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Robert Joseph Dole (born July 22, 1923) was a United States Senator from Kansas from 1969-1996, serving part of that time as United States Senate Majority Leader. He was the Republican candidate in the 1996 U.S. Presidential election and the Republican vice presidential candidate in the 1976 Presidential election. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... Official language(s) none Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... 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In 2007, President George W. Bush appointed Dole as a co-chair of the commission to investigate problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, along with Donna Shalala.^[1] George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... This article is about the U.S. Army medical center/hospital (not the research institute). ... Donna Esther Shalala (surname pronounced ; born February 14, 1941) is the current president of the University of Miami, a private university in Coral Gables, Florida. ...

Political career

Dole ran for office for the first time in 1950 and was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives, serving a two-year term. After graduating from law school at Washburn University in Topeka, Dole was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in his hometown of Russell in 1952. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The Kansas House of Representatives chamber in the State Capitol. ... Washburn University, located in Topeka, Kansas, provides broadly-based liberal arts and professional education through more than 200 certificate, associate, baccalaureate, master’s and juris doctor programs through the College of Arts and Sciences and the Schools of Law, Business, Nursing and Applied Studies. ... This article is about the state capital of Kansas. ... Russell is a city located in Russell County, Kansas. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Also in 1952 Dole became the County Attorney of Russell County, serving in that position for eight years. In 1960, Dole was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Kansas' 6th Congressional District, located in central Kansas. In 1962, his district was merged with the 3rd District in western Kansas to form the 1st Congressional District, a huge 60-county district which soon became known as the "Big First." Dole was reelected that year and twice thereafter without serious difficulty. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Russell County (standard abbreviation: RS) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... District 1 for the United States House of Representatives in the state of Kansas is the eleventh largest congressional district in the nation. ...

U.S. Senate

1982, Dole as a Senator

The official portrait of Sen. Dole by Everett Raymond Kinstler; Dole's portrait was unveiled in 2005, as is the tradition to construct a portrait for Senate leaders.

In 1968 he was elected to the United States Senate, succeeding retiring Senator Frank Carlson. He was re-elected in 1974, 1980, 1986, and 1992, before resigning on June 11, 1996 to focus on his Presidential campaign. He only faced one truly enthusiastic and well-financed challenge – in 1974 by Congressman Dr. Bill Roy. Much of Roy's popularity was in response to the fallout from Watergate. Dole would win re-election in 1974 by only a few thousand votes. While in the Senate he served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1971 until 1973, the ranking Republican on the Agriculture Committee from 1975-1978, and the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee from 1979-1980. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2458x3756, 356 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bob Dole Kappa Sigma Fraternity ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2458x3756, 356 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bob Dole Kappa Sigma Fraternity ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 409 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (416 × 610 pixel, file size: 191 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bob Dole ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 409 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (416 × 610 pixel, file size: 191 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bob Dole ... Gerald R. Ford. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... Frank Carlson (January 23, 1893-May 30, 1987) was theGovernor of Kansas from 1947 to 1950 and a U.S. Senator from 1950 to 1969. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... William Robert Roy (born in Bloomington, Illinois on February 23, 1926) was a United States Representative from Kansas. ... The Watergate building. ... Bush/Cheney, 2004 campaign manager Ken Mehlman is the current chairman of the RNC. The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of all matters relating to the nations agriculture industry, farming programs, forestry and logging, and legislation relating to nutrition and health. ... The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (or, less formally, Senate Finance Committee) is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ...

