Bob Dole Makes Return to Liberal

Bob Dole made his return to Liberal Tuesday night. He spoke to a crowd of about 100 people in the depot.

Senator Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996 and in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. In the 1976 presidential election, Dole was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President and incumbent President Gerald Ford’s running mate. In the presidential election of 1996, Dole was the Republican nominee for President, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent President Bill Clinton.

Click on the audio icon to hear his speech and mayor Joe Denoyer’s introduction.