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House of Representatives Papers (1960-1969)
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Robert J. Dole Timeline of Events
| 1870 | Joseph and Elva Talbott and Robert and Margaret Dole arrive in Fossil Station, KS (Russell) part of immigration from Wisconsin, Ohio, and New York |
| 02/23/1921 | Doran Ray Dole marries Bina Talbott |
 Parents of Robert Dole, Doran and Bina Dole. | |
| 08/26/1921 | Birth of Gloria Dole |
| 07/22/1923 | Birth of Robert Joseph Dole |
| 09/01/1924 | Birth of Kenneth Dole |
| 10/24/1925 | Birth of Norma Jean Dole |
| 05/26/1941 | Graduates from Russell High School |
| 09/15/1941 | Student at the University of Kansas; completes 51 academic hours |
 Bob Dole, student at the University of Kansas, c. 1942. | |
| 12/15/1942 | Enlisted as Private, U.S. Army Enlisted Reserve Corps |
| 06/01/1943 | Called to active duty, end of sophomore year KU |
| 06/01/1943 | Camp Barkley, Texas (boot camp); assigned to the 75th Infantry; Army Medical Corps |
| 09/00/1943 | Brooklyn College, NY for classes in Army Specialized Training Program (A.S.T.P.) for engineering |
| 01/24/1944 | 75th Infantry moved to Camp Polk, LA Louisiana for maneuvers |
| 04/07/1944 | 75th Infantry transferred to Ft. Breckinridge, KY; trained as an anti-tank gunner in 290th Infantry Regiment |
| 06/15/1944 | Applies to Officer Candidate School (OCS) |
| 08/00/1944 | Ft. Benning, GA; OCS; graduates November 17, 1944 |
| 11/17/1944 | Honorably discharged as Corporal to accept commission as 2nd Lieutenant |
| 11/18/1944 | Appointed 2nd Lieutenant and entered active duty at Fort Benning, GA |
| 11/28/1944 | Assigned to Fort Meade, MD for overseas shipment |
 Private Dole, c. 1944. | |
| 12/08/1944 | Departed for European Theater of Operations |
| 12/24/1944 | Assigned to the 24th Replacement Depot at De Sopra, Italy |
| 02/25/1945 | Assigned to 10th Mountain Division, 85th Mountain Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Company I, 2nd Platoon leader |
| 03/00/1945 | Lightly wounded in action, minor shrapnel wound; returns to action (awarded Purple Heart) vicinity Castel D'Aiano, Italy |
 Letter Bob Dole wrote to his relatives, 1943. | |
| 04/14/1945] | Severely wounded in action, 0900 hours, Hill 913 (Mt. Belvedere, Castel D'Aiano awarded Purple Heart); removed to 170th Field Evacuation Hospital |
| 04/15/1945 | Surgery performed by Dr. Lyle A. French at 170th Field Evacuation Hospital |
| 05/00/1945 | or early June; Returns to the U.S.; convalesces at Army and Air Force Regional and Convalescent Hospital |
| 05/18/1945 | Awarded Bronze Star |
 Robert J. Dole shown with the 10th Mountatin Division near Po Valley, Italy 1945. | |
| 03/03/1946 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant |
| 02/21/1947 | Promoted to Captain |
| 06/12/1948 | Marries Phyllis E. Holden |
| 07/29/1948 | Honorably Discharged at Percy Jones General Hospital, Battle Creek, MI; returned to Russell, KS |
| 09/13/1948 | Enrolled at the University of Arizona until May 28, 1949 |
| 09/12/1949 | Enrolled at Washburn University |
 Washburn University graduate Bob Dole, 1951. | |
| 11/00/1951 | Elected to Kansas State Legislature, age 27; defeats Elmo J. Mahoney of Dorrance, KS |
 Campaign advertisement for Kansas State Representative race, 1951 | |
| 02/13/1952 | Admitted to Kansas bar |
| 06/01/1952 | AB, LL.B Washburn University, magna cum laude; Joins Eric Doc Smith in Russell law practice |
| 11/00/1952 | Elected Russell County Attorney, 4 terms; John Woelk did not seek re- election in 1952; Dole defeats Dean Ostrum |
| 10/18/1954 | Birth of Robin Dole |
| 11/00/1954 | Runs unopposed for Russell Co. Attorney |
| 11/00/1956 | Defeats Clifford Holland, Jr. for Russell Co. Attorney |
| 11/00/1958 | Defeats Robert Earnest for Russell Co. Attorney |
| 11/00/1960 | Defeats Keith Sebelius in Republican primary race; Defeats William A. Davis for seat in U.S. House of Representatives; Dole 59%, Davis, 41%; |
| 01/03/196 | Member U.S. House of Representatives, 4 terms until 1968 |
| 02/06/1961 | Begins service with House Agriculture Committee; serves until Jan. 3, 1969 |
 Robert J. Dole with John F. Kennedy and other dignitaries, 1961. | |
| 11/00/1962 | Re-elected to House seat; defeats J. Floyd Breeding; Dole 56%, Breeding 44% |
Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics