The Dole Lecture
April 14, 1945, Bob Dole was gravely wounded during a WWII battle in Italy.
Each spring, on or near April 14, the Dole Institute of Politics hosts The Dole Lecture, a signature event featuring a nationally prominent figure who addresses some aspect of contemporary politics or policy.
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Dole Lecture 2013: IKE's Legacy
Thursday, May 2, 2013
7:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute
Brigadier General Carl Reddel
Executive Director
Eisenhower Memorial Commission.
IKE is a personal hero of Bob Dole’s, and the Dole Institute is proud to be honoring President Eisenhower's life and legacy with the annual Dole Lecture. Are you aware of the effort to honor IKE with a memorial on the national mall? Authorized in 1999 by an act of Congress, the Commission seeks to build a memorial fitting this great American and Kansan. General Reddel will talk about what Eisenhower means to America, as well as the status of building this national icon’s memorial.
About BRIG. GEN. CARL W. REDDEL, USAF (RET.)
About Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
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2012 DOLE LECTURE
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
7:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute
GEORGE MITCHELL
Fmr. U.S. Senate Majority Leader
George Mitchell most recently served as U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace from January 2009 to May 2011. Prior to that, he had a distinguished career in public service. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1980 to complete the unexpired term of Sen. Edmund S. Muskie. He was elected to a full term in the Senate in 1982 in a come-from-behind victory. Mitchell went on to a career in the Senate spanning 15 years. He left the Senate in 1995 as the Senate majority leader, a position he had held since January 1989.
In 2007, Mitchell joined fellow former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Bob Dole, and Tom Daschle to found the Bipartisan Policy Center, a non-profit think tank that works to develop policies suitable for bipartisan support. The program is free and open to the public.
Press Release
Of Note:
WATCH
C-SPAN's Oral History video: George Mitchell on Bob Dole (2007)
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The Dole Lecture Alumni
2011 DOLE LECTURE
BOB WOODWARD
Sunday, May 15, 2011
2:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute
Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and associate editor for the Washington Post, was interviewed by Dole Institute of Politics Director Bill Lacy Press Release PHOTO JOURNAL
VIDEO (.mov)
2010 DOLE LECTURE
SHEILA BAIR, FDIC Chair
April 19, 2010 at the Dole Institute
FDIC Chair and KU alumna Sheila Bair discussed her career in public service and her efforts to restore Americans' faith in the financial system.
The event was made possible with the generous support of Mr. & Mrs. Brian C. King of Leawood, Kan.
News Release | LJWorld Coverage
2009 DOLE LECTURE
BOB & ELIZABETH DOLE
Sunday, May 3, 2009
2:30 p.m. at the Lied Center
VIDEO - produced by KTWU Topeka
2008 DOLE LECTURETOM BROKAW
Former NBC Nightly News anchor
April 10, 2008 at the Dole Institute
VIDEO
2007 DOLE LECTURE
General RICHARD B. MEYERS, Ret.
May 7, 2007 at the Dole Institute
2007 Dole Lecture
- VIDEO
photo documentary (pdf)
2006 DOLE LECTURE
Fmr. U.S. Senator TOM DASCHLE (D-S.D.)
April 10, 2006 Dole Lecture- VIDEO
photo documentary
2005 DOLE LECTURE
Fmr. U.S. Senator BOB DOLE
April 26, 2005 at the Dole Institute
2005 Dole Lecture
VIDEO (.mov)
INAUGURAL DOLE LECTURE 2004
Fmr. U.S. President BILL CLINTON
May 21, 2004 at Allen Fieldhouse
- VIDEO
