This is Your Day, Senator Bob Dole Event Transcript
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- 40 Pages
- File Name
- s-pers_100_068_001
- Title
- This is Your Day, Senator Bob Dole Event Transcript
- Date
- 1969-09-06
- Date Created
- 1969-09-06
- Record Type
- transcripts
- Language
- eng
- Collection Finding Aid
- https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=21&q=
- Physical Location
- Collection 005, Box 100, Folder 68
- Institution
- Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- Archival Collection
- Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996
- Full Text
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SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 1
FRED THOMPSON: Identify the program and then ask Reverend Richard Krenz, minister of the Luray United Methodist Church, to ask the invocation.
REV. RICHARD KRENZ: Invocation.
FRED THOMPSON: Introduce Miss Joleen Novotny, a music major and senior at Fort Hays Kansas State College at Hays, who will sing, God Bless America.
JOLEEN NOVOTNY: Sing God Bless America.
FRED THOMPSON: Make whatever remarks you wish about the fourth annual FRIENDSHIP DAY of the United Methodist Church of Luray. You might mention that it is not too late for those in the area to come and enjoy the barbecue. Say whatever else you think proper, but end it up with: ..... AND OUR GOOD FRIEND, BOB DOLE, "THIS IS YOUR LIFE."
MERL MARKLEY: Escort Senator Dole to the stage.
FRED THOMPSON: Greet the Senator and then to Merl ...
Merl, it was just a year ago that you and I were doing the same thing, wasn't it?
MERL MARKLEY: Yes, it was.
FRED THOMPSON: I hope that we all have as much fun today as we did on your day, Merl.
Thank you Merl, for escorting Senator Dole to the stage.
Merl Markley, be seated.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 2
(Mrs. Dole)
FRED: Bob, they tell me that the roots of the Dole family run deep in Russell County. I believe your father, Doran, was born at Great Bend, but at an early age, moved to the Pioneer neighborhood and then to Russell where he has been active in business since 1919, and your mother, the former Bina Talbott, was born on the family farm nine miles south of Russell. So, the Dole family are really Russell County people, aren't they?
BOB: That is right, Fred.
FRED: You were born in a small frame house just across the corner from where your folks live now, on July 22, 1923. Isn't that right?
BOB: Yes, that is right.
MRS. DOLE: (backstage) Young man, you lived the first nine months of your life at 1002 Maple.
FRED: Bob, who is this most important person in your life?
BOB: That is Mom.
Mrs. Dole escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your mother, Mrs. Bina Dole.
MRS. DOLE: Yes Bob, you were born in that house and in fact, you were born at home and our doctor was that grand old family doctor, Dr. Koerber.
Mrs. Dole, visit with Bob about whatever you like.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 3
(Mr. Dole)
MR. DOLE: (backstage) Well, you know I had something to do with all this.
FRED: Bob, who is that?
BOB: My Dad.
Mr. Dole escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your father, Doran R. Dole.
Mr. Dole, make any remarks or tell any interesting experience.
FRED: Yes, two fine Russell County people, Doran and Bina Dole.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 4
(Gloria Nelson)
GLORIA: (backstage) I was pretty darned young when all of this was happening, but I remember Dad and Mom telling me that I had a new playmate, a baby brother.
FRED: Another person in your life ...
BOB: My sister, Gloria
Gloria escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your sister, Gloria, now Mrs. W. L. Nelson of Fort Morgan, Colorado. Gloria, what do you remember about this brother of yours?
GLORIA: Tell some interesting experience or experiences.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 5
(Kenny Dole)
Kenny: (backstage) There are two boys in our family you know.
FRED: Who is that?
BOB: My brother, Kenny.
Kenny escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your younger brother, Kenny, who is in the oil business in Russell.
KENNY: Tell anything you might like.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 6
(Norma Jean Steele)
NORMA JEAN: (backstage)
Don't forget, there was one more ...
FRED: Bob, do you know who that is?
BOB: My sister, Norma Jean.
Norma Jean escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your sister, Norma Jean, now Mrs. Tom Steele of Derby, Kansas.
NORMA JEAN: Tell some amusing incident that you can remember about Bob.
