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News Stories

• "You'll Never Walk Alone: The Public and Private Life of Bob Dole" - Dole Archive Exhibit opens April 4, Hansen Museum, Logan, KS, "Dole Country"
  LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will unveil a special exhibit titled “You’ll Never Walk Alone: The Public and Private Life of Bob Dole” on Friday, April 4, at the Dane G. Hansen Museum, 110 W. Main St. in Logan.

• A Duty to the Wounded: Our Newest Veterans Need Help Now
  Senator Dole and Secretary Shalala urge implementation of the President's Commission on Care for American's Returning Wounded Warriors.

• Serve, Support, Simplify: President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors Issues Six Groundbreaking Patient and Family Centered Recommendations
  The President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors approved six recommendations that make sweeping changes in the delivery of health care and services. The recommendations include the first major overhaul of the disability system in more than 50 years; creation of recovery plans with recovery coordinators; a new e-Benefits website; and guaranteeing care for PTSD from the VA for injured service members from Iraq and Afghanistan.

• Lawence Journal World: "Farm Future"
  Two former senators have proposed a new direction for federal farm programs.

• Associated Press: Daschle, Dole Tout Farm Policy Changes
  Dole and Daschle suggest reforms to agricultural policy.

• Senator Bob Dole receives Former Members of Congress Distinguished Service Award
  Washington, DC: Senator Bob Dole received the Distinguished Service Award from the United States Association of Former Members of Congress on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives

• Senator Dole receives separate awards for support of Hospice, Disabilities and Nutrition
  Washington, DC: Former Senator Bob Dole received three separate awards this past week for his work on behalf of hospice, people with disabilities, and nutrition and hunger issues.

• Associated Press: Commission on Veterans Care Pledges to Develop Solutions
  Injured soldiers returning home for medical treatment face an unacceptable maze of paperwork and bureaucracy, leaders of a presidential commission on veterans' health care.

• Lawrence Journal World Editorial: Dole Leadership
  Former Sen. Bob Dole continues to build his legacy as a leader and statesman.

• Four Former Senate Majority Leaders Encourage Bipartisan Dialogue and Solutions on Key National Issues
  Four former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders -- Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell – today announced the establishment of the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)

• Former Sen. Robert Dole to help lead Walter Reed investigation
  Washington — President Bush named former Sen. Bob Dole and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala on Tuesday to lead an investigation of problems at the nation's military and veterans' hospitals.

• Kansas Chamber honors leaders past and present
  Dole: Troops in terror war 'greatest generation' Former Sen. Bob Dole expressed gratitude, humor and passion Tuesday night as special guest speaker at the Kansas Chamber's annual dinner at the Kansas Expocentre.

• Statement by former Senator Bob Dole on Death of President Ford
  ". . . 'a good man.' He was a friend to everyone who met him. He had no enemies. Just a good decent human being. He led the effort to heal the nation in the mid-1970s, by putting the country’s interests ahead of his own.

• Statement by Senator Dole on the Death of Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick
  'A patriot and dedicated public servant who ranks among our nation's most talented and effective ambassadors.'

• Senator Dole's Testimony in Support of Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense
  Senator Dole's remarks before the Senate Armed Services Committee

• Transcript of Senator Dole's Interview on "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, MSNBC, April 13, 2005
  Senator Dole shares his wartime memories, including recollections of what Rome was like after the fall of Mussolini.

• Download Interview with Senator Dole to your IPod!
  The Republican National Committee has a downloadable "Podcast" of an interview with Senator Dole on "One Soldier's Story"

• New York Times Reviews "One Soldiers' Story"
  Review by William Grimes, "Dole Tells Hero's Tale in His Own Plain Way"

• Senator Dole on Today Show, April 12, 2005
  Transcript and online video at MSNBC.com

• Senator Dole Appears on "Meet the Press" to Discuss New Book
  Follow this link to read the transcript

• Articles About Senator Dole in Major Media on Eve of Book Release
  The Associated Press, Washington Post and New York Times all published articles April 10 about Senator Dole's new memoirs, his war injuries and his combatting his latest physical challenge.

• National D-Day Museum Presents American Spirit Award to Senator Dole on March 8
  Awarded by the Trustees of The National D-Day Museum, the American Spirit Award is the Museum's highest honor.

• Kirkus Reviews Praises "One Soldier's Story"
  The prestigious book review publication, Kirkus Reviews gives Senator Dole's memoirs high marks

• Washington Times article, March 18 -- "Recent Injury Puts Dole in All-Too-Familar Spot
  Senator Dole's makes second triumphant recovery -- and inspires wounded US veterans and soldiers once again.

• National Defense University Foundation Presents Senator Dole with American Patriot Award
  Senator Dole is only the fifth recipient of the award following General Colin Powell, The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger, former President George H.W. Bush, and the Men and Women of our Nation's Defense Team.

• West Point Presents Senator Dole With Prestigious Thayer Award
  Award honors citizen whose service and accomplishments in the national interest exemplify the academy's motto of "Duty, Honor, Country

• HarperCollins Publishers Acquires Senator Bob Dole’s Memoir Of World War II
  

• Clinton and Dole Agree to Disagree Weekly On '60 Minutes'
  Senator Bob Dole will face Bill Clinton on CBS's 60 Minutes for 10 weeks starting on Sunday, March 9.

• Senator Dole joins Alston & Bird
  Senator Dole joined the Washington, DC office of the law firm Alston & Bird in February 2003. Read their press release.

• Wichita VA Facility Named For Senator Dole
  Dept. of Veterans Affairs announces that the Wichita facility will be named for Senator Dole.

