An Afternoon with Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw, Former Anchor of NBC Nightly News and Author The Dole Lecture is a public event headlined by a national figure discussing an aspect of current politics or policy. […]
Tom Brokaw, Former Anchor of NBC Nightly News and Author The Dole Lecture is a public event headlined by a national figure discussing an aspect of current politics or policy. […]
George H.W. Bush received the 2008 Dole Leadership Prize for his long career in public service. Continuing a family tradition of public service, Bush enlisted in the Navy on his […]
Former Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole spoke at the Lied Center for the 2009 Dole Lecture as part of the Dole Institute's annual Dole Lecture Series. The Dole Lecture […]
Donna Shalala received the 2009 Dole Leadership Prize for her long record of public service, including acting as co-chair of the Commission on Care for Returning Wounded Warriors with former […]
FDIC Chair and KU alumna Sheila Bair discussed her career in public service and her efforts to restore Americans' faith in the financial system. Sheila C. Bair has spent most […]
In 2010, the Dole Institute of Politics awarded the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II with the Dole Leadership Prize for their courage and contributions during the war. […]
Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and associate editor for the Washington Post, was interviewed by Dole Institute of Politics Director Bill Lacy for the 2011 Dole Lecture. Bob Woodward is […]
Viktor Yushchenko, former President of Ukraine, received the 2011 Dole Leadership Prize. “We are honored to give the Dole Leadership Prize to such a great cultural and revolutionary icon,” said […]
With the 2012 presidential contest already underway, the Dole Institute's signature series looks at what separates successful presidents from those deemed failures. Both Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon had significant […]
George Mitchell is an exemplary public servant with an impressive political career. Mitchell served with Senator Dole in the Senate and was a founder of the Bipartisan Policy Center. After […]
With the mission to honor and empower Wounded Warriors, Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is the hand extended to encourage warriors as they achieve new triumphs. WWP was the recipient of […]
A fascinating look at the Founding Fathers! Presidential historian and first permanent director of the Dole Institute, Richard Norton Smith, brought our first three presidents to life and helped us […]
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