Autographs of Bob Dole
Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician, attorney, and U.S. Army officer who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the U.S Senate during the final 11 years of his tenure, including three non-consecutive years as Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate. Prior to his 27 years in the Senate, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. Dole was also the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 presidential election and the vice presidential nominee in the 1976 presidential election.
Dole was born and raised in Russell, Kansas, where he established a legal career after serving with distinction in the United States Army during World War II. Following a period as Russell County, Kansas Attorney, he won election to the House of Representatives in 1960. In 1968, Dole was elected to the Senate, where he served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1971 to 1973 and chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Finance from 1981 to 1985. He led the U.S. Senate Republican members from 1985 to his resignation in 1996, and served as Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and from 1995 to 1996. In his role as Republican leader, he helped defeat the Clinton health care plan of 1993, proposed by Democratic president Bill Clinton.
President Gerald Ford chose Dole as his running mate in the 1976 election after Vice President Nelson Rockefeller withdrew from seeking a full term. The Ford-Dole ticket was defeated by the Democratic ticket of Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale in the general election. Dole sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1980, but quickly dropped out of the race. He experienced more success in the 1988 Republican primaries but was defeated by Vice President George H. W. Bush. Dole won the Republican presidential nomination in 1996 and selected Jack Kemp as his running mate. The Republican ticket lost in the general election to Clinton. He resigned from the Senate during the 1996 campaign and did not seek public office again after the election.
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Traded items with a signature of Bob Dole
The most expensive item with a signature of Bob Dole (ONE SOLDIER'S STORY - Easton Press - Bob Dole?SIGNED 1ST ED?SEALED w/ BOX) was sold in March 2025 for £162.99 while the cheapest item (Bob Dole signed photograph American Politician) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2012. The month with the most items sold (17) was June 2025 with an average selling price of £48.06 for an autographed item of Bob Dole. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with £101.32 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was November 2012. In average, an autographed item from Bob Dole is worth £42.14.
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