FRED: Bob, it looks to me like the Dole household was a lively one from the things I have heard here today. You should certainly be proud of your fine family.
BOB: I am.
Family be seated.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 7
(Miss Inez Leach)
FRED: Like all young people, there came a time in your life when the education process had to start. The year was 1929 ...
MISS INEZ LEACH (backstage) Bob, you have come a long way since kindergarten.
FRED: Who is that grand lady?
BOB: Why, it is Miss Leach.
Miss Leach escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, Miss Inez Leach, your very first teacher who taught you in kindergarten.
Miss Leach, visit with Bob for a few minutes.
FRED: Thank you, Miss Leach.
These were hard years for all of us and the Dole family was certainly no exception. Our great country was in a depression and jobs and money were scarce, so like many children of your day, you got a job whenever you could to earn a little spending money. I am told that the first job you had was delivering hand bills for Mr. Herman Holzer, who operated Holzer's Grocery Store. Is that right?
BOB: It is.
FRED: Kenny tells me that you not only earned some money that way, but those hand bills helped keep the Dole house warm all winter.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 8
(Russ Townsley)
RUSS TOWNSLEY: (backstage) While I wasn't in Russell at the time, I have checked back into the history of the RUSSELL RECORD and found that Bob was a paper boy for the RECORD many years ago.
FRED: Who is that, Bob?
BOB: Why, it is Russ Townsley.
Russ Townsley escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your good friend, Russ Townsley, owner and publisher of the RUSSELL NEWS and RECORD.
Russ Townsley, visit with Bob a few minutes and be seated.
FRED: Thank you, Russ.
Incidentally Bob, I believe that you also held down another paper job and that was delivering the SALINA JOURNAL. In fact, I was pleased to learn that a short while back, you were elected to the Newsboys Hall of Fame. Isn't that right?
BOB: That is right, Fred.
FRED: Besides delivering the papers, didn't you help your father in the produce business, candling eggs, testing cream, and doing any other odd jobs that you could?
BOB: Yes, I sure did.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 9
FRED: They tell me that one advantage of working for your Father was that every Saturday before Easter, Holdover Store would give a free ice cream cone for any egg brought in, and as the story goes, on that particular Saturday, you always borrowed a few eggs from your Dad.
BOB: I guess so.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 10
(Wog Banker)
FRED: Well, your education continues and in 1937, you are ready to graduate from Grade School, so your most immediate problem was a new suit.
WOG BANKER: (backstage) I remember very well the day that Bob and Bud Smith came in to the store to buy that graduation suit.
FRED: Another long time friend of yours.
BOB: It is Wog Banker.
Wog Banker escorted to stage ...
FRED:Yes, it is Wog Banker.
Wog, come in and visit with Bob and be seated.
FRED: Thank you, Wog.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 11
(Tom Kelly)
FRED: Then on to good old Russell High. I am told that you did mighty well both scholastically and in athletics.
TOM KELLY: (backstage) I can vouch for his scholastic ability ... he was a fine student.
FRED: Bob, do you know who that is?
BOB: Yes, it must be Tom Kelly.
Tom Kelly escorted to stage ...
FRED: And look, he has brought some friends:
Enter stage: Alice Mills, Faith Dumler, Charlotte McClain.
All these people will visit with Bob and be seated.
FRED: Thank you, former teachers.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 12
(Harold Elliott -- George Baxter)
HAROLD ELLIOTT: (backstage) Bob, you were a mighty fine basketball player.
GEORGE BAXTER: (backstage) You did pretty well in football too.
FRED: Who are these two men?
BOB: Harold Elliott and George Baxter.
Harold Elliott and George Baxter escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, Bob, your former basketball coach, Harold Elliott and your former football coach, George Baxter.
Harold Elliott and George Baxter visit with Bob for a few minutes and then be seated.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 13
(The Dawsons)
FRED: Of course during these years of high school, it was necessary for you to work after school and in the summers. I believe that you worked in the Carl Missimer drug store and ...
DAWSONS: (backstage) Every man a wildcat. He worked for us too.
FRED: I am sure that you know these good friends.
