spirited. but the man wasn t defined by grouchiness or gridlock. in the senate where he spent the bulk of his political life, dole became a master at forging compromise, working with democrats to cobble together bills that left the country better off. a food stamp bill with george mcgovern. the americans with disabilities act with tom har kin. social security reform with daniel patrick moynihan. some might find it surprising given the view that congress has been my life. but that is not so. with all due respect to congress, america has been my life. reporter: he also was a driving force behind washington s mag nificent world war 2 memorial. i ve become a greeter. i greet every group. i can t explain the motion and what it means to these 85, 90, 95-year-old veterans who get a chance to touch the world war ii
my opponent. pundits who didn t know better labeled him mean spirited. but he wasn t defined by grouchiness or gridlock. in the senate where he spent the bulk of his political life, dole became a master at forging compromise, working with democrats to cobble together bills that left the country better off. a food stamp bill with george mcgovernor. the americans with disabilities act with tom harkin. social security reform with daniel patrick moynihan. some might finding surprising given that congress has been my life. but that is not so. with all due respect to congress, america has been my life. he also was a driving force behind washington s magnificent world war ii memorial. i ve sort of become the unofficial greeter. i try to greet every group. i can t explain the emotion and what it means to one of these 85, 90, 95-year-old veterans who get a chance to touch and feel the world war ii memorial. it s probably the best thing
in the senate, where he spent the bulk of his political life, dole became a master at forging compromise, working with democrats to cobble together bills that left the country better off. a food stamp bill with george mcgovern. the americans with disabilities act with tom harken. social security reform with daniel moynihan. congress has been my life some think, but that is not so. with all due respect to congress, america has been my life. reporter: and he was a drive before washington s world war ii memorial. i can t explain the emotion and what it means to want of these 85, 95-year-old veterans who get a chance to touch and feel the world war ii memorial. it s probably the best thing that s happened to them in years and they re going to remember it the rest of their life. reporter: dole was one of
powerful politicians of the 20th century. wolf blitzer takes a look back at the life and legacy of bob dole. bob dole was the kind of politician you ll have a hard time finding in washington these days. much of the country only saw the cartoon image hatchet man. senator dole has richly earned his reputation as a hatchet man tonight. sharp-tongued partisan. in the election promise from my opponents. pundits who didn t know better labeled him mean-spirited, but the man wasn t defined by grouchiness or gridlock. in the senate where he spent the bulk of his political life, dole became a master at forging compromise, working together with democrats to cobble together bills that left the country better off. a food stamp bill with george mcgovern at the americans with disabilities act with tom harkin. social security reform with daniel patrick moynihan.
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