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  • Voices from the Big First, 1961-1968

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    Elizabeth Dole Gallery & Reading Room 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, United States

    In 1961, Kansas, with the rest of the United States, found itself at a political, social, and cultural crossroads. Featuring a selection of constituent letters written to then-Congressman Bob Dole from the collections of the Dole Archives, this original exhibit curated by Kansas history scholar Virgil Dean offers a window into the hopes and fears […]

  • EXHIBIT – Remembering Service, Sacrifice, Unity, and Victory: A National Memorial to World War II

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    Elizabeth Dole Gallery & Reading Room 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, United States

    Remembering Service, Sacrifice, Unity, and Victory: A National Memorial to World War II November 30, 2021-January 30, 2022 Exhibit on display in the Elizabeth Dole Gallery & Reading Room The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941: The tragedy that prompted US entrance into World War II, calling a whole generation into service, both abroad […]

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    Exhibit: What Would a Woman Offer Her Country? Elizabeth Dole’s Ground-breaking, Trail-blazing Life of Service

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    Elizabeth Dole Gallery & Reading Room 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, United States

    Exhibit: What Would a Woman Offer Her Country? Elizabeth Dole's Ground-breaking, Trail-blazing Life of Service Opening March 18, 2022 After several decades of leadership at the highest levels of U.S. government, Elizabeth Dole asked and answered this pointed question in a 1999 speech she delivered while she contemplated a run for the U.S.presidency. The following […]

  • exhibit banner. Missing, then action; an army wife speaks out. Opens June 14 2022
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    Exhibit: Missing, Then Action: An Army Wife Speaks out

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    Elizabeth Dole Gallery & Reading Room 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, United States

    In June 1965, Kansan Kathleen Johnson received word that her husband, U.S. Army Major Bruce Johnson was missing. For four years, she waited—then, she sought answers for her three young children. This is her story of love, loss, waiting – and action. Kathleen Johnson of Salina, Kansas was a founding member of the National League […]

  • Historian Mary McMurray standing in front of a museum exhibit.
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    From Dependents to Interdependence: The Army Officer’s Wife Ideal and the Making of Army Family Policy

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    Historian Mary McMurray will contextualize the activism of POW/MIA wives with the changing roles and expectations of the Army wife in the 20th century. Using military guidebooks and other sources directed at military spouses, Mary places Army spouses at the center of systemic changes in the Army. Her presentation, followed by audience Q&A, will cover […]

  • 9-11 Memorial Poster Exhibit
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    Exhibit: September 11, 2001: The Day that Changed the World

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

      On display from September 6 - September 11, 2022 The Dole Institute will display a special poster exhibition in Simons Media Room from September 6 through September 11, for the occasion of the 21st anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Entitled “September 11, 2001: The Day that Changed the World,” the exhibit reviews the […]

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    Honoring the first anniversary of Senator Bob Dole’s passing

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

    The Dole Institute will be open on Monday, December 5 On Monday, December 5, the Dole Institute of Politics will mark the first anniversary of Senator Bob Dole’s passing with music and reflection, as well as the debut of a newly renovated permanent exhibit case dedicated to his post-political service and passing. The museum will […]

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    September 11, 2001: The Day that Changed the World

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

    On display from September 5-17, 2023 at the Dole Institute of Politics The Dole Institute will have special hours on Monday, September 11, 2023. We will be open from 12 pm - 4 pm. The Dole Institute of Politics will be displaying a special poster exhibit commemorating the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. "September […]