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 […]
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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 […]
2021 SPRING | The Modern American City: Past, Present, and Future
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Dole Fellow Patrick Tuohey Read more about Dole Fellows >> This program is made possible through the generosity of Newman’s Own Foundation The Shifts that Shape Our Cities, […]
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 […]
Historians on “Hamilton”: How a Blockbuster Musical Is Restaging America’s Past
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America has gone Hamilton crazy. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical has spawned sold-out performances, a triple platinum cast album, and a score so catchy that it is being used to teach […]
“UnRepresented” – Documentary Screening & Filmmaker Q&A
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UnRepresented is an award-winning documentary that uncovers the mechanisms that drive the cycle of corruption in Congress—giving political insiders enormous, unchecked power. The film explores how special interests bankroll political […]
Birch Bayh: Making a Difference
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Author Robert Blaemire will share insights from his book, a biography of Senator Birch Bayh. Bayh served the people of Indiana for over 25 years and sponsored landmark legislation throughout […]
Denis Mahan and the Foundations of American Theory
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During the first half of the nineteenth century, no military thinker arguably had more impact on the United States Army than Denis Hart Mahan. By the time he graduated at […]
A Conversation on Race Part III: Baseball: The Color Barrier
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The third installment of the series “A Conversation on Race” will feature the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Bob Kendrick, Scout for the New York Yankees Darryl Monroe, […]
Jean-Arthur Régibeau
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The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that the guest for the 2021 Dole Lecture will be the Ambassador of Belgium to the United States […]
Donn Starry, Active Defense, and Airland Battle
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After the Vietnam War, the US Army refocused itself on its primary peacetime mission since the end of the Second World War: the defense of NATO. However, the Army leadership […]
The Six Secret Teachings of Jiang Ziya
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The Six Secret Teachings of Jiang Ziya (Ta’i Kung) is the oldest of China’s Seven Military Classics. This foundational work from the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BCE) period purports to have […]
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