Dole was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his service to the nation as a "soldier, legislator and statesman" on January 17, 2018. [123] Dole met his second wife, Elizabeth Halford, in 1972. The couple was married on December 6, 1975. They had no children. [127]

you line up and you open the throttle and an almighty wuump hits you and this thing tears off across the airfield and you’re air borne in no Carlson, Allan C. (2017). Conjugal America: On the Public Purposes of Marriage. Routledge. p.12. ISBN 978-1-351-52662-3. Weinraub, Bernard (November 10, 1987). "Dole Makes His Presidential Bid Official". The New York Times . Retrieved June 6, 2018. The Great Western is the least known of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s three ships, being overshadowed by the later careers of the Great Britain and the Great Eastern. However, the Great Western was the first great success, confounding the critics in becoming the fastest ship to steam continuously across the Atlantic, and began the era of luxury transatlantic liners. It was a bold venture by Brunel and his colleagues, who were testing the limits of known technology.Berke, Richard L. (December 16, 1998). "Impeachment: The Senate; If Vote Is Yes, Senators Say, Trial Is Likely". The New York Times . Retrieved December 20, 2022. The following month his bar to the DFC was announced ( Gazette issue 35001) for his service with 238 Squadron: Much-admired but always modest, Doe never considered himself a hero, saying that he had been "just doing my duty".But he did write about his wartime experiences in Bob Doe, Fighter Pilot, published in 1989. C.Q. Researcher (2017). Issues in News and Reporting: Selections from CQ Researcher. CQ Press. p.162. ISBN 978-1-5443-2226-1. Berke, Richard L. (May 16, 1996). "Dole says he will leave Senate to focus on presidential race". The New York Times . Retrieved June 17, 2010.

Bob Doe was just 19 when he joined the RAF in 1939. He fought in the Battle of Britain, and flew both Hurricanes and Spitfires. He is recorded as being the third hi Dole attended the University of Arizona in Tucson from 1948 to 1949, before transferring to Washburn University in Topeka, where he graduated with both undergraduate and law degrees in 1952. [11] World War II and recovery Shenk, Joshua Wolf (July 1996). "The Best and Worst of Bob Dole". Washington Monthly. Vol.28. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011 . Retrieved August 24, 2017. Dewar, Helen (December 16, 1998). "Dole Offers Censure Plan". The Washington Post . Retrieved December 20, 2022.

Reviews of SS Great Britain: Brunel's Ship, Her Voyages, Passengers and Crew

Dole ran for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, eventually won by Ronald Reagan. Despite Dole's national exposure from the '76 campaign, he finished behind Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and four others in Iowa and New Hampshire, receiving only 2.5% and 0.4% of votes cast in those contests, respectively. [52] Dole ceased campaigning after the New Hampshire results and announced his formal withdrawal from the race on March 15, instead being re-elected to his third term as Senator that year. [53] Service records of World War 2 RAF officers can be difficult to access. Only World War 1 service records have been publicly released. However, through the promotion and medal notices in The Gazette, there is a window on a man’s service. Roig-Franzia, Manuel (June 7, 2021). " 'The unparalleled champion': Bob Dole's forgotten fight to get Washington to recognize the Armenian genocide". The Washington Post . Retrieved December 5, 2021.

See the moment Bob Dole, 95, rose from his wheelchair to salute George H.W. Bush". TODAY.com . Retrieved December 7, 2021. Dole was head of the Federal City Council, a group of business, civic, education, and other leaders interested in economic development in Washington, D.C., from 1998 to 2002. [78] Voluntary work

Last battles and death

On August 15 1940 - dubbed Adler Tag (Eagle Day) by Hermann Goering, the day he claimed he would destroy Fighter Command - the 20-year-old Doe was on standby with his Spitfire as part of No 234 Squadron at Middle Wallop, Hampshire, waiting for his first scramble.Years later he recalled: "I knew I was going to be killed.I was the worst pilot on the squadron." Further information: 1996 Republican Party presidential primaries and 1996 United States presidential election

Robert Francis Thomas Doe, DSO , DFC& Bar (10 March 1920 – 21 February 2010) was a British fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. He flew with the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain, and was seconded to the Indian Air Force during the Burma campaign.After retirement, Doe opened a garage business. He also wrote his autobiography Bob Doe – Fighter Pilot. He died on 21 February 2010, aged 89. In January 1941, while flying a night sortie, the oil in the oil cooler of his aircraft froze. As a result of his engine seizing he landed heavily at Warmwell on the snow-covered runway, breaking his harness and smashing his face against the reflector sight, almost severing his nose and breaking his arm. Doe was taken to Park Prewett Hospital where he underwent 22 operations by pioneering New Zealand plastic surgeon Harold Gillies. (After the war he was invited to join the Guinea Pig Club. [3]) Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Citizens Medal". Reagan Library. National Archives. January 18, 1989 . Retrieved December 5, 2021. KU honorary degree recipient: Robert J. Dole – KU News". archive.news.ku.edu. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018 . Retrieved June 28, 2018. House – April 10, 1968" (PDF). Congressional Record. U.S. Government Printing Office. 114 (8): 9621 . Retrieved February 27, 2022.