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
I think it's OK to talk about your military service, but there's a fine line between, you know, too much and just about right.
When these political action committees give money, they expect something in return other than good government.
If we added up the killed and wounded from the Democrat wars in this country, it would be about 1.6 million Americans
The California proposition [Prop. 187] is one I would agree with. That's the easiest way to put it.
With all the divisive forces tearing at our country, we need the glue of language to help hold us together. If we want to ensure that all our children have the same opportunities in life, alternative language education should stop and English should be acknowledged once and for all as the official language of the United States.
As long as there are only 3 to 4 people on the floor, the country is in good hands. It's only when you have 50 to 60 in the Senate that you want to be concerned.
As president, I will fight illegal immigration in order to preserve an appropriate level of legal immigration. At the same time, I believe our system of legal immigration needs to be re-examined. As part of this re-examination, I support a modest, temporary reduction in the annual rate of legal immigration.
The purpose of a tax cut is to leave more money where it belongs: in the hands of the working men and working women who earned it in the first place
History buffs probably noted the reunion at a Washington party a few weeks ago of three ex-presidents: Carter, Ford and Nixon - See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Evil.
If there is one clear lesson of our century, it is this: where aggression is tolerated, it multiplies.
When it's all over, it's not who you were ... it's whether you made a difference.
President Ronald Reagan on his 1980 opponent: "I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that Jimmy Carter came to me and asked why I wanted his job. I told him I didn't want his job. I want to be President."
There they are. See no evil, hear no evil, and...evil.
You read what Disraeli had to say. I don't remember what he said. He said something. He's no longer with us.