When the Republicans took control of the Senate after the 1980 elections, Dole became chairman of the Finance Committee in 1981, serving until 1985. From 1985, when Howard Baker of Tennessee retired, until his resignation from the Senate, Dole was the leader of the Senate Republicans, serving as Majority Leader from 1985 until 1987 and again from 1995 to 1996. He served as Minority Leader from 1987 to 1995. Following the advice of conservative William Kristol, Dole flatly rejected the health care plan of Bill Clinton, remarking, "There is no crisis in health care." The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (or, less formally, Senate Finance Committee) is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sen. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... A Senate Majority Leader is a politician within a Senate who leads the majority party, or majority coalition, of sitting senators. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 1- André Degroeve becomes Governor of Brussels-Capital. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Senate Minority Leader is a member of the United States Senate who is elected by his or her party conference to serve as the chief Senate spokesmen for his or her party and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Bill Kristol (born December 23, 1952 in New York City) is an American conservative pundit, inspired in part by the ideas of Leo Strauss. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...

Dole had a moderate voting record and was widely considered to be one of the few Kansas Republicans who could bridge the gap between the moderate and conservative wings of the Kansas Republican Party. As a Congressman in the early '60s he supported the major civil rights bills, which appealed to moderates. When Johnson proposed the Great Society in 1964-65, Dole voted against some War on Poverty measures like public-housing subsidies and Medicare, thus appealing to conservatives. Dole's first speech in the Senate in 1969 was a plea for federal aid for the handicapped. Later, he joined liberal Senator George McGovern to lower eligibility requirements for federal food stamps, a liberal goal that was supported by Kansas farmers. The Great Society was a set of domestic programs proposed or enacted in the United States on the initiative of President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... President Johnson signing the Medicare amendment. ... George McGovern on May 8, 1972 cover of Time Magazine George Stanley McGovern, Ph. ...

Dole's hawkishness on the Vietnam War and on crime issues, kept him in good standing with the right wing. When they heard Nixon might make Dole chairman of the Republican National Committee, half the Republican Senators protested, especially moderates who feared he would direct party assets to conservatives. They were wrong, as Dole in fact offered something to all Republican factions.^[2] Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...

Presidential politics

In 1976, Dole ran unsuccessfully for Vice President on a ticket headed by President Gerald Ford. The liberal incumbent Vice President, Nelson Rockefeller, had withdrawn from consideration the previous fall, and the more conservative Dole was chosen. He stated during the Vice Presidential debate, "I figured it up the other day: If we added up the killed and wounded in Democrat wars in this century, it would be about 1.6 million Americans-enough to fill the city of Detroit." 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ... Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American Vice President, governor of New York State, philanthropist and businessman. ...

He ran for the 1980 Republican Presidential nomination, eventually won by Ronald Reagan. He received only 597 votes in the New Hampshire primary and immediately withdrew. Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981 – 1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967 – 1975). ... The New Hampshire primary marks the opening of the quadrennial U.S. presidential election. ...

Dole made a more serious bid in 1988. He started out strong by solidly defeating then-Vice President George H.W. Bush in the Iowa caucus—Bush finished third, behind television evangelist Pat Robertson. However, Bush recovered in time to defeat Dole in the New Hampshire Primary. The New Hampshire contest between the two was particularly bitter although they differed little on the issues. After the returns had come in on the night of that primary, Dole appeared to lose his temper in a television interview, which prompted some members of the media to perceive him as angry about the loss. That slowed his momentum and he was not able to recover. Bush defeated him again in South Carolina and went on to the nomination and ultimately, the Presidency. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born... Since 1976, the Iowa caucus has been the first indication of which candidate for President of the United States would win the nomination of his or her political party at that partys national convention. ... Marion Gordon Pat Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is a televangelist from the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32°430N to 35°12N...

Dole was the early front runner for the GOP nomination in the 1996 presidential race. He was expected to win the nomination against underdog candidates such as the more conservative Senator Phil Gramm of Texas. However populist Pat Buchanan upset Dole in the early New Hampshire primary, with Dole finishing second and former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander finishing third. Publisher Steve Forbes also ran and broadcast a stream of negative ads. At least eight candidates ran for the nomination. Presidential electoral votes by state. ... William Philip Phil Gramm (born July 8, 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia) served as a Democratic Congressman (1978–1983), a Republican Congressman (1983–1985) and a Republican Senator from Texas (1985–2002). ... Patrick Joseph Buchanan (born November 2, 1938) is an American politician, author, syndicated columnist, and broadcaster. ... Andrew Lamar Alexander (born July 3, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee and a member of the Republican Party. ... Malcolm Stevenson Steve Forbes Jr. ...

