Great Plains Studies, Center for
Date of this Version
2006
Abstract
Bob Dole's story is a familiar one, by dint of his long political career and three attempts to win the presidency. The Depression-era Kansas boy grows up in the Heartland and heads to the state university to pursue sports, academics, and ultimately a medical career. Drafted into the army, he's grievously wounded in the waning days of World War Two. After a remarkable and agonizing recovery, he enters politics and climbs the ladder to lead the Senate and come within a hairbreadth of the Oval Office.
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Published in GREAT PLAINS QUARTERLY 26:3 (Summer 2006). Copyright © 2006 Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.