’96: Bob Dole’s Campaign for the Presidency

Thirty years ago, Senator Bob Dole embarked upon his third campaign for our nation’s highest office. As he accepted his Party’s nomination for President, he told crowds at the Republican National Convention that “…A presidential campaign is more than a contest of candidates, more than a clash of opposing philosophies. It is a mirror held up to America. It is a measurement of who we are, where we come from, and where we are going.”

Explore Dole’s 1996 presidential bid – from announcement tour and Senate retirement to the convention, debates, and final rallies – through rarely seen memorabilia, behind the scenes photographs, and working documents from his political collections in the Dole Institute original exhibit, ’96: Bob Dole’s Campaign for the Presidency.