• Bob Dole: American Soldier (Tribute to Sen. Dole on the US Senate floor, May 1994)
  From the archives: Colloquy on the US Senate Floor May 25, 1994 led by Sen. David Durenberger (R) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D), in tribute to Senator Dole's war record.

Speeches

• Dedication of the World War II Memorial
  Full text of Senator Dole's speech at the Dedication Ceremony for the national World War II Memorial, May 29, 2004

• Remarks by Senator Bob Dole at Ground Zero, April 10, 2003
  Dole addresses 'Support Our Troops Rally', Organized by New York Construction Trades Unions

• Keynote speech at the Memorial Day Ceremonies, National Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("The Wall"), Washington DC
  

• Poem Read by Senator Dole at the Ceremonies: "Around the Corner" by Charles Hanson Towne
  

• Greetings to the 10th Mountain Division
  Message to the 10th Mountain Division serving in Afghanistan

• Heroism is Universal
  Prepared remarks delivered at the Dole Institute of Politics Groundbreaking Ceremony, October, 2001

• Speech at Dole Institute of Politics Groundbreaking
  

• Salute to America's Veterans
  Senator Dole's speech at the 2000 Republican National Convention

• Senator Dole's Maiden Speech on the Floor of the U.S. Senate, April 14, 1969
  Senator Dole delivered his first speech on the Floor of the U.S. Senate, April 14, 1969, on the anniversary of the date he was wounded in Italy during World War II, April 14, 1945.

• Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, 1996
  Republican National Convention, San Diego, CA, August 15, 1996

• Presidential Campaign Announcement Speech - April 10, 1995
  Senator Dole's announcement speech made in Topeka, Kansas on the 1995 Presidential Announcement Tour

Articles

• Let Taiwan Join the U.N.
  Tomorrow the United Nations will consider Taiwan's application for membership. It has formally sought admission every year since 1993, but this year's application is different.

• "Taiwan Belongs In WHO" by Bob Dole, The Washington Times, April 13, 2007
  Senator Dole discusses Taiwan's membership in the World Health Organization.

• "The Wrong Prescription" by Bob Dole, The Hill, January 24, 2007
  Article by Senator Dole: The current congressional effort to require the government to negotiate drug prices for the Medicare prescription drug program may be good politics, but I fear the result will be false hopes and zero savings.

• "Profile in Decency" by Bob Dole,The Washington Post, December 28, 2006
  Tribute to President Gerald R. Ford. Senator Dole remembers his 1976 running mate and praises President Ford's role in American history. "When the country needed healing, reconciliation and restoration of confidence, Gerald Ford provided it." "A man of courage and integrity."

• Lawrence Journal World: Outstanding Events
  The Dole Institute of Politics, a classroon of democray, is bringing exactly the kind of political dialogue Bob Dole had in mind. It gives visitors a better understanding and greater appreciation of America’s democratic process — and perhaps reinvigorated to be a part of that process.

• "Let's Reform the Reforms" by Bob Dole and Tom Daschle, The Wall Street Journal, October 3, 2005
  Senators Dole and Daschle comment on Sarbanes-Oxley.

• "New thinking is needed on Social Security" by Bob Dole, The Sun Herald
  Article by Senator Dole in The Sun Herald

• "The Underprivileged Press" by Bob Dole, The New York Times, August 16, 2005
  New York Times article by Senator Dole regarding shield laws and the alleged leak of classified information that exposed Valerie Plame Wilson as a CIA officer

• "Grand Old Legacy" by Bob Dole, The Washington Post, August 6, 2005
  Senator Dole discusses the legacy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

• "The Greatest Generations" by Bob Dole, The Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2005
  Senator Dole reflects on the 60-year anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe in World War II.

• "Up, Down or Out" by Bob Dole, The New York Times, April 27, 2005
  Senator Dole discusses the U.S. Senate's procedures for voting on federal judges.

• "Gauging Our Success" by Bob Dole, The Washington Post, June 28, 2004
  Senator Dole's Washington Post Op-Ed (June 2004) supporting President Bush's intitiatives in Iraq.

• "Forever the Optimist" by Bob Dole, The New York Times, June 7, 2004
  Senator Dole's tribute to President Ronald Reagan, reprinted with permission from the New York Times

• "Benefits of Vocational Rehabilitation" by Bob Dole, The Washington Times, April 9, 2004
  Senator Dole discusses the impact of vocational rehabilitation.

• "Be Aware, Be Persistent" by Bob Dole and Dr. Kenneth Ouriel, The Saturday Evening Post, April 1, 2004
  (article from Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, excerpt of longer Saturday Evening Post article)

• "Pay More Attention to the Economy" by Bob Dole, The New York Times, March 28, 2004
  Campaign 2004

• "Kerry's Own Words" by Bob Dole, The Wall Street Journal, February 6, 2004
  Campaign 2004

• "The Gentleman from New York" by Bob Dole, The Baltimore Sun, April 3, 2003
  Senator Dole's obituary for former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY)

• "My Score Card" by Bob Dole, The Wall Street Journal, March 28, 2003
  Senator Dole rates the losers and winners so far in the war in this op-ed that appeared in the Wall Street Journal.

• Senator Dole Letter to the Editor, The Washington Post, February 27, 2003
  Senator Dole responds to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke

• "Will eroding judges' salaries also undercut justice itself?" by Bob Dole, USA Today, February 20, 2003
  

• "One Final Salute" by Bob Dole, The Washington Post, June 6, 2000
  Senator Bob Dole's commentary on the World War II Memorial from the Washington Post.