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Our condolences go to the family of Senator Robert Dole, who passed away yesterday. Senator Dole and President Ford had a close working relationship and friendship throughout their government service. They served together in the House of Representatives for eight years before Dole was elected to the Senate in 1968.
Most notably, President Ford selected Dole as his Vice President for the 1976 campaign. “When I looked over the list of people that I wanted to be my teammate in the months ahead…Bob Dole was the guy,” he told the people of Russell, Kansas, at a rally in Dole’s hometown following the Republican National Convention. Ford noted that Dole “has a personal contact” with his colleagues and constituents, and “understands the problems of local communities and their relationship with the Federal Government.”
After their loss, Dole continued to serve in the Senate, becoming a leader of the chamber’s Republicans and serving as Majority Leader twice. He resigned from the Senate while running for President in 1996. President Ford actively campaigned on his behalf. After losing the election Dole retired from politics but remained active in other areas, including serving as national chairman of the campaign to raise money for the National World War II Memorial.
Learn more through selected documents related to Bob Dole:
President Ford’s press conference announcing Bob Dole as his running mate, 8/19/1976: https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/exhibits/campaign/024800000-001.pdfPresident Ford’s remarks at a rally with Bob Dole in Russell, Kansas, 8/20/1976: https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0248/whpr19760820-007.pdfLetter from Bob Dole to President Ford following their loss in the 1976 election, 12/3/1976: https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0442/121641531.pdf
Image: President Ford and running mate Bob Dole standing together following Ford’s speech accepting the Republican nomination at the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, 8/19/1976 (White House Photograph B1197-28A)
Bob Dole: A life of service
Bob Dole, the long-time senator, former Republican presidential nominee and World War II hero, died XXX at age.
Growing up in a blue-collar family in Depression-era Kansas, Dole rose to become a fixture in Washington, D.C. Badly wounded in action in Italy, he lost the use of his right arm, but reached the peak of Republican politics, serving as the party’s presidential nominee, vice presidential nominee and Senate leader in a career that spanned nearly four decades
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