BOB: The Dawsons.
Dawsons escorted to stage ...
Dawsons visit with Bob for a few minutes and be seated.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 14
(Chet Fowler)
(Jack Epler)
FRED: Right after your junior year in high school, you decided that Dawsons must be saving their money for K-State, because they certainly were not paying it to you in wages.
BOB: I guess that is right.
CHET FOWLER: (backstage) He went to work with us on the Kaw Pipeline gang.
FRED: Bob, who was that?
BOB : It must be Chet Fowler.
Chet Fowler enter stage ...
FRED: Yes, it is Chet, as well as another old friend who worked with you.
Jack Epler enter stage ...
All visit with Bob and be seated.
FRED: Thank you, Chet and Jack.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 15
(Larry Nelson)
FRED: Then a most strange thing happened while working with the Kaw Pipeline gang ...
LARRY NELSON (backstage) Do you remember saving my life?
FRED: Who is that?
BOB: Why, it is Larry Nelson.
Larry Nelson escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, it is Larry Nelson, the young man who also worked with you on the Kaw Pipeline crew and who was to some day become your brother-in-law.
LARRY: Recount the experience about you and Bob.
FRED: Thank you, Larry.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 16
(Fred and Bob)
FRED: In May of 1941, you graduated from Russell High School with honors. These were perilous times, with the war in Europe, but you decided for the moment that the best thing for you to do was get a summer job, save up some money and go to college. I believe that you had two jobs that summer, one for the Kaw Pipeline and the other helping set up wheat bins for the Government.
BOB: That is right.
FRED: You did, I am sure, have a definite aim in life. You had, I believe, decided that you wanted to study medicine and become a doctor.
BOB: That is right.
FRED: When it came time to go to school, I am told that you were still a little short of funds, so your Dad said he would borrow $150.00 to get you started, but after that you would be on your own and have to work your way through school.
BOB: That is right.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 17
(Harold Dumler)
FRED: Then off to the University of Kansas to pursue the study of medicine. As you soon found out, your Dad had certainly told you the truth, because if you were going to go to college, you were going to have to work your way through.
HAROLD DUMLER: (backstage) I can certainly remember Bob waiting tables at the Kappa Sig house.
FRED: Who was that?
BOB: Harold Dumler.
Harold Dumler escorted to stage ...
FRED: That is right, your good friend, Harold Dumler.
Harold and Bob visit. Harold be seated.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 18
(Fred and Bob)
FRED: You were getting along just fine in college. You participated in Freshman athletics and in fact, the relay team you were on set a new record, didn't it?
BOB: Yes, it did.
FRED: Find out the record if possible. Then the fateful Sunday in 1941, December 7th. This was a day that was certainly a turning point in your life, in more ways than you could possibly imagine at that time.
You attended the University of Kansas from September, 1941 to 1943. Our country of course had become involved in World War II. I am told that you came home and told your folks, "I just have to enlist," and that is exactly what you did, wasn't it?
BOB: Yes, that is true.
FRED: You at first thought about joining the Air Force, but ended up in the Army. And in December of 1943, left your home in Russell for what was going to be a very fateful five years. You reported to Fort Leavenworth and finally ended up at Camp Barkley, Texas. It was at Camp Barkley that you were elected to attend Officers Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 19
(Fred and Bob)
FRED: You completed this course and in November, 1944, you were commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. You were then able to come home for five days and were then sent to Naples, Italy.
Shortly after the Christmas of 1944, you were assigned as a Platoon Leader in the Tenth Mountain Division. On April 4, 1945, you were wounded on a night patrol in an ambush and received your first Purple Heart, and then on May 3, 1945, your parents received this wire from the Army:
"The Secretary of War desires me to express his deep regret that your son, Second Lieutenant Robert J. Dole, was seriously wounded in Italy, 14 April, 1945. Hospital sending you new address and further information."
At the age of 21, you were left on a battle- field in Italy for dead, but that isn't exactly the way it worked out, is it Bob?
BOB: No, it isn't.
