Bob Dole
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| Senate Majority Leader | |
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In office January 3, 1995 – June 11, 1996 |
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| Deputy | Trent Lott |
| Preceded by | George Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Trent Lott |
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In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Deputy | Alan Simpson |
| Preceded by | Howard Baker |
| Succeeded by | Robert Byrd |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Deputy | Alan Simpson |
| Preceded by | Robert Byrd |
| Succeeded by | Tom Daschle |
| Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Russell Long |
| Succeeded by | Bob Packwood |
| Chairman of the Republican National Committee | |
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In office January 15, 1971 – January 19, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Rogers Morton |
| Succeeded by | George H. W. Bush |
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United States Senator from Kansas |
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In office January 3, 1969 – June 11, 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Carlson |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Frahm |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | William Avery |
| Succeeded by | Keith Sebelius |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Wint Smith |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
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Robert Joseph Dole July 22, 1923 Russell, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | Robin |
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| Religion | Methodism |
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1948 |
| Unit | 10th Mountain Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II (WIA) |
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Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22, 1923) is an American politician who represented Kansas in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969 and in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, serving as Senate Republican Leader from 1985 until his resignation as a Senator. 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 secured the Republican nomination for President of the United States, but lost the general election to incumbent President Bill Clinton.
Dole is currently a member of the advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and special counsel at the Washington, D.C., office of law firm Alston & Bird.
Dole is married to former U.S. cabinet member and former U.S. Senator Elizabeth Hanford Dole of North Carolina.
Dole was born on July 22, 1923, in Russell, Kansas, the son of Bina M. (née Talbott; 1904–1983) and Doran Ray Dole (1901–1975). Dole's father, who had moved the family to Russell shortly before Robert was born, earned money by running a small creamery. One of Dole's father's customers was the father of future Senator Arlen Specter. During the Great Depression, which severely impacted Kansas and its residents, the Dole family moved to the basement of their home and eventually rented out the upper floors to raise money. As a boy, Dole worked as a soda jerk in the local drug store.
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