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Bob Dole | |
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 Official portrait, 1990s | |
| Senate Majority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – June 11, 1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Deputy | Trent Lott |
| Preceded by | George Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Trent Lott |
| In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Deputy | Alan Simpson |
| Preceded by | Howard Baker |
| Succeeded by | Robert Byrd |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Deputy | Alan Simpson |
| Preceded by | Robert Byrd |
| Succeeded by | Tom Daschle |
| Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
| In office January 15, 1971 – January 19, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Rogers Morton |
| Succeeded by | George H. W. Bush |
| United States Senator from Kansas | |
| In office January 3, 1969 – June 11, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Carlson |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Frahm |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas | |
| In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Wint Smith |
| Succeeded by | Keith Sebelius |
| Constituency | 6th district (1961–1963) 1st district (1963–1969) |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 81st district | |
| In office January 9, 1951 – January 13, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Elmo J. Mahoney |
| Succeeded by | R. C. Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Joseph Dole July 22, 1923 Russell, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 2021 (aged 98) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Phyllis Holden
(m. 1948; div. 1972) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Washburn University (BA, LLB) |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1948 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Unit | 10th Mountain Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II (WIA) |
| Awards | Bronze Star Purple Heart |
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Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer. Dole was the United States Senator from Kansas between 1969 and 1996. He was a member of the Republican Party. He was the Republican Leader of the United States Senate from 1985 until 1996. Before Dole's Senate career, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. Dole was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1976 election and for President in the 1996 election.
Dole was born and raised in Russell, Kansas, where he began with a career in law. Dole was in the United States Army during World War II. He was the Russell County Attorney for a short time until he won election to the House of Representatives in 1960. In 1968, Dole was elected to the Senate. He was chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1971 to 1973, and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee from 1981 to 1985. Dole was the Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and from 1995 to 1996.
President Gerald Ford chose Dole as his running mate in the 1976 election after Vice President Nelson Rockefeller did not want to be Ford's vice president. Ford lost the election to Democrat Jimmy Carter in the general election. Dole ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1980 but quickly dropped out of the race. Dole ran again for the nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries but lost to Vice President George H. W. Bush. He won the Republican nomination in 1996, however lost in the general election to President Bill Clinton. Dole resigned from the Senate during the 1996 campaign and did not run for public office again after the election.
After retiring from the Senate, Dole appeared in commercials and television programs. In 2012, he wanted the Senate to pass the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which did not happen. Dole was a member of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.[1] He also worked for the law firm Alston & Bird.[2] On January 17, 2018, Dole was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal. Dole was married to former U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina.
- ↑ "National Advisory Council". Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
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