The Battle of Ramadi, 2006

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The Battle of Ramadi in 2006-07 is one of the lesser-known but arguably one of the fiercest and the most decisive battle of the Iraq War. This battle marked a […]

2020 National Post-Election Conference

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The Dole Institute's Pose-Election Conference will take on a new form during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our Post-Election Conference is one of the most anticipated events we have at the institute,” […]

46: The Biden Presidency

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Researcher for Richard Ben Cramer’s landmark book What It Takes: The Way to the White House and assistant for several autobiographical books for President-elect Joe Biden, including his latest, Promises […]

2021 | Where Do We Go from Here?

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Richard Norton Smith is a nationally recognized authority on the American presidency. He worked for Senator Bob Dole, with whom he collaborated on books. Mr. Smith served as Director of […]

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 […]

John Boyd and Air Power Theory

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Brash. Brilliant. Pompous. Ground-breaking. The list goes on but fails to capture the drive, the talent, the intellectual horsepower, or the creativity of Colonel (R) John Boyd, USAF. There are […]

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