certain guiding principles. he began with devotion to country, to fair play, to decency, to dignity, to honor, to literally attempting to find the common good. that s how he worked with george mcgovern, to fight hunger in america, particularly as it affected children and around the world. he worked with teddy kennedy and tom harkin to bring down the barriers of americans living with disabilities, a profound change and a profound act of grace. he worked with daniel patrick moynihan to literally save social security, because bob believed every american deserved to grow old with their basic dignity, basic dignity spakt.
he long with his hero dwight david eisenhower are kansas favorite son, and they represent the vision and the promise of america. life in our state molded bob and ike, open prairies, wind, always the wind, wheat fields, agriculture where man is at the mercy of chance and weather but can still be confident in the dignity of his labor. bob s early life in russell, kansas, where the population hovered around 2,000, included the dust bowl and the great depression. bob characterized russell when addressing the russell high school graduating class of 1986.