president joe biden has ordered flags flown at half-staff honoring dole as, quote, an american statesman like few in our history. a war hero and among the greatest of the greatest generation. and to me he goes on to say, he was also a friend whom i could look to for trusted guidance or a humorous line at just the right moment to settle frayed nerves. i will miss my friend. that was president joe biden there. cnn s wolf blitzer now with more on the life and legacy of bob dole. reporter: 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 tongue partisan. you use election promise from my opponent. pundits who didn t know better labeled him mean
the united states is paying tribute to long-time senator bob dole who died on sunday at the age of 98. dole was a decorated world war ii veteran who served 27 years as a u.s. senator from kansas, and was once a republican nominee for president. dole s family says he dedicated his life to serving the american public. they say he ll be remembered for his integrity, humor, compassion and unbounded work ethic. cnn s wolf blitzer has more on 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. use the election promise from
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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senator bob dole has earned his reputation as a hatchet man tonight. 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 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. some may find it odd that congress was my life. but that s not so. with all due respect to congress, america was my life. reporter: he was also the driving force behind the magnificent world war ii memorial. i became the official greeter. i tried to greet every group.