Norwich University Honors U.S. Senator Robert Dole in a Ceremony at the WWII Memorial in D.C. – Office of Communications". Archived from the original on August 26, 2018 . Retrieved August 26, 2018. After 22 operations at Park Prewett Hospital he earned his place as a member of the Guinea Pig Club (for patients of novel surgical techniques), and he was able to resume operational flying within four months of his crash.A series of training posts followed at a fighter school, and in October 1943 he volunteered for service in India. In 2015, Dole endorsed former Florida governor Jeb Bush in his presidential campaign. After Bush ended his campaign following the South Carolina primary, Dole endorsed Florida senator Marco Rubio's campaign. [104] During the campaign, Dole criticized Texas senator Ted Cruz, stating that he "question[ed] his allegiance to the party" and that there would be "wholesale losses" if he were to win the Republican nomination. [105] Dole endorsed Donald Trump after the latter clinched the Republican nomination, [106] while all other then-living Republican presidential nominees, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, John McCain, and Mitt Romney refused to do so, [107] and became the lone former nominee to attend the 2016 Republican National Convention. [108] Dole had attended every GOP convention since 1964, and did not consider skipping the 2016 edition even though Trump's politics were closer to that of Dole's 1996 primary rival Pat Buchanan. [59] Dole sits with Mike Pence and Karen Pence at the 2016 Republican National Convention.

During the latter half of October 1996, Dole made a campaign appearance with Heather Whitestone, the first deaf Miss America, where both of them signed "I love you" to the crowd. Around that time, Dole and his advisers knew that they would lose the election, but in the last four days of the campaign they went on the "96-hour victory tour" to help Republican House candidates. [69] Q&A with Senator Arlen Specter (Penn Law News & Stories)". Law.upenn.edu. March 3, 2011. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011 . Retrieved April 8, 2011.Doe settled in Tunbridge Wells, where he joined a family-owned garage business before moving on to Rusthall, Kent, to establish his own very successful garage and contract hire and self-drive car company.He took a passionate interest in his garden and three greenhouses, and in his large family. House – April 10, 1968" (PDF). Congressional Record. U.S. Government Printing Office. 114 (8): 9621 . Retrieved February 27, 2022. Immelman, Aubrey. "The political personalities of 1996 U.S. presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole." Leadership Quarterly 9.3 (1998): 335–366. online

In just eight weeks he had risen from being his squadron's junior pilot to a flight commander with at least 14 victories.A few weeks later he was awarded a Bar to his DFC. Concerns over Dole's age and lagging campaign were exemplified by an incident on September 18, 1996. At a rally in Chico, California, he was reaching down to shake the hand of a supporter, when the railing on the stage gave way and he tumbled four feet. While only slightly injured in the fall, "the televised image of his painful grimace underscored the age difference between him and Clinton" and proved an ominous sign for Republican hopes of retaking the White House. [67] [68] Henneberger, Melinda (December 12, 2013). "Bob Dole honored for work in helping to feed the poor". The Washington Post. Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Citizens Medal". Reagan Library. National Archives. January 18, 1989 . Retrieved December 5, 2021.Dole, Bob; Elizabeth Dole; Richard Norton Smith (1988). The Doles: Unlimited Partners. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-60202-0. The book was first released during Bob Dole's 1988 presidential run. Re-released as Unlimited Partners: Our American Story. Simon & Schuster, 1996. ISBN 0-684-83401-4. Bobelian, Michael (2009). Children of Armenia: A Forgotten Genocide and the Century-long Struggle for Justice. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp.164–65. ISBN 978-1-4165-5725-8. But he had not lost his desire to engage closely with the enemy, and he volunteered for an overseas posting. In November 1943 he landed at Bombay after a dangerous voyage on a troopship through the Mediterranean. He was given the task of forming a new Indian Air Force squadron. No 10 IAF Squadron combined a number of nationalities, the majority being Indian. Many of the airmen and aircrew were inexperienced, and Bob had to form them into a fighting unit. This he did very successfully, and in December 1944, the squadron was posted to fight the Japanese over the Burmese jungles in the Arkan campaign. In 1968, Dole defeated former Kansas Governor William H. Avery for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate to succeed retiring Senator Frank Carlson. He subsequently won the seat in the general election. Dole was re-elected in 1974, 1980, 1986, and 1992, before resigning on June 11, 1996, to focus on his presidential campaign. [29] Doe remained in the RAF and, after appointments with the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, was sent to Egypt in May 1950 to command No 32 Squadron, equipped with Vampire jet fighters.He had never flown a jet before, so on his way to the squadron he managed to stop off at a maintenance unit and borrow a Vampire for a few hours to familiarise himself.By the time he left in May 1953, No 32 had built up a reputation for esprit de corps envied by all the other RAF and Army units on the base.

a b "Mayor Says Yes, We Have No Bananas, Thanks to Mr. Dole". San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. 1995 . Retrieved March 8, 2021. Bob Dole, longtime GOP senator and 1996 presidential nominee, dies". NPR. December 5, 2021 . Retrieved December 6, 2021. Tymchuk, Kerry; Wertheimer, Molly Meijer; Gutgold, Nichola D. (2004). Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Speaking from the Heart. Westport: Praeger. ISBN 0-275-98378-1.Maness, Michael Glenn (2010). Character Counts: Freemasonry Is a National Treasure and a Source of Our Founders' Constitutional Original Intent. AuthorHouse. p.259. ISBN 9781456714383. At the end of hostilities, Bob returned to England and remained in the RAF post-war. In 1955, his promotion to wing commander was announced ( Gazette supplement 40666). He had come a long way since leaving school with no qualifications to become a highly decorated war hero, with a senior rank in the RAF. Bob eventually retired in 1966. rank was announced on 30 December 1941 ( Gazette issue 35398). During this time, he was promoted again to squadron leader. Hanna, John (February 18, 2021). "Former U.S. senator Bob Dole says he's been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer". CTVNews . Retrieved February 18, 2021. In September 1946, Doe returned to the UK, where he held several staff positions. He commanded No. 32 squadron in Egypt in 1952, and retired on 1 April 1966 with the rank of wing commander. [6]

During his tenure in the House, Dole voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968, [22] [23] [24] [25] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. [26] [27] [28] U.S. Senate (1969–1996) Dole attended the University of Arizona in Tucson from 1948 to 1949, before transferring to Washburn University in Topeka, where he graduated with both undergraduate and law degrees in 1952. [11] World War II and recovery Weinraub, Bernard (November 10, 1987). "Dole Makes His Presidential Bid Official". The New York Times . Retrieved June 6, 2018. After applying for a short service commission, Doe joined the Royal Air Force in January 1939.Doe trained with 15 E&RFTS (Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School) at RAF Redhill, Surrey and combat training with 6 Flying Training School at RAF Little Rissington. [1] National Advisory Council". Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011 . Retrieved May 20, 2011.After retirement he opened a garage business. He also wrote his autobiography "Bob Doe, Fighter Pilot". Bob Doe died on 21 February 2010, aged 89. Desrochers, Daniel (December 9, 2021). "Bob Dole's final resting place announced ahead of services in Washington and Kansas". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved December 9, 2021.