Dole eventually won the nomination, becoming the oldest first-time presidential nominee at the age of 73 years, 1 month (Ronald Reagan was 73 years, 6 months in 1984, for his second presidential nomination). He however had been forced to spend more on the primary than he had planned and until the convention in San Diego faced federal limits on campaign spending. He hoped to use his long experience in Senate procedures to maximize publicity from his rare positioning as Senate Majority Leader against an incumbent President but was stymied by Senate Democrats. On May 16, 1996, he resigned his seat to focus on the campaign, saying he was either heading for "The White House or home".^[3] The 1996 Republican National Convention convened at the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC) in San Diego, California from August 12 to August 15. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ...

The incumbent, Bill Clinton, had no serious primary opposition. Dole promised a 15% across-the-board reduction in income tax rates and made former Congressman and supply side hero Jack Kemp his running mate. Dole also found himself criticized from both the left and the right within the Republican Party over the convention platform as well as the additional challenge of Ross Perot's entry into the race. William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... An income tax is a tax levied on the financial income of persons, corporations, or other legal entities. ... Supply-side economics is a school of macroeconomic thought which emphasizes the importance of tax cuts and business incentives in encouraging economic growth, in the belief that businesses and individuals will use their tax savings to create new businesses and expand old businesses, which in turn will increase productivity, employment... Jack French Kemp Jr. ... Henry Ross Perot (born June 27, 1930) is a billionaire American businessman from Texas, who is best known for seeking the office of President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. ...

Dole was defeated in the 1996 election. Clinton won in a 379-159 Electoral College landslide, but captured only 49.2% of the vote (against Dole's 40.7%) because of the independent candidacy of Ross Perot. An electoral college is a set of electors, who are empowered as a deliberative body to elect a candidate to a particular office. ... Henry Ross Perot (born June 27, 1930) is a billionaire American businessman from Texas, who is best known for seeking the office of President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. ...

Retirement

2005, Dole speaking at the 60th Anniversary of VE Day.

Dole has worked part-time for a Washington, D.C., law firm, and engaged in a career of writing, consulting, public speaking, and television appearances. This has included becoming a television commercial spokesman for such products as Visa, Viagra, Dunkin' Donuts and Pepsi-Cola, and as an occasional political commentator on the popular American interview program Larry King Live and has guested a number of times on Comedy Central's satirical news program, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He was, for a short time, a commentator opposite Bill Clinton on CBS's 60 Minutes. He guest-starred as himself on NBC's Brooke Shields sitcom Suddenly Susan in January 1997 (shortly after losing the presidential election). On the Larry King show he had a heated exchange with Democratic presidential primary candidate Wesley Clark in which he correctly predicted that Clark would lose the New Hampshire primary and other primaries. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitlers Reich. ... Visa is a brand of credit card and debit card operated by the Visa International Service Association of San Francisco, California, USA, an economic joint venture of 21,000 financial institutions that issue and market Visa products. ... Sildenafil citrate, sold under the names Viagra, Revatio and generically under various other names, is a drug used to treat male erectile dysfunction (impotence) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), developed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. ... Dunkin Donuts is an international coffee and donut retailer founded in 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA by William Rosenberg. ... The current Pepsi logo Pepsi-Cola (often shortened to Pepsi), is a carbonated cola soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo, and the principal rival of Coca-Cola. ... Larry King Live is a nightly CNN interview program hosted by broadcaster and writer Larry King. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States and, as of October 19, 2006, in Poland[1], of January 15, 2007 in Germany[2], of April 30, 2007 in the Netherlands[3] and in Italy of May 1. ... News satire, sometimes alternately called Fake news, is a type of satire presented in a format typical of mainstream journalism. ... Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart on the set of The Daily Show The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, also known as TDS to fans and staffers) is a half-hour satirical fake news program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network in... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... 60 Minutes is an investigative television newsmagazine on United States television, which has run on CBS News since 1968. ... NBC (an acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Brooke Christa Shields[1] (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and model. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Suddenly Susan season four cast photo. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger on November 19, 1933) is an award-winning American broadcaster. ... Wesley Kanne Clark (born December 23, 1944) is a retired four-star general of the United States Army. ...

