Remembering Bob Dole: Veteran, GOP presidential nominee, Kansas senator

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English - December 05, 2021 21:37 - 5 minutes - 2.5 MB - ★★★★ - 967 ratings
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Robert "Bob" Dole, who led the Republican party in the Senate for decades and was its presidential candidate, died on Sunday at 98. A veteran who was injured in World War II, and a politician for more than 50 years, he had been suffering from lung cancer. Known for his bipartisan abilities, he helped pass the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990. Barbara Perry, Director of Presidential Studies at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, joins. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders