Bob Dole, Former Republican Presidential Candidate, Dies at 98

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Bob Dole, a former Republican U.S. Senator from Kansas and the 1996 Republican presidential candidate, has died at age 98, his family confirmed on Dec. 5.

โ€œSenator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep. At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years,โ€ his familyย saidย in a statement through the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.

Earlier in 2021, it was announced that Dole was being treated for advanced lung cancer. President Joe Biden visited Dole shortly before his diagnosis in February.

โ€œWhile I certainly have some hurdles ahead, I also know that I join millions of Americans who face significant health challenges of their own,โ€ Dole said in a statement in February.

For 30 years, Dole was a senator for Kansas. In 1976, he was President Gerald Fordโ€™s vice presidential nominee. The pair were defeated by then-Democratic Party presidential candidate Jimmy Carter and his running mate, Walter Mondale.

Dole, who was injured while fighting in World War II, was the Senate majority leader from 1985 to 1987 and again from 1995 to 1996. In 1996, Dole clinched the Republican nomination for the presidency, but he was ultimately defeated by incumbent President Bill Clinton, a Democrat.

Writing in his memoir, โ€œOne Soldierโ€™s Story,โ€ Dole said that his experiences in World War II defined his life.

โ€œAdversity can be a harsh teacher,โ€ heย wroteย in the book. โ€œBut its lessons often define our lives. As much as we may wish that we could go back and relive them, do things differently, make better, wiser decisions, we canโ€™t change history. War is like that. You can rewrite it, attempt to infuse it with your own personal opinions, twist or spin it to make it more palatable, but eventually the truth will come out.โ€

Byย Jack Phillips

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