The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, housed on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kansas, was established to bring bipartisanship back to politics. The Institute, which opened in July 2003 to coincide with Dole's 80th birthday, has featured such notables as former President Bill Clinton and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is a facility at the University of Kansas. ... Lawrence is a river city in Douglas County, Kansas, 41 miles (66 km) west of Kansas City, along the banks of both the Kaw and Wakarusa Rivers. ... Rudolph William Louis Giuliani III, (born May 28, 1944) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, businessman, and Republican politician from the state of New York. ...

Dole has written several books, including one on jokes told by the Presidents of the United States, in which he ranks the presidents according to their level of humor. President Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in early 1997 for his service in the military and his political career. He received the American Patriot Award in 2004 for his lifelong dedication to America and his service in World War II. The Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States and is bestowed by the President of the United States (the other major civilian award which is considered its equivalent is the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, which...

In December 2004, Dole had a hip-replacement operation, which required him to receive blood thinners. One month after the surgery it was determined that he was bleeding inside his head. He spent 40 days at Walter Reed, and when he was released, his "good" arm, the left, was of limited use. He told a reporter that he needed help to handle the simplest of tasks, since both of his arms are injured. He undergoes physical therapy for his left shoulder once a week, but doctors have told him that he might not regain total use of his left arm.

Dole is special counsel at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Alston & Bird. On April 12, 2005, Dole released his biography One Soldier's Story: A Memoir (ISBN 0-06-076341-8), which talks of his World War II experiences and his battle to survive his war injuries. Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ...

According to Glenn R. Simpson and Mary Jacoby of The Wall Street Journal, Bob Dole helped Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska obtain a visa to visit the U.S. in 2005 for a $560,000 fee. Mr. Deripaska has long been dogged by allegations from business rivals in courts in the U.S. and U.K. that he used bribery, intimidation and violence to amass his fortune. Those accusations have for years kept the State Department from granting him a visa. In 2003, the Oleg Deripaska paid $300,000 to Mr. Dole's law firm, Alston & Bird, according to lobbying reports. After that, Mr. Dole worked to persuade U.S. officials that his client isn't a criminal and that his business operations are transparent. In 2005, the State Department reversed itself and granted the visa. Mr. Deripaska then paid an additional $260,000 to Alston & Bird, according to filings. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with a worldwide average daily circulation of more than 2. ... Oleg Deripaska Oleg Deripaska (born 1968) is a Russian billionaire, tycoon, and the Chairman of the Board of RUSAL, a Russian aluminium industry company. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... Oleg Deripaska Oleg Deripaska (born 1968) is a Russian billionaire, tycoon, and the Chairman of the Board of RUSAL, a Russian aluminium industry company. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ...

In 2007, President George W. Bush appointed Dole and Donna Shalala co-chairs of a commission to investigate problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.^[4] Donna Esther Shalala (surname pronounced ; born February 14, 1941) is the current president of the University of Miami, a private university in Coral Gables, Florida. ... This article is about the U.S. Army medical center/hospital (not the research institute). ...

Personal life

Dole's wife, Senator Elizabeth Dole.

