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Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole speaks after being presented with the McGovern-Dole Leadership Award by then-Vice President Joe Biden, to honor his leadership in the fight against hunger, during the 12th Annual George McGovern Leadership Award Ceremony hosted by World Food Program USA, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, has died. He was 98. His wife, Elizabeth Dole, posted the announcement Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, on Twitter. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Bob Dole ‘a giver, not a taker’

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden walks to speak during the funeral of former Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, at the Washington National Cathedral, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Bob Dole remembered, celebrated at memorial service at Washington’s National Cathedral

By Will Weissert and Colleen Long - Associated Press

The casket of former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Biden pays tribute to ‘American giant’ Bob Dole at Capitol

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Lowered to half-staff in honor of former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas, flags fly in the breeze at sunrise on the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol in the background, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Bob Dole: The Greatest Generation

By David Keene - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 18, 2016 file photo, political icon and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Sen. Bob Dole is seen at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Dole says he has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. The 97-year-old former U.S. Senate majority leader said Thursday in a short statement that he would begin treatment for the disease Monday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Bob Dole, ex-Kansas senator, Senate Republican leader and presidential nominee, dies at 98

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Presidential hopeful Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., speaks to supporter's in LeMars, Iowa., Feb. 10, 1996. Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, has died. He was 98. His wife, Elizabeth Dole, posted the announcement Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, on Twitter. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver, File)

Biden, Trump, lawmakers in both parties unite in praise of Bob Dole

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Colin Powell looks on as President Bush addresses State Department employees at the State Department in Washington, on Feb. 15, 2001. Powell, who died Oct. 18, 2021, was a trailblazing soldier and diplomat. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert, File)

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021

By Bernard McGhee - Associated Press

In this Jan. 17, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump, center and Vice President Mike Pence watch during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring former Sen. Bob Dole on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump-backing Bob Dole: ‘I’m sort of Trumped out’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

President Biden's motorcade departs the Watergate complex after Biden made a stop to visit with former Sen. Bob Dole, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Joe Biden visits Bob Dole, says former senator is ‘doing well’ after cancer diagnosis

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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Former Sen. Bob Dole diagnosed with lung cancer

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 18, 2016 file photo, political icon and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Sen. Bob Dole is seen at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Dole says he has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. The 97-year-old former U.S. Senate majority leader said Thursday in a short statement that he would begin treatment for the disease Monday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Bob Dole says he’s been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2020 file photo, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and his wife Franki Roberts attend the dedication ceremony for the monument dedicated to Dwight D. Eisenhower, in Washington. Sen. Pat Roberts, delivered his farewell speech on the Senate floor Dec. 10, 2020 after 40 years in Congress. Roberts, is winding down a Washington career that spans ten presidencies, beginning in 1967 as an aide to two Kansas Republicans, Sen. Frank Carlson and later Rep. Keith Sebelius. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh File)

Kansas’ Sen. Roberts exits Congress after a half century

By BRYAN LOWRY - Associated Press

Former Sen. Bob Dole endorsed western Kansas' congressman Rep. Roger Marshall in the state's GOP Senate primary. Marshall's campaign announced Dole's backing and Dole tweeted that Marshall is "a true friend to KS." Marshall has served in Congress since 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky File)

Bob Dole endorses Roger Marshall over Kris Kobach for Kansas Senate race

By John Hanna - Associated Press

Congress approves military promotion for Bob Dole

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Kansas delegation pushing military honor for Bob Dole

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Bob Dole salutes former president Bush

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Former President George W. Bush, with his wife former first lady Laura, walks past the casket of his father, former President George H.W. Bush at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Crowds honor Bush for long service, from war to White House

By CALVIN WOODWARD and LAURIE KELLMAN and ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press

Former Sen. Bob Dole salutes the flag-draped casket containing the remains of former President George H.W. Bush as he lies in state at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Bob Dole salutes George H.W. Bush in emotional moment at U.S. Capitol

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FILE - In this April 19, 1993, file photo, a firefighter runs past the tail section of an airplane that crashed into a series of farm buildings south of Dubuque, Iowa. The airplane was carrying South Dakota Gov. George Mickelson and a group of business leaders. Everyone aboard the airplane was killed in the crash. (Mark Hirsch/Telegraph Herald via AP, File)

Mickelson remembered on 25th anniversary of plane crash

By STU WHITNEY - Associated Press