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'm not a Gingrich fan. He's just difficult to work with. It's either Newt's way or the highway.
Our intent will not be to create gridlock. Oh, except maybe from time to time.
Sure, losing an election hurts, but I've experienced worse. And at an age when every day is precious, brooding over what might have been is self-defeating. In conceding the 1996 election, I remarked that "tomorrow will be the first time in my life I don't have anything to do." I was wrong. Seventy-two hours after conceding the election, I was swapping wisecracks with David Letterman on his late-night show.
The horizon is out there somewhere and you keep chasing it, looking for it and working for it.
We are a nation conceived, born and nurtured by faith... Our faith is declared in our Constitution, on our currency and in our lives.
Merely presenting a driver's license or other document based on a birth certificate is not enough for an accurate verification. Biometric verification of identity must be made and then a data base of those persons who have legal status must be checked.
Life is very important to Americans.
We know smoking tobacco is not good for kids, but a lot of other things aren't good. Drinking's not good. Some would say milk's not good.
The difference between possible and impossible is hard work and commitment.
Elizabeth's back at the red cross, and I'm walking the dog.
Stop telling the truth about my record!
We're trying to get good pictures. Don't worry very much about what I say.
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.