BOB DOLE : 1995 Clinton's Comeback

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Send us Fan Mail In this special episode, we will listen to the audio of a special short film. It is the campaign introductory video for Bob Dole in 1996. Of all the campaign videos I have saved and seen in over 40 plus years around politics, this is my favorite.  That is probably because Bob Dole is my favorite. When I contacted the campaign in 1995, they had me come up to Columbia S.C. and get b...

Send us Fan Mail In our second ever special event we take you back , as though you were watching live coverage, of the day Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole R- Kansas announced his candidacy for President of the United States of America.  It was an extraordinary moment in the history of the country because it was not just the announcement of candidate for President, it was the announcement of the st...

Send us Fan Mail This is a housekeeping show to explain why we decided to add a season to our Bob Dole series. this additional season also includes a miniseries on the fall of Senator Bob Packwood, one of Bob Dole's chief lieutenants in the Senate. We hope you enjoy our coming season and our continued look back at giant political figure and the last of the Greatest Generation to run for Presi...

Send us Fan Mail Season Eighteen of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole takes us into one of the most dramatic and consequential years in modern American politics: 1995 . At the beginning of the year, Republicans appeared to be at the height of their power. Fresh off the Republican Revolution of 1994, Bob Dole stood as the overwhelming favorite for the Republican presidential...

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Send us Fan Mail Episode 458 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 39) A Bonus Show: A Couple of Stories by Bob Dole As our journey through the life and career of Bob Dole continues, we take a brief detour from the main narrative to share a collection of fascinating stories that simply deserved to be heard. Over the course of researching this series, we encountered a number of memorabl...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 457 – BOB DOLE: The Life That Brought Him There, Part 38 The Bush Years (1989–1992) (C): The ADA, the 1990 Budget Deal, and the End of the Bush Administration (Season Finale) As the George H. W. Bush years draw to a close, Senator Bob Dole finds himself at the center of some of the most consequential legislative battles of his career. In this season finale, we examine thre...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 456 – BOB DOLE: The Life That Brought Him There, Part 37 The Bush Years (1989–1992) (B): The Tower Nomination (2) – The Fight!! The battle lines are drawn. What began as what appeared to be a routine confirmation for former Texas Senator John Tower to become Secretary of Defense quickly exploded into one of the most bitter and contentious nomination fights in modern Senate...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 455 – BOB DOLE: The Life That Brought Him There, Part 36 The Bush Years (A): The Tower Nomination (1) – Who Is John Tower? With the election of President George H. W. Bush in 1988, a new Republican administration arrived in Washington, but one of its first major battles would become one of the most controversial cabinet confirmation fights in modern American history. Befor...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 454 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 35) Bush vs. Dole: The 1988 Campaign (B) — The New Hampshire Primary In Episode 454 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we turn to one of the most decisive moments of the 1988 Republican presidential race: the battle for New Hampshire. Fresh off his victory in the Iowa Caucuses, Bob Dole appeare...

Send us Fan Mail BOB PACKWOOD (1932–2026): A Look Back Special Edition — Plus a Preview of Our Upcoming Bob Packwood Series This special edition of our podcast is dedicated to the life and legacy of Bob Packwood, who passed away this weekend at the age of 94. For nearly three decades, Packwood was one of the most influential, controversial, and consequential members of the United States Senate. A...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 453 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 34) Bush vs. Dole: The 1988 Republican Primary (A) — The Iowa Caucus Campaign In Episode 453 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we begin our examination of one of the most important and hard-fought campaigns of his political life — the 1988 Republican presidential primary. For years, Dole had r...

Send us Fan Mail In this special edition episode, we turn our attention to one of the most accomplished public servants of her generation, Elizabeth Dole, as we revisit her 1990 Landon Lecture delivered at Kansas State University. At the time serving as U.S. Secretary of Labor, Dole brought to the podium a wealth of experience gained through leadership roles in multiple presidential administration...

Send us Fan Mail For Episode 452 of the podcast, we continue our in-depth exploration of the remarkable life and career of Bob Dole with Part 33 of The Life That Brought Him There . In this episode, we revisit Dole's March 25, 1985 appearance at the prestigious Landon Lecture, where the Kansas senator delivered a speech titled “The Dream of America.” The lecture came at a pivotal moment in Do...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 451 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we examine the substance of Bob Dole’s years as Senate Republican Leader — the legislation passed, the compromises forged, and the institutional changes that reshaped the United States Senate during his watch. By the time Dole reached the height of Senate leadership, Washington was entering a period of maj...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 450 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we move beyond the title of Senate Republican Leader and examine the qualities Bob Dole brought to the job — both as Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the United States Senate. Leadership in the Senate is unlike leadership anywhere else in American government. It requires patience, discipline, persuas...

Send us Fan Mail In this special tribute edition, we say goodbye to one of the great institutions in American broadcasting history — CBS News Radio — with a rebroadcast of its final network broadcast after nearly a century on the air. For generations of Americans, CBS News Radio was more than a news service. It was a trusted companion through war, triumph, tragedy, elections, disasters, and defini...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 449 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we examine one of the defining turning points of his career — his election as Senate Republican Leader. After years of legislative battles, committee leadership, presidential campaigns, and political setbacks, Dole rose to one of the most powerful positions in Washington: leader of the Republicans in the U...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 448 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 29) Feeding Children All Around the World with Senator George McGovern In Episode 448 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we explore one of the most remarkable bipartisan partnerships in modern American political history — Bob Dole’s work with former Senator George McGovern to combat hunger and...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 447 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 28) Saving Social Security In Episode 447 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we examine one of the most important bipartisan legislative efforts of the modern era — the fight to preserve and stabilize Social Security during the early 1980s. At a time when the Social Security system faced a loom...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 446 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 27) Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole In Episode 446 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we take a closer look at one of the defining relationships of the 1980s — Dole’s partnership with Ronald Reagan. Moving beyond policy and legislation, this episode explores the personal and professional dynamic bet...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 445 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 26) The 1981 Tax Bill, TEFRA, and Ronald Reagan In Episode 445 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we examine one of the most consequential policy chapters of the early 1980s — and one that placed Dole at the center of economic policymaking in Washington. This episode focuses on two landmark pie...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 444 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 25) Mr. Chairman!! The Finance Committee Chair In Episode 444 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we arrive at a defining moment in his rise to power in the United States Senate — his elevation to Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee. For years, that gavel had been held by Russell B...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 443 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 24) The 1980 Republican Presidential Primary In Episode 443 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we turn to one of the most pivotal — and ultimately disappointing — chapters in his political journey: his campaign for President in 1980. Viewed through the lens of Dole’s candidacy, this episode off...