Sheila Bair
2010-04-19 00:00 (America/Chicago)
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 of her life in public service, beginning with her career as a civil rights attorney in what was then the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. She then went on to serve in the U.S. Department of Treasury, the New York Stock Exchange, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Bair was the Research Director and Counsel to then-Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole from 1981 to 1988. Just prior to her current position, Bair was a professor of financial regulatory policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
In 2006, Bair was appointed Chairwomen of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for a five-year term. Despite the current turbulent period in the financial sector, Bair’s innovations have transformed the FDIC with programs that focus on consumer protection and economic inclusion. Bair championed the creation of the Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion which researches small-dollar loan programs.
For her role as Chairwomen, Bair was named the second most powerful woman in the world by Forbes Magazine in 2008. She was also in Time Magazine’s “Time 100” list of the most influential people of 2009. Bair has received countless awards, including the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award and Author of the Month. Bair has written two children’s books, Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock (2006) and Isabel’s Car Wash (2008), which teaches children about finances.
Bair holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Kansas and a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law.
The event was made possible with the generous support of Mr. & Mrs. Brian C. King of Leawood, Kan.

Donna Shalala, former Health and Human Services Secretary
2009-09-28 00:00
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 Sen. Bob Dole. Chosen in 2007 by President George W. Bush, Shalala and Dole led a task force to evaluate how injured veterans transition from active duty to civilian society.
In 1993, Shalala was appointed U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) by President Bill Clinton. She served in that post for eight years to become the longest serving HHS Secretary in history.
As HHS Secretary, Shalala directed the welfare reform process, made health insurance available to an estimated 3.3 million children through the approval of all State Children’s Health Insurance Programs, raised child immunization rates to the highest levels in history, and revitalized the National Institutes of Health.
At the end of her tenure as HHS Secretary, The Washington Post described her as “one of the most successful government managers of modern times.”
In June 2008, President Bush presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. That same year, she was honored as one of “25 Great Public Servants” by The Council for Excellence in Government.
At the time that she was awarded the Dole Leadership Prize, Shalala was President of the University of Miami.

Unlimited Partners: Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole
2009-05-03 00:00
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 is a public event headlined by a national figure discussing an aspect of current politics or policy.
Held each spring, it commemorates April 14, 1945, when Bob Dole was critically wounded while serving in Italy during World War II. The Dole Lecture honors Dole’s courageous recovery and continuing commitment to serve the nation.

George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
2008-11-16 00:00
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 18th birthday. As a Navy pilot, Bush flew 58 combat missions during World War II.
After his military service, Bush worked privately in the oil industry in Texas before again turning to public service. He served two terms as a Representative to Congress from Texas. Bush was then appointed to a number of other political positions, including:
Ambassador to the United Nations,
Chairman of the Republican National Committee,
Chief of the U. S. Liaison Office in the People’s Republic of China, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Bush served as Vice President of the United States under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989. In 1988, Bush won the Presidential election and became America’s 41st President.
President Bush’s foreign policy background and military knowledge served him well. Faced with foreign policy challenges in the changing world landscape as the Cold War ended, Bush fought against world oppressors. He authorized troops to enter Panama and oust the corrupt General Manuel Noriega, who was threatening the safety of the canal and Panama’s American residents. He also won international support for Operation Desert Storm, which pushed Iraqi forces led by Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.

An Afternoon with Tom Brokaw
2008-04-10 00:00
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.
Held each spring, it commemorates April 14, 1945, when Bob Dole was critically wounded while serving in Italy during World War II. The Dole Lecture honors Dole’s courageous recovery and continuing commitment to serve the nation.

John Lewis, U.S. Congressman and Civil Rights activist
2007-10-21 00:00
Congressman John Lewis received the 2007 Dole Leadership Prize for his courageous leadership in the Civil Rights Movement and his commitment to creating positive change through the political system.Lewis has dedicated his life to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties, and building what he calls “The Beloved Community” in America. By the time he was 23, Lewis was recognized as one of the “Big Six” leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. During the turbulent era, Lewis led by example:
He participated in the Freedom Rides during the summer of 1961, which challenged segregation at interstate bus terminals across the South;
From 1963 to 1966, Lewis served as Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a body largely responsible for organizing peaceful student activism in the Movement;
Lewis was instrumental in organizing and a keynote speaker at the historic March on Washington in August 1963.
He organized the Selma, Ala. March in 1965 with fellow activist Hosea Williams and others to demonstrate a need for equal voting rights. The peaceful 600 protestors were met by violent Alabama State Troopers on the other side of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, resulting in a brutal confrontation known as “Bloody Sunday.”
Called “a genuine American hero and moral leader” by Roll Call Magazine, Lewis continued a life of service as Director of the Voter Education Project, which added nearly 4 million minorities to the voter rolls. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter, Lewis directed ACTION, the federal volunteer agency responsible for more than 250,000 volunteers.
Elected to Congress in November 1986, Lewis has served as U.S. Representative of Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District ever since. He is Senior Chief Deputy Whip for the Democratic Party in leadership in the House, a member of the House Ways & Means Committee, a member of its Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, and Chairman of its Subcommittee on Oversight.

