Jump directly to the content. Sign in. All Football. Israel Salas-Rodriguez Katrina Schollenberger. Most read in News. He served with Clinton following the Sept. He was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in for his public service. Dole overcame disabling war wounds sustained near the end of World War II to forge his lengthy political career. Charging a German position in northern Italy in , Dole was hit by a shell fragment that crushed two vertebrae and paralyzed his arms and legs.
The young Army platoon leader spent three years recovering in a hospital but never regained use of his right hand. However, Dole's White House hopes were not dashed with the failed campaign.
Next time, though, Dole intended to run for the presidency himself. He entered the Republican primary in and again in He lost both years, despite serving as acting Senate majority leader from to , and as minority leader from to While again holding the position of majority leader in , Dole finally won the Republican primary and was pitted against Democrat Clinton, who was running for his second term as president.
But Dole's campaign resembled the Ford run in at least one major way: Dole was often criticized for being his own worst enemy. He lost the election to Clinton, and, having resigned from the Senate after winning the primary to focus fully on running for the presidency, left the life of an elected official for good.
In the years after his presidential run, Dole dedicated his time and energy to his law firm, political activism, speaking engagements and philanthropic endeavors. He also starred in a widely seen commercial for Viagra. His wife, Elizabeth, also a former Republican senator, lost her seat in the elections. Dole still holds the record for longest-serving Republican leader. While not in office, Dole has kept his hand in politics in recent years.
He endorsed Mitt Romney for president in presidential campaign. Dole lobbied his former colleagues from his hospital bed, trying to get them to vote for the Convention of Persons with Disabilities legislation. After his release, he continued his efforts to win support for the bill, but it didn't garner enough votes to pass. In , Dole once again stepped into the political fray, when he publicly backed Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's choice for secretary of defense, during his confirmation hearings.
In a statement published in the International Business Times , Dole said, "Hagel's wisdom and courage make him uniquely qualified to be secretary of defense and lead the men and women of our armed forces. Chuck Hagel will be an exceptional leader at an important time. Since his retirement from politics, Dole has also authored or co-authored numerous books, including the memoir One Soldier's Story. On January 17, , Dole was to receive the Congressional Medal of Freedom from President Trump and bipartisan congressional leaders for his service to the nation as a "soldier, legislator and statesman.
Dole announced in February that he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Bob Woodward is an American journalist and author who is best known for his reporting on the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post alongside Carl Bernstein.
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A senator and, ultimately, the majority leader. A nominee for vice president as Gerald Ford's running mate in and, after his third bid for the top job, the nominee for president, in He was one of the few elders of the traditional Republican establishment to endorse Donald Trump in and the only former presidential nominee to attend the convention that nominated Trump. In a split with the 45th president, Dole said there's no question that Trump lost his reelection race in — narrowly perhaps but fair and square.
He never had one bit of fraud in all those lawsuits he filed and statements he made. But he added at another, "I'm sort of Trumped out , though. In his day, Dole was known for a quick wit and a sharp partisanship, defending President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal and controversially citing "Democrat wars" during the vice presidential debate in His tone is mellower now, and the proudest achievements he cites are those he won in partnerships with Democrats.
He and New York Sen.
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