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Former Senator Dole talked about his life and career. Topics included the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, his meeting with Saddam Hussein, the advice he gave President Clinto…

Author and presidential historian Richard Norton Smith, the founding director of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas, talked about Bob Dole’s legacy.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale talked about his career and how the Senate has changed over the years. He also talked about the career of former Senator Robert Dole (R-KS) and the force…

Former Senator Howard Baker, Jr., talked about his career. He also talked about the career of former Senator Robert Dole (R-KS). This never-before-aired interview with historian Richard Nort…

Former Senator George McGovern talked about his career, the life of the Senate, and his relationship with former colleague Senator Robert Dole, including their work on the McGovern-Dole Inte…

Former Maine Senator George Mitchell, who was the majority leader from 1989-1995, talked about his career. He also talked about his political and personal relationship with his colleague, fo…

Former Secretary of State and of the Treasury James Baker talked about his career. He also talked about former Senator Robert Dole (R-KS). Topics included the 1976, 1980, and 1988 presidenti…

Richard Norton Smith talked about the origins and purpose of the oral history project at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. He is a former director of the institute.

Former Secretary Jack Kemp talked about his life and career. He also talked about the career of former Senator Robert Dole (R-KS). He served in the House of Representatives while Dole was in…

Former Representative Dan Rostenkowski talked about his career serving Illinois, including 36 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He chaired the House Ways and Means Committee from 1…

Senator Trent Lott talked about his life and career. He also talked about the career of former Senator Robert Dole (R-KS). He talked about the institution of the Senate and how it had change…

Former Senator Dole was interviewed. Topics included his early years in the Senate and his experience as chairman of the Republican National Committee during the Watergate scandal. This neve…

Former Senator Dole talked about his life and career. He talked about his early political career and running campaigns in 1960s Kansas. This never before aired interview with historian Richa…

Former Senator Dole talked about the Reagan presidency, his term as Senate Finance Committee chairman, and his decision to run for Senate majority leader. Topics included Social Security, th…

In October 2003, historian Richard Norton Smith led a group from Lawrence, Kansas to historic sites in New York and New England. While in Boston, the group visited different sites in the cit…

As part of a presidential history tour, Richard Norton Smith led a group to the tomb of President Ulysses S. Grant. Mr. Smith talked about the life, experiences, and accomplishments of Presi…

As part of a presidential history tour, Richard Norton Smith led a group to the grave of President Chester A. Arthur. Mr. Smith talked about the life, experiences, and accomplishments of Pre…

As part of a presidential history tour, Richard Norton Smith led a group to Calvin Coolidge’s birthplace, family home, summer White House, and burial site at Plymouth Notch, Vermont. Mr. Smi…

As part of a presidential history tour, Mr. Smith lead a tour of the Adams National Historical Park and other locations associated with John Adams and John Quincy Adams.

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith conducted a tour of the gravesite of President Franklin Pierce. He talked about the life, experiences, and accomplishments of the fourteenth U.S. …