{"id":2222899,"date":"2024-04-17T02:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T06:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-u-s-senator-and-florida-governor-bob-graham-dies-at-87\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T02:56:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T06:56:37","slug":"former-u-s-senator-and-florida-governor-bob-graham-dies-at-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-u-s-senator-and-florida-governor-bob-graham-dies-at-87\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Graham, ex-U.S. Senator and Florida Governor, passes away at 87"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-u-s-senator-and-florida-governor-bob-graham-dies-at-87%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=2222899&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 Florida Governor and U.S. Senator\u200b Bob Graham,\u200d aged 87, passed away \u200das \u200dreported \u200dby the Associated Press. His\u2062 daughter Gwen announced his death on X (formerly Twitter), praising\u200c him as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-police-dashcam-footage-shows-michigan-lawmaker-threatening-officers-during-alleged-drunk-driving-incident\/\" title=\"WATCH: Police Dashcam Footage Shows Michigan Lawmaker Threatening Officers During Alleged Drunk-Driving Incident\">dedicated public servant<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-is-willingly-funding-the-biden-regimes-authoritarianism\/\" title=\"Johnson willingly supports Biden's authoritarian regime\">loving family man<\/a>. Graham, a Democrat, served two terms as governor and later in the U.S.\u2062 Senate, leading \u200cthe investigation of the 9\/11 attacks and opposing \u2064the Iraq War. Former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham, aged 87, has passed away, as reported by the Associated Press. His daughter Gwen confirmed his passing on X (formerly Twitter), honoring him\u200b as both a dedicated public\u200d servant and a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-wants-alert-system-after-7-year-old-grandmother-killed-in-high-speed-chase-of-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Family seeks alert system after 7-year-old, grandmother killed in high-speed chase involving illegal immigrants.\">cherished family member<\/a>. Graham, a Democrat, held significant roles in politics, \u200cserving as governor and senator, where he notably led the investigation into the 9\/11 attacks and stood \u200bagainst the Iraq War.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" title>Florida<\/a> Governor and U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" title>Senator<\/a> Bob Graham passed away on Tuesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bob-graham-dies-obituary-florida-senator-governor-80c4f1609e314eff981fcfae7d0b32ba\"><em>Associated Press<\/em> reported<\/a>. He was 87 years old. <\/p>\n<p>His daughter, Gwen, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GwenGraham\/status\/1780415820050342337\">announced the death in a statement<\/a> in a post on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-launch-murder-probe-into-death-of-officer-following-d-c-protests\/\" title=\"Officials launch murder probe into death of officer following D.C. protests\">deeply saddened<\/a> to report the passing of a visionary leader, dedicated public servant, and even more importantly, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">loving husband<\/a>, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather: Bob Graham,\u201d read the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a legislator, Florida\u2019s 38th Governor, and a United States Senator, Bob Graham devoted his life to the betterment of the world around him,\u201d Graham\u2019s daughter\u2019s statement read. \u201cThe memorials to that devotion are everywhere \u2013 from the Everglades and other natural treasures he was determined to preserve, to the colleges and universities he championed with his commitment to higher education, to the global understanding he helped to foster through his work with the intelligence community, and so many more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham, a longtime Democrat, was first elected governor of Florida in 1979. He served two terms as governor and left in 1987. He was then elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served from 1987 to 2005. <\/p>\n<p>During his time as senator, Graham served on the Senate Intelligence Committee for a decade and led the congressional investigation of the 9\/11 terrorist attacks. Graham would later go on to be a vocal critic of President George W. Bush\u2019s administration and the Iraq War.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe quagmire in Iraq is a distraction that the Bush administration, and the Bush administration alone, has created,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/04\/16\/1245223497\/bob-graham-former-senator-florida-governor-dies-87\">Graham said in 2003.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notably, he was one of 23 senators who voted against Bush\u2019s request from Congress to use military force against Iraq. He would go on to oppose the war for the rest of his time in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m afraid I never wavered from my belief that this was a distraction that was going to come to a bad end in Iraq and an even worse end in Afghanistan,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/graham-i-never-wavered-in_n_91844\">Graham said<\/a> in an opinion article for the <em>Huffington Post<\/em> in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>He was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bob_Graham#cite_note-14\">reportedly once considered a top candidate<\/a> for the Democratic Party\u2019s Vice Presidential nominee in 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2004. Graham launched an unsuccessful presidential run in December 2022 before ultimately withdrawing from the race in October 2023.  <\/p>\n<p>Graham moved on to the <a href=\"https:\/\/bobgrahamcenter.ufl.edu\/\">Bob Graham Center for Public Service<\/a> at the University of Florida after retiring from the Senate in 2005. He was a staunch proponent of Florida\u2019s public schools teaching more civics classes and spent much time trying to convince politicians to support such efforts, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Later, in 2010,<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bob-graham-dies-obituary-florida-senator-governor-80c4f1609e314eff981fcfae7d0b32ba\"> President Barack Obama<\/a> appointed him to a special commission to investigate the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Afterward, he appeared to focus on time with his family.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBob Graham would tell people his favorite title was not Governor or Senator. It was the name his grandchildren gave him: Doodle. \u2018When I\u2019m really good, they call me Super Doodle,\u2019 he liked to say,\u201d his daughter\u2019s post read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 87 years, Bob Graham was so much more than really good,\u201d the statement concluded. \u201cHe was a rare collection of public accomplishments and personal traits that combined to make him unforgettable. As his family, we will never forget his love for us, the love he had for Florida, the United States, and the world, and the love so many people showed him. We thank God for the gift of his life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Graham, who served as both Florida Governor and U.S. Senator, passed away at 87, as per the Associated Press. His daughter, Gwen, confirmed the news in a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), praising him as a visionary leader and dedicated public servant. 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