Bob Dole
Bob Dole
Robert Joseph "Bob" Doleis an American politician who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996 and in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. In the 1976 presidential election, Dole was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President and incumbent President Gerald Ford's running mate. He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 1980 and 1988. In 1996, Dole was able to secure the Republican nomination for President of the United States, but lost...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 July 1923
CityRussell, KS
Let's be realistic, we cannot be a one-issue party,
Seniors must begin to understand what the new Medicare drug benefit means to them personally, and begin comparing this to their existing drug plans, if they have one. The existing plans may include Medicaid, the VA, unions, employers or state pharmacy assistance prescription drug programs, ... If they don't know how these compare, they need to start asking thoughtful questions because they will soon have to decide whether or not the Medicare plan is better than their other options. Before long they will have to make an important choice.
Senator Dole sponsored an ad today that said, 'If you're going to talk about a man's record, talk about the whole record.'
Since President Clinton took office, the number of 12- to 17-year-olds using marijuana has almost doubled,
Neither the United States nor any other party can impose a solution,
Now we meet in the birthplace of American liberty to renew our social contract. We look to Governor Bush and Secretary Cheney to raise our sights, and to restore honor and civility to our public life.
What we dedicate today is not a memorial to war, rather it's a tribute to the physical and moral courage that makes heroes out of farm and city boys and that inspires Americans in every generation to lay down their lives for people they will never meet, for ideals that make life itself worth living.
Those who cultivate moral confusion for profit should understand this: we will name their names and shame them as they deserve to be shamed.
I've thought about it, not a lot, but I thought my relationship with Congress - the Democrats and Republicans - would help me get some things done. Not everything, but at least they'd be willing to try.
We'll all be riding that streetcar of desire.
Things are going to get better. Be optimistic.
It's going to be hard for someone like me to run for president.
I've never known a lot of rich people. It's not my bag.
If you're hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed, come over to the Senate. You'll get the same kind of feeling and you won't have to pay.