{"id":1086543,"date":"2021-12-05T12:29:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T17:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1086543"},"modified":"2021-12-05T12:29:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T17:29:17","slug":"former-senator-republican-presidential-candidate-bob-dole-dies-at-98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-senator-republican-presidential-candidate-bob-dole-dies-at-98\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Senator, Republican Presidential Candidate Bob Dole Dies At 98"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-senator-republican-presidential-candidate-bob-dole-dies-at-98%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1086543&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Kansas senator and Republican presidential candidate Robert Joseph Dole passed away early Sunday morning at the age of 98.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement released by the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, the World War II veteran and longtime politician <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/bob-dole-wwii-hero-former-republican-presidential-candidate-dies-98-n953981\">passed in his sleep<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator 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. More information coming soon,\u201d the Foundation shared in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator 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. More information coming soon. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RememberingBobDole?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RememberingBobDole<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/57NtGfqtmL\">pic.twitter.com\/57NtGfqtmL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elizabeth Dole Foundation (@DoleFoundation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DoleFoundation\/status\/1467533869905817602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dole served as top Republican in the Senate for some 11 years \u2014 a feat beaten only by current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell \u2014 and is one of only eight senators in history to have received a Congressional Gold Medal.<\/p>\n<p>His response, when he received the honor in January of 2018, was simple and self-deprecating: \u201cI want to thank all those who\u2019ve said such kind words about me.&nbsp;They\u2019re probably not true, but they were nice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was former President Gerald Ford\u2019s 1976 running mate, and at 73 he became the oldest to ever make a first-time run for the presidency, clinching the Republican nomination in 1996 but losing to Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>Dole had been in poor health for several years \u2013 and had confirmed in February of this year that he was suffering from stage 4 lung cancer \u2014 but had continued to make an effort to serve others and honor his friends as colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Even into his 90s, he visited the World War II Memorial on the National Mall and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/bob-doles-final-mission\/2018\/06\/18\/93962908-6fff-11e8-afd5-778aca903bbe_story.html?utm_term=.3e61442d9fdb\">greeted fellow veterans<\/a> who came to see the memorial as part of the nation\u2019s Honor Flight program, which helps veterans of past wars obtain free flights to the nation\u2019s capitol to visit their memorials.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/bob-doles-final-mission\/2018\/06\/18\/93962908-6fff-11e8-afd5-778aca903bbe_story.html\">The Washington Post<\/a> reported in June of 2018, he saw that as his final mission:<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" readability=\"12\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-el=\"text\"><em>There, from a handicapped parking spot, he eases into the wheelchair as the greetings begin \u2014 \u201cOh my gosh, Bob Dole!\u201d\u2014 finally rolling into his place in the shade just outside the main entrance to the National World War II Memorial.<\/em><\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" readability=\"14\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-el=\"text\"><em>And then they come, bus after bus, wheelchair after wheelchair, battalions of his bent brothers, stooped with years but steeped in pride, veterans coming to see their country\u2019s monument to their sacrifice and to be welcomed by of one of their country\u2019s icons.<\/em><\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" readability=\"16\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-el=\"text\"><em>\u201cGood to see you. Where you from?\u201d Dole says, over and over, as they roll close, sometimes one on each side. New York, Tennessee, Nevada, the old roll-call once again. \u201cLet\u2019s get a picture.\u201d \u201cThank you for your service.\u201d \u201cWhat about your service?\u201d \u201cHow old are you?\u201d \u201cI\u2019m 90.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m 94.\u201d \u201cWhere you from?\u201d \u201cGood to see you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And when former President and fellow World War II veteran George H.W. Bush passed away, Dole not only attended the public visitation but asked to be helped to his feet so that he could salute his fallen friend.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bob Dole was the type of man who at 96, unable to walk and struggling badly with his health, wanted to be held up so he could salute the casket of a fellow WWII veteran and former president <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/udvVDSYg17\">pic.twitter.com\/udvVDSYg17<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunnyright\/status\/1467536379076919305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RIP, Robert Joseph Dole.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Kansas senator and Republican presidential candidate Robert Joseph Dole passed away early Sunday morning at the age of 98.According to a statement released by the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, the World War II veteran and longtime politician passed in his sleep.\u201cIt is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator 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. More information coming soon,\u201d the Foundation shared in a tweet.It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator 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. More information coming soon. #RememberingBobDole pic.twitter.com\/57NtGfqtmL\u2014 Elizabeth Dole Foundation (@DoleFoundation) December 5, 2021Dole served as top Republican in the Senate for some 11 years \u2014 a feat beaten only by current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell \u2014 and is one of only eight senators in history to have received a Congressional Gold Medal.His response, when he received the honor in January of 2018, was simple and self-deprecating: \u201cI want to thank all those who\u2019ve said such kind words about me.\u00a0They\u2019re probably not true, but they were nice.\u201dHe was former President Gerald Ford\u2019s 1976 running mate, and at 73 he became the oldest to ever make a first-time run for the presidency, clinching the Republican nomination in 1996 but losing to Bill Clinton.Dole had been in poor health for several years \u2013 and had confirmed in February of this year that he was suffering from stage 4 lung cancer \u2014 but had continued to make an effort to serve others and honor his friends as colleagues.Even into his 90s, he visited the World War II Memorial on the National Mall and greeted fellow veterans who came to see the memorial as part of the nation\u2019s Honor Flight program, which helps veterans of past wars obtain free flights to the nation\u2019s capitol to visit their memorials.As The Washington Post reported in June of 2018, he saw that as his final mission:There, from a handicapped parking spot, he eases into the wheelchair as the greetings begin \u2014 \u201cOh my gosh, Bob Dole!\u201d\u2014 finally rolling into his place in the shade just outside the main entrance to the National World War II Memorial.And then they come, bus after bus, wheelchair after wheelchair, battalions of his bent brothers, stooped with years but steeped in pride, veterans coming to see their country\u2019s monument to their sacrifice and to be welcomed by of one of their country\u2019s icons.\u201cGood to see you. Where you from?\u201d Dole says, over and over, as they roll close, sometimes one on each side. New York, Tennessee, Nevada, the old roll-call once again. \u201cLet\u2019s get a picture.\u201d \u201cThank you for your service.\u201d \u201cWhat about your service?\u201d \u201cHow old are you?\u201d \u201cI\u2019m 90.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m 94.\u201d \u201cWhere you from?\u201d \u201cGood to see you.\u201dAnd when former President and fellow World War II veteran George H.W. Bush passed away, Dole not only attended the public visitation but asked to be helped to his feet so that he could salute his fallen friend.Bob Dole was the type of man who at 96, unable to walk and struggling badly with his health, wanted to be held up so he could salute the casket of a fellow WWII veteran and former president pic.twitter.com\/udvVDSYg17\u2014 Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) December 5, 2021RIP, Robert Joseph Dole.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1086543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1086543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1086543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1086543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1086543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1086543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1086543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}