FRED:I believe that you were twice decorated for heroic achievements.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 20
(Dick Finney)
FRED: On June 14th, you landed in Miami, Florida with a plane load of wounded soldiers and were able for the first time to call your parents and tell them that you were home and were being flown to Winter General Hospital in Topeka. When your parents first saw you in Topeka, it was a shattering experience. You were paralyzed and your uniform was a cast from your knees to your chin. It was the beginning of the long, hard road back and little did you know at that time, that the next three years of your life would be spent in Army hospitals, which offered little or no hope of recovery.
DICK FINNEY: (backstage) I remember well, visiting my old college room-mate at the hospital.
FRED: Who was that?
BOB: Why, it must be Dick Finney. Dick Finney escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your room mate at the University of Kansas and long time friend, Mr. Dick Finney, who is now an engineer in Topeka, Kansas.
Dick and Bob visit.
FRED: Thank you, Dick.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 21
(Fred and Bob)
FRED: I believe that you were in Winter General Hospital for about 8 months and that your Mother stayed there in Topeka all that time.
BOB: That is right.
FRED: I am also told that your Dad came to see you every week-end ... 27 trips to Topeka, and we did not have Interstate at that time.
BOB: That is true.
FRED: I am told that while hospitalized in Topeka, you suffered a severe kidney infection and in fact, had a temperature of 110 degrees. The family was notified and in fact, the minister was called, but again, you beat the odds.
You were then transferred to Percy Jones Hospital in Battlecreek, Michigan. You were still paralyzed and beginning to develop blood clots on your lungs. You were one of the four patients to be started on the new wonder drug, streptomycin and like in the story book, it worked.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 22
(Doctor Kelikian)
FRED: Most disheartening of all, however, is the fact that you did not seem to be making much progress in your own battle to overcome your disabling injuries, and the Army seemed to think there was no hope.
But then fate seemed to intervene, as it has many times in your life. Your uncle, Lamont John, who lived in Gillette, Wyoming, had heard of a great doctor in Chicago who seemed to make a habit of curing and helping people that everyone else had given up on.
DOCTOR KELIKIAN: (backstage) Bob came to me and I thought perhaps I could help him.
FRED: You surely know who that is.
BOB: Yes, it is Doctor Kelikian.
Doctor Kelikian enter stage ...
FRED: Yes, it is Doctor Kelikian, who has flown from Chicago to help honor you this day.
Bob and Doctor Kelikian visit.
FRED: Thank you, Doctor, for being here today, because you were certainly an important person in Bob's life.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 23
(Fred and Bob)
FRED: There is something about the operation that hasn't been told. The operations that you had would ordinarily have been very expensive, but Doctor Kelikian made no charge. However, there were many hospital bills that had to be paid since you were not in an Army hospital. And then what happened?
BOB: The people of Russell helped me out.
FRED: Yes, your old home town came through. The community of Russell raised the money to pay the necessary hospital bills in Chicago. You can't beat that.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 24
(Alberta Anthony)
FRED: It is now 1947, two years after you had been wounded in Italy, and while things were better, you still had a long way to go, so you began to take physical therapy.
ALBERTA ANTHONY: (backstage) I certainly remember this fine young soldier.
FRED: Who was this person in your life, Bob?
BOB: Why, it is Mrs. Anthony.
Alberta Anthony escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, Mrs. Alberta Anthony, who was your physical therapist at Percy Jones Hospital in Michigan.
Mrs. Anthony and Bob visit.
FRED: Thank you, Mrs. Anthony. You have made a contribution in the Senator's life.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 25
(Fred and Bob)
FRED: While in the hospital, you made a great many friends and one of them was a young man who is now a colleague of yours in the Senate. I believe he was quite a bridge player. Do you remember who that was?
BOB: Senator Phillip Hart.
FRED: Yes, Senator Phillip Hart, the senior senator from the state of Michigan and we have a wire from him today.
READ WIRE FROM HART backstage.
FRED: And there was another colleague of yours in that same hospital. Do you know who that was?
BOB: Yes, Senator Dan Inouye.
FRED: Yes, Senator Dan Inouye of Hawaii, and we have a wire from him.
READ WIRDFROM INOUYE backstage.
FRED: These are amazing coincidences, aren't they?
