University of Kansas

E. Dole remembers Jack Kemp

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:25:51 -0400

Former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole remembered Jack Kemp Sunday.

Speaking with her husband Bob at a lecture at the University of Kansas, Dole told a crowd of between 500 and 1,000 students that the former Congressman was full of energy and enthusiasm when he helped her campaign in North Carolina.

"Jack believed in what he was doing with all his heart," she said, according to the Topeka Capital Journal. "He will be truly missed."

Kemp, a former Congressman who was Bob Dole's vice presidential pick, died of cancer Saturday. In October, he campaigned on a bus tour for Elizabeth Dole's re-election with Sen. Richard Burr in five mountain counties.

She also said she was disappointed with Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's decision to switch parties and with the recent tone in Washington.

"In recent years, it's become much more raucous," she said, according to KTKA TV. "You feel like it's almost combat now. I do think we have to work hard at getting that civility back."

Dole added that she and her husband also plan to go on the NutriSystem diet plan.

Doles to speak in Kansas

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:11:46 -0400

Former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole and her husband Bob will speak in Kansas.

The two former senators will give a rare joint interview on May 3 as part of an annual lecture at the University of Kansas.

"These two individuals have had independently extraordinary careers dedicated to public service," said Bill Lacy, director of the university's Dole Institute of Politics in a statement. "Yet together, the Doles’ successes are even more remarkable."

The title of the lecture is "Unlimited Partners," also the name of a book written by the two during Bob's presidential run in 1996.

Bob Dole has given one of the lectures before, but the institute has been trying to get both of them to appear together. The lecture series commemorate his recovery from wounds suffered in World War II.

The event is free and open to the public.

Dole vs. Dole in Final Four

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:37:36 -0400

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole is challenging her husband on the Final Four.

The Salisbury Republican and her husband, former Sen. Bob Dole, have agreed to a wager on the NCAA tournament game Saturday between UNC-Chapel Hill and the University of Kansas.

The loser of the bet will donate $1,000 to the academic scholarship fund of the winning team's school as well as assume dog walking duties for the couple's miniature schnauzer, Leader.

"One North Carolina team already had Kansas on the ropes, and now it's time for the Tar Heels to finish the Jayhawks off," said Elizabeth Dole in a statement.