Episode 364 BOB DOLE 1993 - 1994 The Last Man Standing (Part 1) Re-Born

Bob Dole 1993 - 1995 The Last Man Standing

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In our premier episode of our 15th Season, we start back at the dawn of the Clinton Administration as Bill Clinton has just been elected President of the United States, and his party is left in full control of Congress. It all appears to be a beautiful honeymoon on the horizon for the new Commander in Chief. There is only one problem from basking in the glow of that honeymoon.

Bob Dole is the chaperone.

We will open up with Bob Dole's day after the election press conference in the Senate as he runs down the election results across the country and welcomes the new President Elect to Washington D.C. Dole will be quick to point out that his 43 Senate votes is the equal to Bill Clinton's victory percentage.

It is clear by this press conferences' end that the new President will not have an opposition leader willing to lay down for him. But what is also clear is that Bob Dole does not intend to be an obstructionist on every single issue but hopes to find common ground with the new President. It is the first day of a political duel of two titans who will match wits with one another for the next four years and in the process both the Republican Party and the career of Bob Dole, who just the year before had contemplated retirement, will be re-born.

In this episode, we will also listen to two documentaries that will look back at the life of the Senate Leader as we start our three season look at the career of Bob Dole and his chief rival Bill Clinton.

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Chapters

1. The Oath of office given to William Jefferson Clinton in January 1993 (00:00:00)

2. Bob Dole introduction clips from various moments and documentaries (00:02:15)

3. Intro Music (00:09:01)

4. ABC News Election night 1992 interview with Bob Dole by Peter Jennings and David Brinkley (00:09:24)

5. Host Randal Wallace welcomes you to our episode and our 15th Season, and talks about Bob Dole (00:13:04)

6. November 4, 1992 Press conference by Bob Dole assessing the election the night before. (00:18:00)

7. Host Randal wallace introduces the two documentary segments we use to introduce the life of Bob Dole (00:29:33)

8. "To the Stars through Difficulties" the 1988 Campaign video for Bob Dole for President (00:34:05)

9. "A Century of Service" Short video on Bob Dole from the Bipartisan Policy Center (00:39:55)

10. Closing theme (00:52:41)