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 26
(Phyllis)
FRED: Your medical progress was slow but even in the darkness, there was some light.
PHYLLIS: (backstage)
FRED: Bob, you certainly know who that is.
BOB: Yes, my wife, Phyllis.
Phyllis escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your charming wife, Phyllis, the former Phyllis Holden.
Phyllis, I believe that you had just recently graduated from the University of New Hampshire and were employed as an occupational therapist at Percy Jones Hospital in Michigan. You helped Bob in many ways and this friendship culminated in your marriage on June 12, 1948.
Phyllis and Bob visit.
FRED: Thank you Phyllis. It is wonderful that you could be in Luray today.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 27
(Tom Steele and Dorothy Dole)
FRED: About this time, your family was growing.
TOM STEELE: (backstage) I can remember the first Dole family dinner I attended. I was scared to death.
FRED: Who was that?
BOB: Tom Steele.
Tom Steele escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your mother-in-law, Tom Steele of Derby, Kansas.
Bob and Tom Visit.
FRED: Thank you, Tom.
DOROTHY DOLE: (backstage)
FRED: Who was that, Bob?
BOB: My sister-in-law, Dorothy Dole.
Dorothy Dole escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your brother, Kenny's wife, Dorothy Dole.
Bob and Dorothy visit for a moment.
FRED: Thank you, Mrs. Dole.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 28
(Fred and Bob)
FRED: Back to our story ...
At last in 1948, you were retired and discharged from the Army as a Captain, with a 100 percent disability and the future indeed looked bleak, but you decided that to feel sorry for yourself would do no good. You knew that because of your injury, it would not be possible for you to pursue the study of medicine so you had to make a decision about a new career.
FRED: I believe that you made this statement to your Mother, "Mom, I can't use my hands, so I must use my head." This could have been the end of your life, but instead, it was the start of a brilliant career.
You and Phyllis moved to Arizona, thinking that the climate might help you recoup your health. You attended the University of Arizona for one year.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 29
(Sam Crow)
FRED: By this time, you had made up your mind that you wanted a career in law, so you came back to Topeka and enrolled at the Law School at Washburn under the GI Bill of Rights. I believe your wife, Phyllis, took your class notes for you while you were in school.
BOB: That is right.
SAM CROW (backstage)
FRED: Who is that good friend?
BOB: Sam Crow.
Sam Crow escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your long time friend, Sam Crow, now an attorney in Topeka.
Sam and Bob visit.
FRED: Thank you, Sam.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 30
(Bill Fribley)
FRED: While you were attending law school at Washburn, I believe that you ran for Representative from Russell County and were elected. You were 26 at the time and served from 1951 to 1953. This election opened a whole new chapter in your life.
BILL FRIBLEY: (backstage)
FRED: Who was this friend of yours in the Kansas Legislature?
BOB: Bill Fribley.
Bill Fribley escorted to stage ...
FRED: That is right.
Bob and Bill visit.
FRED: Thank you, Mr. Fribley.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 31
(Doc Smith)
FRED: You graduated from Washburn Law School on June 1, 1952, the top man of your class and came home to Russell to begin the practice of law.
DOC SMITH: (backstage) I can remember the day that Bob and I decided to open a law partnership.
FRED: Bob, who is this person in your life?
BOB: Well, it is Doc Smith.
Doc Smith escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, Doc Smith, your former law partner in Russell.
Doc and Bob visit.
FRED: Thank you, Doc.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 32
(R. C. Williams)
FRED: You were then a practicing attorney in Russell and were ready to serve your clients.
R. C. WILLIAMS: (backstage) I had known Bob since he was a young man, and I decided that he would be my attorney.
FRED: Who is that, Bob?
BOB: R. C. Williams.
R. C. Williams escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your long time friend and client, R. C. Williams of Russell, Kansas.
R. C. and Bob visit.
FRED: Thank you, Mr. Williams.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 33
(Richard M. Driscoll)
FRED: In 1953, you decided to run for County Attorney and held this office from 1953 to 1961. Isn't that right?
BOB: Yes, that is right.
