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 one of life's great milestones is when a person can look back and be almost as thankful for the setbacks as for the victories.
I know there are California oranges and Florida oranges. When I'm in Florida, I like Florida oranges. Today, I think California oranges are the best, of course.
If something happened along the route and you had to leave your children with Bob Dole or Bill Clinton, I think you would probably leave them with Bob Dole.
Think I'll win. Could be big.
I think the voters believe that when you become president of the United States, you have a higher obligation and a higher standard than anybody in the world, ... And if you violate that standard, they're going to remember it on election day.
I used to think that seniority was a terrible thing when I didn't have any.
Something is wrong with America. I wonder sometimes what people are thinking about or if they're thinking at all.
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.
there is scarcely anyone who believes that the required 67 senators would vote to convict the president on any of the four articles of impeachment approved by the House Judiciary Committee.
Those that have the most money will probably do quite well,
We got the across-the-board cut and the kiddy credit, and those are the two most important things to sell to voters, ... But there are a number other proposals in the economic plan that will appeal to businesses as well.
The government will spend a total of ten trillion dollars between now and 2002, ... This is a bold and comprehensive economic growth program that will cut taxes on 90 million households, grow the economy and do so in the context of a balanced budget by 2002.
We are excited about the direction of this campaign,
We've got a lot of good people here who feel strongly about Governor Bush and about his winning,