Bob Dole

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Bob Dole

Overview

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Birthday
Jul 22, 1923 (102 years old)
Death date
Dec 05, 2021

Bob Dole

Known For

Doolittle's Raiders: A Final Toast
1h
DOLBY
Movie 2015

Doolittle's Raiders: A Final Toast

A detailed look at the Doolittle Raid, and the final...

Harvesting the High Plains
1h 7m
DOLBY
Movie 2013

Harvesting the High Plains

Colby, Kansas, 1933, America is beginning to recover from the...

Hubert H. Humphrey: The Art of the Possible
1h 54m
DOLBY
Movie 2010

Hubert H. Humphrey: The Art of the Possible

For the last half of the 20th century, America was...

14 Women
1h 19m
DOLBY
Movie 2007

14 Women

Documentary that explores the lives of 14 female U.S. senators...

Nixon: A Presidency Revealed
1h 34m
DOLBY
Movie 2007

Nixon: A Presidency Revealed

More than three decades after the notorious political scandal that...

Wordplay
1h 34m
DOLBY
Movie 2006

Wordplay

From the masters who create the mind-bending diversions to the...

Buddy
1h 30m
DOLBY
Movie 2005

Buddy

The story of the often contradictory and always audacious public...

The American President
10 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 2000

The American President

“The American President” is a series that aired on PBS...

Desert Storm: The War Begins
1h 15m
DOLBY
Movie 1991

Desert Storm: The War Begins

An historic presentation by CNN documenting the lead up to...

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his tenure, including three nonconsecutive years as Senate Majority Leader. Prior to his 27 years in the Senate, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. Dole was also the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 election and the vice presidential nominee in the 1976 election. Dole was born and raised in Russell, Kansas, where he established a legal career after serving with distinction in the United States Army during World War II. Following a stint as Russell County Attorney, he won election to the House of Representatives in 1960. In 1968, Dole was elected to the Senate, where he served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1971 to 1973 and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee from 1981 to 1985. He led the Senate Republicans from 1985 to his resignation in 1996, and served as Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and from 1995 to 1996. In his role as Republican leader, he helped defeat Democratic President Bill Clinton's health care plan. President Gerald Ford chose Dole as his running mate in the 1976 election after Vice President Nelson Rockefeller withdrew from seeking a full term. Ford was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter in the general election. Dole sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1980, but quickly dropped out of the race. He experienced more success in the 1988 Republican primaries but was defeated by Vice President George H. W. Bush. Dole won the Republican nomination in 1996 and selected Jack Kemp as his running mate. The Republican ticket lost in the general election to Clinton, making Dole the first unsuccessful major party nominee for both president and vice president. He resigned from the Senate during the 1996 campaign and did not seek public office again after the election. Dole remained active after retiring from public office. He appeared in numerous commercials and television programs and served on various councils. In 2012, Dole unsuccessfully advocated Senate ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. He initially supported Jeb Bush in the 2016 Republican primaries, but later became the only former Republican presidential nominee to endorse Donald Trump in the general election. Dole was a member of the advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and special counsel at the Washington, D.C., office of law firm Alston & Bird. Dole was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on January 17, 2018. He was married to former U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina. In February 2021, Dole announced he was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer and would undergo treatment. Dole received immunotherapy to treat the disease, forgoing chemotherapy due to its negative effect on his body. Dole died from the disease in his sleep on the morning of December 5, 2021, at the age of 98.