1) Some notes on late Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS).
His right arm was badly injured in World War II in Italy. While in the hospital, he came across future Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) who lost an arm. Inouye had wanted to become a doctor. Those dreams were now dashed.
His right arm was badly injured in World War II in Italy. While in the hospital, he came across future Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) who lost an arm. Inouye had wanted to become a doctor. Those dreams were now dashed.
2) But Dole and Inouye forged a friendship and Dole encouraged Inouye to later enter politics.
Inouye died in December, 2012 and laid in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
Dole and his wife, former Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) came to pay their respects.
Inouye died in December, 2012 and laid in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
Dole and his wife, former Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) came to pay their respects.
3) Bob Dole was in a wheelchair and pushed to the edge of the Rotunda. Dole then rose and gingerly walked, with assistance, to Inouye’s flag-draped casket.
Dole later said he didn’t want his friend to see him like this.
Dole later said he didn’t want his friend to see him like this.
4) It was one of the most emotional scenes I have ever seen at the Capitol.
Dole served as Russell County, KS Attorney and ran for Congress in 1960. He won his House seat by only 982 votes against Gary Sebelius, the father-in-law of future HHS Sectetary Kathleen Sebelius
Dole served as Russell County, KS Attorney and ran for Congress in 1960. He won his House seat by only 982 votes against Gary Sebelius, the father-in-law of future HHS Sectetary Kathleen Sebelius
5) When President Clinton won in 1992, Dole made a point that 57 percent of the electorate voted for either President George HW Bush and Ross Perot.
6) Dole was famously quoted as saying this about Clinton:
“The good nees is he’s getting a honeymoon. The bad news is that Bob Dole is going to be his chaperone.”
“The good nees is he’s getting a honeymoon. The bad news is that Bob Dole is going to be his chaperone.”
7) Dole was known for a bit of a temper and caustic remarks. After losing the 1988 New Hampshire presidential primary, Dole lashed out at Bush “Quit lying about my record,” Dole snarled.
8) He also criticized Bush for going back on his “No New Taxes” pledge. He said Bush’s lips were cracked and needed some “lip balm.”
Dole was known sometimes for his
It was late Sen. William Saxbe (R-OH) who described Dole as a “hatchet man.”
Dole was known sometimes for his
It was late Sen. William Saxbe (R-OH) who described Dole as a “hatchet man.”
9) But Dole had a lighter side. He also starred in a 2001 Pepsi ad which aired during the Super Bowl.
He also did Pepsi add with Britney Spears in 2001, for the Academy Awards.
And don’t forget Dole’s Viagra ad in 1998.
He also did Pepsi add with Britney Spears in 2001, for the Academy Awards.
And don’t forget Dole’s Viagra ad in 1998.
10) Dole had a sardonic wit. He lived at the Watergate in Washington, next door to Monica Lewinsky (you can’t make this stuff up). Dole often joked he tried to call Lewinsky but the line was always busy - because Lewinsky was always on the phone with Linda Tripp.
11) Dole was running for President in 1996 as Majority Leader. In those days, he would come down to the Senate floor with binders full of foreign policy and domestic policy statements. Dole would read all of them, just to get his positions onto the record.
12) In those days, I worked at C-SPAN. We had a program called “Road to the White House” which would air on the weekends about that year’s presidential race.
13) The joke was that when we were televising the Senate and Dole came down to the floor to read those statements into the record, we should put up the graphic “Road to White House.”
14) Although this isn’t official, Fox is told it is highly likely Dole lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
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