre-med student, though he later decided to study law. His college career was interrupted by World War II, during which Dole served in the U.S. Army. His war years had a lasting impact on his life: He was gravely injured by m...
Dole entered national politics in 1960 when he successfully campaigned for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served there until Jan. 3, 1969. In 1968, voters elected him to the U.S. Senate. During his five terms in the Senate from 1969 to 1996, he served on committees including the Republican National Committee, Agriculture Committee ...
While serving in the Senate, Dole ran for vice president in 1976 with presidential candidate Gerald Ford (1913 – 2006), losing in a narrow margin to Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale. He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1980 and again in 1988, but was defeated by Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004) and George H.W. Bush (1924 – 2018), respecti...
Dole retired from politics after losing the 1996 election, and in the years after his retirement, he became a writer, public speaker and consultant. He wrote several books, including two memoirs and a reflection on presidential humor, “Great Presidential Wit (… I Wish I Was in the Book): A Collection of Humorous Anecdotes and Quotations,” in which ...
“Money. Now they talk about raising $1 billion to run for president. It’s unreal. We need to do something to stop all this money in politics. I’ve always believed when people give big money, they — maybe silently — expect something in return.” —from a 2015 interview with AARP Bulletin Tributes to Bob Dole Full obituary: The Washington Post
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 was ...
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Dec 5, 2021 · 0:00. 2:41. 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 ...
Dec 5, 2021 · CNN —. 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 ...
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Dec 5, 2021 · Former Republican Senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole died Sunday morning at 98-years-old, according to a statement released by his family. "Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this ...
Dec 5, 2021 · At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years,” the Elizabeth Dole Foundation said in a statement. For more than three decades, Dole was a fixture ...
