Bob Dole AKA Robert Joseph Dole Born: 22-Jul-1923 Birthplace: Russell, KS
Gender: Male Religion: Presbyterian Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Politician Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States Executive summary: US Senator from Kansas, 1969-96 Military service: US Army (1942-48, arm paralyzed) During an August 22, 2004 appearance on CNN's Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, former U.S. Senator Bob Dole derided Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry for accepting purple hearts for allegedly non-life-threatening injuries:
"Three Purple Hearts and never bled that I know of. I mean, they’re all superficial wounds. Three Purple Hearts and you’re out... I mean, the first one, whether he ought to have a Purple Heart -- he got two in one day, I think. And he was out of there in less than four months, because three Purple Hearts and you're out. And as far as I know, he's never spent one day in the hospital. I don't think he draws any disability pay. He doesn't have any disability. And boasting about three Purple Hearts when you think of some of the people who really got shot up in Vietnam.”
But in his 1988 autobiography, Dole described the circumstances around one of his own purple heart medals this way:
As we approached the enemy, there was a brief exchange of gunfire. I took a grenade in hand, pulled the pin, and tossed it in the direction of the farmhouse. It wasn’t a very good pitch (remember, I was used to catching passes, not throwing them). In the darkness, the grenade must have struck a tree and bounced off. It exploded nearby, sending a sliver of metal into my leg -- the sort of injury the Army patched up with Mercurochrome and a Purple Heart.
Father: Doran R. Dole Mother: Bina Talbott Sister: Gloria Sister: Norma Jean Brother: Kenny Wife: Phyllis Holden (m. Jun-1948, div. 1972, one daughter) Daughter: Robin (b. 18-Oct-1954) Girlfriend: Lesley Stahl (journalist, dated a few times) Wife: Elizabeth Dole (US Senator, m. 6-Dec-1975)
High School: Russell High School, Russell, KS (1941) University: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS University: University of Arizona University: AB, Washburn Municipal University, Topeka, KS (1952) Law School: LLB, Washburn Municipal University, Topeka, KS (1952)
US Senator, Kansas (3-Jan-1969 to 11-Jun-1996, resigned) Republican National Committee Chairman (1971-73) US Congressman, Kansas 1st (1963-69) US Congressman, Kansas 6th (1961-63) Kansas State House of Representatives (1951-53) Member of the Board of Asia Universal Bank (2007-)
APCO Worldwide Senior Counselor (2004)
Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand Special Counsel
4-H Club Honorary Co-Chair, Centennial Initiative Committee (2001) American Bar Association American Political Science Association Advisory Committee Bread for the World Board of Directors Bush-Cheney '04 Caring Institute Board of Trustees (Honorary) DeMint for Senate Committee District of Columbia Bar Dole-Kemp '96 Candidate Elizabeth Dole Committee Elizabeth Dole for President Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks Friends of John Boehner It's My Party Too Board of Directors Freemasonry 33rd Degree Friends of Dick Lugar Friends of George Allen George W. Bush for President The Hawkeye PAC John McCain 2008 Kennedy Center Trustee Emeritus Keep Our Mission PAC Kiwanis Club Knights Templar The Leadership Circle PAC Leadership PAC 2006 National Coalition on Health Care National Republican Senatorial Committee New Republican Majority Fund Northern Lights PAC Rand Paul for US Senate 2010 Ryan for Congress Santorum 2000 Santorum 2006 Senate Victory Fund PAC Shriners Steele for Maryland Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Honorary Board of Directors Veterans of Foreign Wars Kappa Sigma Fraternity Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster Purple Heart twice International Security Leadership Award 1986 Presidential Medal of Freedom 17-Jan-1997 World Food Prize 2008 (with George McGovern) Shrapnel Injury Paralyzed right arm Prostate Surgery (18-Dec-1991) Hip Replacement Surgery Dec-2004 Endorsement of American Express
Endorsement of Dunkin' Donuts
Endorsement of Pepsi 2001
Endorsement of Pfizer Viagra
Endorsement of Visa 1996
Funeral: Richard Nixon (1994) Funeral: Ronald Reagan (2004) Funeral: Tim Russert (2008) Funeral: Jesse Helms (2008) Risk Factors: Prostate Cancer, Smoking
TELEVISION The Daily Show Guest political commentator, Indecision 2000
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Wordplay (6-Apr-2006) · Himself
Official Website: http://www.bobdole.org/
Author of books:
One Soldier's Story: A Memoir (2005, memoir)
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