RICHARD M. DRISCOLL: (backstage) I can tell you one thing, Bob, you are a hard man to beat.
FRED: Who is that good friend of yours?
BOB: It sounds like Dick Driscoll.
Richard M. Driscoll escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, it is Richard M. Driscoll, a fellow attorney, good friend and incidentally, Chairman of the Russell County Democratic Central Committee, so he should know what he is talking about.
Dick and Bob visit.
FRED: Thank you, Dick.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 34
(Robin)
FRED: These were busy times and exciting things were happening, but perhaps the best of all ...
ROBIN: (backstage) Hi Dad.
FRED: Bob, you don't need any help on this important person in your life, do you?
BOB: No, it is my daughter, Robin.
Robin escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your daughter, Robin, who was born Oct 18, 1954.
Robin and Bob visit.
FRED: Thank you, Robin, for making the trip to Luray today.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 35
(Milt Galyardt)
FRED: These were interesting years in the Court House, weren't they?
BOB: Yes, they were.
MILT GALYARDT: (backstage) Bob and I worked together many times during these years.
FRED: Do you know who this is?
BOB: Yes, it is Milt Galyardt.
Milt Galyardt escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, it is Milt Galyardt, who served as Sheriff during your term as County Attorney.
Milt and Bob visit.
FRED: Thank you, Milt.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 36
(Keith Sebelius)
FRED: In 1960, you made another great decision that was to affect your life. You decided to run for Congress in the old Sixth District.
KEITH SEBELIUS: (backstage) I certainly remember that year. I was almost drowned in pineapple juice.
FRED: Bob, you certainly know who that is.
BOB : Yes, Keith Sebelius. Keith Sebelius escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, your friend, Keith Sebelius, Congressman from the First District.
Keith and Bob visit.
FRED: Thank you, Mr. Sebelius.
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(Huck Boyd)
FRED: The rest is history. You were of course elected to Congress in 1960 and then re-elected in 1962, 1964 and 1966.
HUCK BOYD: (backstage) I had been watching this outstanding young Congressman and when Senator Carlson retired, I knew that he would be the right man to run for the Senate.
FRED: You certainly know this person in your life.
BOB: Yes, Huck Boyd.
Huck Boyd escorted to stage ...
FRED: Yes, McDill "Huck" Boyd, owner and publisher of the PHILLIPS COUNTY REVIEW AND Republican National Chairman for Kansas.
Huck and Bob visit.
FRED: Thank you, Mr. Boyd. You were of course elected to the Senate in 1968 and in fact, received the most votes ever compiled by a senatorial candidate in Kansas ... quite a record!
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(J. A. O'Leary)
JOHN SR.: (backstage) Senator, the Methodists really get the information on a person, don't they? I'll bet we have had some surprises here today.
FRED: Another good friend of yours, Bob.
BOB: Yes, John A. O'Leary
John O' Leary escorted to stage ...
FRED: John kind of knows how you feel, as he was honored on this same day two years ago.
Bob and John visit.
FRED: Thank you, John.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 39
(Joe Novotny)
JOE NOVOTNY: (backstage) Fred, may I have a minute?
FRED: Bob, that sounds like Joe Novotny, the Committee Chairman of the Luray United Methodist Church FRIENDSHIP DAY.
Joe enter and make presentation.
BOB: Thank you, Joe.
SENATOR DOLE THIS IS YOUR LIFE Page 40
(Fred and Bob)
FRED: Senator, you have seen and visited with a number of important people in your life today, but of course many of your friends could not be here and we do have several wires which I would like to read.
READ WIRES ...
FRED: You have received many, many letters which we are handing to you and you may read them at your convenience.
FRED: Bob, this has certainly been a most interesting hour for me, as well as the people here in the audience and those listening on Russell Radio. We have been able to meet some of the people in your life and learn of some the experiences that have led you from the plains of Kansas to the mountains of Italy and finally, to the Senate of the United States of America.
Senator Bob Dole, this is your day in Luray and THIS IS YOUR LIFE. We are PROUD of you.
BOB: Make whatever remarks you want.
FRED: Thank the Senator, wind it up and invite people to the barbecue.
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