the people most in need. he wanted government to work, to work for folks like him, who came up the hard way. just give everybody a chance, joe. just a chance. during the depression, bob s parents moved into the basement of their three-room, not three-bedroom, their three-room home in russell, kansas, so they could rent out the upstairs. bob understood hardship. he had known hardship. he never forgot it. he never forgot the people, as well, who sent him to washington, people from russell, from kansas. bob was a man who always did his duty, who lived by a cold of honor.
general milley, the leaders of our military, distinguished guests, most of all, the dole family, elizabeth, it s been said that memory is the power to gather roses in winter. bob left you with 45 years worth of roses of a life built and a love shared that s going to guide you through the difficult days ahead. jill and i will always be there for you, as many others in this church will be, as you and bob were always there for us in ways nobody knows. and robin, you carry your father s pride, grace, and character. he s always going to be with you. as the old saying goes, you are your father s daughter. you are your father s daughter.
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1945 musical carousel. it is very important and meaningful to bob dole. this was the song that played over and over and over again on repeat when he was in the hospitals for 39 months, recovering, trying to get over those war wounds, and holding on for dear life. and he needed something. he needed inspiration. he needed encouragement. it was that song that he kept playing over and over to give him what he needed to move forward. and that is something that we will all be hearing together as a community, as a nation, and really as a world, that message of hope and that you are never alone in moving forward. that is going to be one of the central themes today of this tribute. wolf? yeah. you re absolutely right. you know, jamie, we re told president biden just arrived at
finding common ground. his final message to the nation, bob said that whenever he started a new journey, whenever he started a new journey, the first thing he would do, and i quote, is sit back and watch for a few days, then start standing up for what he thought was right. bob has taken his final journey. he s sitting back now, watching us. now it s our job to start standing up for what s right for america. i salute you, my friend. your nation salutes you. and i believe the word of the poet art d. ingersoll, when he