Unlimited Partners: Our American Story

by Bob Dole, Elizabeth Dole, Richard Norton Smith

Unlimited Our American Story is the joint autobiography of Bob and Elizabeth Dole, Washington's most active and most powerful couple, whose next challenge may be the White House. Their story provides an extraordinary look at Washington life at the highest levels as well as an account of a marriage that has thrived in the pressure cooker of Capitol Hill and on the campaign trail. Together, the Doles reveal the beliefs that fuel their remarkable accomplishments and their vision for tomorrow's America.

Genres: Politics, Biography

384 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1988

About the author

Robert J. Dole was born on the twenty-second day of July 1923, in Russell Kansas. He served as a US military officer during WWII, Kansas House of Representatives member, lawyer, County Attorney of Russell County, United States House of Representatives, US Senator, USA Vice President Candidate in 1976 (ran with Gerald Ford as President), competed for the USA Presidential Canidate slot on the Republican ticket in 1980 (losing out to Reagan), and in 1988 (losing to Bush), and Republican nominee for US President in 1996.

Dole was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on January 17, 2018. He was married to former U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina.

In February 2021 he announced he had been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. He passed away on December 5th, 2021.

Reviews

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[Alex Skiba · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome

[Don Heiman · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last chapter covers Senator Dole's vision for his Presidency if he won the nomination in 1996. I frequently think about how our world would have changed if he was elected.