General Richard B. Myers
2007-05-02 00:00
Former General Richard B. Meyers speaks for the 2007 Dole Lecture, about his personal experience with the War on Terror.
The Dole Lecture is a public event headlined by a national figure discussing an aspect of current politics or policy.
Held each spring, it commemorates April 14, 1945, when Bob Dole was critically wounded while serving in Italy during World War II. The Dole Lecture honors Dole’s courageous recovery and continuing commitment to serve the nation.

Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Senator (2006 Prize Recipient)
2007-04-22 00:00
Former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker received the 2006 Dole Leadership Prize for his leadership in the Senate, as White House Chief of Staff, and as Ambassador.
Senator Baker began his long and distinguished career in public service in 1943 when he joined the United States Navy. After earning his law degree in 1949, he practiced law and ran his father’s successful campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1950. After narrowly losing in a 1964 special election, Baker himself ran for Senate in 1966 and won. He became Tennessee’s first popularly-elected Republican Senator.
A natural leader, Baker was a successful Senator. His accomplishments include:
Serving as Senate Minority Leader from 1977 to 1981,
Serving as Senate Majority Leader from 1981 to 1985, and
Serving as Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, also known as the Senate Watergate Committee, where he gained notoriety for asking the question: “What did the President know and when did he know it?”
He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Reagan in 1984.
He served in the Senate until 1985 when he decided to not seek a fourth term. In 1987, Baker served as White House Chief of Staff to President Reagan. Following the 1988 election, Baker returned to Tennessee to work in various law firms. In 2001, George W. Bush appointed Baker U.S. Ambassador to Japan, a position he held until 2005.

Tom Daschle
2006-04-10 00:00
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader and Senate minority leader from 1994-2005 (D-South Dakota)
The Dole Lecture is a public event headlined by a national figure discussing an aspect of current politics or policy.
Held each spring, it commemorates April 14, 1945, when Bob Dole was critically wounded while serving in Italy during World War II. The Dole Lecture honors Dole’s courageous recovery and continuing commitment to serve the nation.

Lech Wałęsa, former President of Poland
2005-09-22 00:00
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Former President of Poland, Leader of Solidarity

One Soldier’s Story: Senator Bob Dole
2005-04-26 00:00
Former U.S. Senator Robert J. Dole visited the Dole Institute for the 2005 Dole Lecture “One Soldier’s Story”.
The Dole Lecture is a public event headlined by a national figure discussing an aspect of current politics or policy.
Held each spring, it commemorates April 14, 1945, when Bob Dole was critically wounded while serving in Italy during World War II. The Dole Lecture honors Dole’s courageous recovery and continuing commitment to serve the nation.

George McGovern, U.S. Senator
2004-09-13 00:00
George McGovern received the 2004 Dole Leadership Prize for his bipartisan leadership style, including his work with Bob Dole to pass significant, bipartisan legislation in the Senate.
A native of South Dakota, McGovern had spent much of his life in public service.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945. After receiving his PhD in history from Northwestern University in 1953, McGovern became the executive secretary of the South Dakota Democratic Party and was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1956. In 1961, he became a Special Assistant to the President as the Director of the Food for Peace Program.
McGovern was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962. McGovern served on the Senate committees on agriculture, nutrition, forestry and foreign relations. A prominent advocate for expanding key nutrition programs, his colleagues sought his well-considered opinions and advice, particularly on issues of farming and agriculture. He lost his Senate seat in 1980 during a nationally high-profile campaign.
Following his Senate career, he continued his dedication to improving the world’s agricultural and nutritional resources. First nominated as a United Nations Delegate to the General Assembly by President Ford, McGovern was again appointed to the international organization in differing posts by Presidents Carter and Clinton. In 2001, the World Food Programme appointed him the first UN Global Ambassador on Hunger.
In 2008, McGovern was a co-recipient of the World Food Prize with Bob Dole for their work in establishing The George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, which helps provide nutritious meals for school-aged children around the world.

President Bill Clinton
2004-05-21 00:00
Senator Dole, who personally invited Clinton, said he was delighted his Democratic opponent in the 1996 Presidential campaign had agreed to kick-off the new lecture series. “I cannot think of a more appropriate person to inaugurate the Dole Lecture than President Clinton,” he said. “It sets entirely the right tone in terms of having the Institute embody non-partisan public service.”

Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City
2003-07-21 00:00
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani received the inaugural Dole Leadership Prize for his valiant leadership during the September 11 attacks in 2001.
A graduate of New York University Law School, Giuliani carved a distinguished career in the federal court system, working in different posts including U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Associate Deputy Attorney General in Washington, D.C. and as Associate Attorney General, the third highest position in the Department of Justice.
In 1989, Giuliani entered the race for mayor of New York City, but lost. However in 1993, his campaign focusing on quality of life, crime, business and education made him the 107th Mayor of the City of New York. In 1997, he was re-elected by a wide margin, carrying four out of the five boroughs.
As Mayor, Rudy Giuliani has helped New York City:
Improve its safety through enhanced law enforcement strategies and decreased crime rates;
Return to work through a successful welfare-to-work initiative, which cut welfare rolls in half;
Keep hard earned dollars at home through more than $2.5 billion in tax reductions while creating a multi-billion dollar budget surplus for the city; and
Educate its children through expanded public school budgets and curriculum reforms.
Term limits prohibited Giuliani from seeking a third term as mayor in 2001. Following the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Mayor Giuliani provided guidance and reassurance to not only New Yorkers, but also individuals around the globe. For his leadership during this time of crisis, Giuliani became known as “America’s Mayor.”
