Senator Bob Dole was proud that President Jimmy Carter participated in the Dole Institute’s dedication in 2003, in a significant demonstration of bipartisan leadership. Lifelong public servants, President Carter and […]
The history of Kansas is unlike any other state in the Union. Inspired by the recent book Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Kansas Politics (University Press of Kansas, 2024), […]
Celebrate Kansas Day all week long at the Dole Institute! Join us Friday, January 24 through Sunday, February 2 for a Kansas Day-themed Discover with Dole. Learn about Kansas by […]
The Nazis’ attempt to bomb Great Britain into submission in 1940 and 1941 represented Hitler’s most destructive method of forcing Britain out of the Second World War, but it was […]
Sharon McMahon, New York Times Bestselling author and educator, will be honored at the seventh Elizabeth Dole Women in Leadership Lecture on February 6 at 7 p.m. CST. McMahon will […]
For the first time, the Dole Institute will host the Dole Forum in our nation's capital. Dole Institute Visiting Fellow and former Washington Executive Editor of the Wall Street Journal […]
Dole Fellow Matt Beat examines how the exercise of presidential power has evolved since the ratification of the Constitution and how it is shared with each branch of government, the […]
This event has been moved online due to inclement weather. Due to inclement weather, the Dole Institute will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 19. This event will only be held virtually […]
As the nation’s lawmaking authority, the United States Congress has taken steps to limit the power of the president by denying appointments, overriding vetoes to pass legislation, limiting how much […]
Robert Fulton is best known for the first commercially successful steamboats plying the Hudson River. However, he did considerable work inventing and developing weapons of naval warfare: workable submarines, underwater […]
No constitutional power has proven to be greater in American history than that of judicial review. This discussion will focus on how the United States Supreme Court has used this […]
The relationship between the federal government and the states is unique when compared to other nations. This discussion will look at how the states have limited the power of the […]
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