bob dole

     

Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22, 1923) is an attorney an retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996, serving part of that time as United States Senate Majority Leader, where he set a record as the longest-serving Republican leader. He was the Republican nominee in the 1996 U.S. Presidential election and the Republican vice presidential nominee in the 1976 U.S. Presidential election. Dole is special counsel at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Alston & Bird. In 2007, President George W. Bush appointed Dole as a co-chair of the commission to investigate problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, along with Donna Shalala.

Trivia about bob dole

  • With 63 appearances, this ex-Senator & Pres. nominee has been on "Meet the Press" more than any other guest
  • In 1997 this ex-Senate majority leader agreed to loan Newt Gingrich money for his ethics violation fine
  • Kansas Lieutenant Governor Sheila Frahm was named to take his seat in the Senate until November's election
  • Bill Clinton awarded this political rival the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1997
  • In June 1996 Trent Lott succeeded him as Senate majority leader
  • Ford gave him the nod in 1976
  • This eventual Republican nominee swept the "Super Tuesday" voting on March 12, 1996
  • Bob Dole became known for the quirk of using these 2 words instead of saying "I"
  • Senator who said in '83, "I regret that I have but 1 wife to give to my country's infrastructure"
  • In January 1961 this Republican took his seat as a Congressman from Kansas' 6th district
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.) The fundraising campaign to build the memorial was led by this 1996 presidential candidate, decorated in World War II with a Bronze Star & Purple Heart
  • On Nov. 27, 2000 this man who conceded early in 1996 wrote "Why Gore Should Concede"
  • In 1996 he tapped Jack Kemp
  • Playing this Kansas politician in a March 8, 2003 "SNL" sketch, Dan Aykroyd began, "Bill, you ignorant slut"
  • On Nov. 5, 1996, this GOP candidate joked, "Tomorrow will be the first time in my life I don't have anything to do"
  • He's the most famous man we know from Russell, Kansas
  • In 1996 Sam Brownback won the Kansas Senate seat vacated by this presidential candidate
  • A WWII platoon leader in Italy, this future presidential candidate was severely wounded in April 1945
  • He resigned from the Senate June 11, 1996 to devote himself to running for a higher office
  • In 1996 Kansas lieutenant governor Sheila Frahm filled this man's Senate seat when he resigned
  • A 2006 inductee, this former Kansas senator & presidential candidate helped develop the food stamp program
  • Describing life after the 1996 election, he said, "Elizabeth's back at the Red Cross and I'm walking the dog"
  • He won a Purple Heart in World War II & was a major party presidential nominee in 1996
  • He was the runner-up in the 1996 presidential election
  • 1985 to 1987 & 1995 to 1996: a war hero
  • He lamented, "I had a lot of things I was going to do when I became the first first man"

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