(NEW YORK) Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, who will be remembered for the tenacity that defined his career and his work on behalf of fellow military veterans, die
Bob Dole had tried three times to become US president. The last was in 1996 when he won the Republican nomination only to see President Bill Clinton re-elected.
There will also be services at the Capitol to honor the life of our former colleague, Senator Bob Dole, this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote in a letter to his Democratic Caucus.
Stephanie Kuykendal/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, who will be remembered for the tenacity that defined his career and his work on behalf of fellow military veterans, died in his sleep Sunday morning. He was 98. "Thank you for the outpouring of love over the last year, it continues to sustain us as we grieve the loss of the precious man we knew as husband and father," the Dole family said in a statement Sunday. "Bob Dole was never only ours - we shared him with Americans from every walk of life and every political persuasion. He dedicated his life to serving you, and so it is heartwarming that so many honor him at his passing. In his memoir, One Soldier's Story, Dole wrote that his experiences in World War II defined his life. "Adversity can be a harsh teacher," he wrote. "But its lessons often define our lives. As much as we may wish that we could go back and relive them, do things differently, make better, wiser decisions, we ca