His announcement in February 2021 that he’d been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer prompted an outpouring of sympathy, prayers and well-wishes from across the political spectrum. In 2019, it promoted him from Army captain to colonel. In September 2017, Congress voted to award Dole its highest expression of appreciation for distinguished contributions to the nation, a Congressional Gold Medal. Into his 90s, Dole still showed up regularly on Saturdays to greet veterans at the memorial. He was a driving force in getting the World War II Memorial built on the National Mall. Out of office, Dole remained dedicated to helping disabled veterans and honoring the fallen. “It’s got to be self-deprecating or it can be terminal, fatal, if you’re out there just slashing away at someone else, and I’ve sort of learned that over the years.” “You’ve got to be very careful with humor,” he said. But he felt voters preferred gravitas and restraint in their politicians.
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The newly chipper Dole parodied himself on “Saturday Night Live,” wrote two collections of political humor and made a surprising commercial for the anti-impotence drug Viagra, at a time when sexual troubles weren’t so openly discussed.ĭole later said people were always coming up to tell him they would have voted for him in 1996, if only he had been so free and funny in his presidential campaign. “Apparently not enough,” Dole answered with a grin. Letterman greeted him with a cheeky, “Bob, what have you been doing lately?” Just three days after his final race ended in a resounding loss, Dole was cutting up with comedian David Letterman on late-night TV. He could never pull it off - at least, not until he was out of politics for good. With each presidential quest Dole tried anew to soften his public persona. He wielded tremendous influence on tax policy, farm and nutrition programs, and rights for the disabled. Representing Kansas in Congress for nearly 36 years, Dole was known on Capitol Hill as a shrewd and pragmatic legislator, trusted to broker compromises across party lines.
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He came closest in his final race, securing the 1996 Republican nomination only to be steamrolled by President Bill Clinton’s reelection machine.ĭole later said he had come to appreciate the defeats as well as the victories: “They are parts of the same picture - the picture of a full life.” He was the vice presidential running mate in President Gerald Ford’s post-Watergate loss and he sought the presidency himself three times. Yet Dole, who died Sunday at age 98, was most famous for the times he came up short. He embodied flinty determination to succeed. If you know some information, please comment below.WASHINGTON (AP) - Bob Dole willed himself to walk again after paralyzing war wounds, ran for Congress with a right arm too damaged to shake hands, and rose through the Senate ranks to become a long-serving Republican leader and tough and tireless champion of his party. We have no more information about his spouse.Īlso, we have no information about his son and daughter. We have no information about his girlfriend/boyfriend.īut we are sure that it is not available and his spouse’s name is not available. They are in relation from previous few years of a strong relationship. His Girlfriend/boyfriend’s name is Not Available.
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