“At his death, at the age of 98, he had served the United States faithfully for seventy-nine years,” said Foundation Elizabeth Dole, stating that he had died “in his sleep “.
Le Monde with AP and AFP
Former Senator Bob DOLE died on Sunday, December 5th, announced the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. “At his death, at the age of 98, he had served the United States faithfully for seventy-nine years,” said the Foundation, stating that he died “in his sleep”. Bob Dole had announced in 2018 that he suffered from stage lung cancer 4.
“Senator Bob Dole was a great man who experienced an extraordinary life in the service of America and he will definitely miss anyone who had the privilege of knowing him,” reacted the former vice-president, Mike Pence.
Thirty-six years at the Capitol
Three times candidate for the investiture of the Republican party for the White House, Bob DOLE will be rejected by Ronald Reagan in 1980, then by George Bush Father in 1988, before winning in 1996. The outgoing President, Bill, Bill. Clinton, however, will be easily faced with this 73-year-old man, who seemed to be exceeded in the era of television policy.
It enters the Congress in 1961, first as a representative, then as a senator in Kansas. During his thirty-six years in the Capitol, he had become one of the most influential legislators and party leader of the Senate.
Returned medalist but seriously injured in the Second World War, he relends to walk and finds the control of his body, with the exception of the right arm. He has devoted the last years of his life to the cause of veterans.
He was married to Elizabeth DOLE, who herself knew a brilliant political career in the functions of Transport Secretary, Secretary at Work, and Senator of North Carolina.