Senator Dole can be contacted at the law offices of Alston & Bird The Atlantic Building 950 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Phone: 202-756-3300 Fax: 202-756-3333 Current Work Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22, 1923) is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996, serving part of that time as United States Senate Majority Leader, where he set a record as the longest-serving Republican leader. He was the Republican nominee in the 1996 U.S. Presidential election, but lost the election to Bill Clinton. He was the Republican vice presidential nominee in the 1976 U.S. Presidential election, but lost the election to Walter Mondale. Dole is special counsel at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Alston & Bird. In 2007, President George W. Bush appointed Dole as a co-chair of the commission to investigate problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, along with Donna Shalala.[2] Dole is married to former cabinet member and former U.S. Senator Elizabeth Hanford Dole of North Carolina. Senator Dole Links of Interest Dole's hometown biography Dole's remarks at the dedication of the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Robert J. Dole Archives and Special Collections Dole's biography on Alston & Bird's website CNN AllPolitics review of his early life Bob Dole at the Internet Movie Database Bipartisan Policy Center Honor Flight Network