Dole married Phyllis Holden, an occupational therapist at a veterans hospital, in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1948. His daughter, Robin, was born in 1954. Dole and Holden divorced in 1972. Holden Remarried in 1973 and widowed in 1978. She then remarried for the third time in 1979. She now goes by Phyllis Dole-Macey. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2400x3000, 835 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Duke University Elizabeth Dole List of Duke University people Potential Republican candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2400x3000, 835 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Duke University Elizabeth Dole List of Duke University people Potential Republican candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential... Elizabeth Hanford Liddy Dole (born July 29, 1936) is an American politician that served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush presidential administrations, and currently serves as a United States senator representing the state of North Carolina. ... “Battle Creek” redirects here. ...

Dole has been married to Senator Elizabeth Dole, née Hanford of North Carolina since 1975. Elizabeth ran unsuccessfully for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2000 and was elected to the United States Senate in 2002. Elizabeth Hanford Liddy Dole (born July 29, 1936) is an American politician that served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush presidential administrations, and currently serves as a United States senator representing the state of North Carolina. ... The French word née (feminine) or né (masculine) (or the English word nee) is still commonly used in some newspapers when mentioning the maiden name of a woman in engagement or wedding announcements. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ...

Parodies in popular culture

Dole has a habit of referring to himself in the third person. During the New Hampshire primaries in 1996, for example, he told supporters "You're going to see the real Bob Dole from now on." By April, a National Review columnist termed the habit "irritating".^[5] The habit has been much-parodied in popular culture: For more details on this topic, see Point of view (literature). ... National Review (NR) is a biweekly magazine of political opinion, founded by author William F. Buckley Jr. ...

• Dole has been parodied on Saturday Night Live by Dan Aykroyd and Norm MacDonald. His caricature constantly refers to himself in the third person.^[6] Dole appeared on Saturday Night Live himself in 1996 shortly after losing the Presidential election. He even lampooned his own caricature of his third-person references and criticized MacDonald as doing "an impersonation of Dan Aykroyd doing (him)."
• He was also parodied on an episode of Family Guy. Like the Saturday Night Live sketch, he repeatedly referred to himself in third person. He does this while talking to Peter Griffin and eventually falls asleep after beginning numerous sentences with his own name.
• In an episode of The Simpsons when the Republicans were deciding on a Republican to run for political office, Bob Dole proceeded to say: "Bob Dole thinks Bob Dole should run. Actually, Bob Dole just likes to hear Bob Dole talk about Bob Dole. BOB DOLE!"
• In a Halloween special episode of The Simpsons, both Dole and Clinton are captured by aliens Kang and Kodos and eventually impersonated by the aliens, saying the line "Bob Dole don't need this" as he was abducted, and "Is this some kinda tube?" as he was imprisoned in a tube.
• Dole appeared in the Futurama episode, A Head in the Polls, in the "Closet of Presidential Losers", claiming that "Bob Dole needs company"
• In an episode of Pinky and the Brain he was shown talking in third person.

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References

• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• DOLE, Robert Joseph, (1923 - )

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Notes

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Bibliography

• Dole, Bob. One Soldier's Story: A Memoir. (2005). HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-076341-8
• James W. Ceaser and Andrew E. Busch; Losing to Win: The 1996 Elections and American Politics Rowman & Littlefield, 1997
• Clinton, Bill (2005). My Life. (2005) ISBN 1-4000-3003-X
• Robert E. Denton Jr.; The 1996 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective Praeger Publishers, 1998 online
• Elovitz, Paul. "Work, Laughter and Tears: Bob Dole's Childhood, War Injury, the Conservative Republicans and the 1996 Election." Journal of Psychohistory (1996) 24(2): 147-162. Issn: 0145-3378
• Joshua Wolf Shenk; "The Best and Worst of Bob Dole," Washington Monthly, Vol. 28, July 1996 online
• Kerry Tymchuk, Molly Meijer Wertheimer, Nichola D. Gutgold; Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Speaking from the Heart Praeger, 2004

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