Given the question: What key details about bob dole can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: robert joseph '' bob '' dole -lrb- born july 22 , 1923 -rrb- is an american politician who represented kansas in the united states senate from 1969 to 1996 and in the house of representatives from 1961 to 1969 . in the 1976 presidential election , dole was the republican party nominee for vice president and incumbent president gerald ford 's running mate . in the presidential election of 1996 , dole was the republican nominee for president , unsuccessfully challenging incumbent president bill clinton . in 2007 , president george w. bush appointed dole and secretary donna shalala as co-chairs of the commission to investigate problems at walter reed army medical center . dole is currently a member of the advisory council of the victims of communism memorial foundation and special counsel at the washington , d.c. , office of law firm alston & bird . dole is married to former u.s. cabinet member and former u.s. senator elizabeth hanford dole of north carolina .
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- jr/sr is united states senator- birth name is robert joseph dole- party is republican- predecessor is george byrd russell b. long rogers morton j. mitchell howard h. baker jr. . robert- succeeded is sheila frahm keith sebelius '' district abolished ''- birth date is 22 july 1923- branch is 25px united states army- mawards is bronze star purple heart -lrb- 2 -rrb-- order is senate senate finance committee 47th chairman of the republican national committee majority leader senate minority leader chairman of the- spouse is phyllis -lrb- 1975 -- present -rrb- holden -lrb- 1948 -- 1972 -rrb- elizabeth hanford- district is 1st 6th- term end is june 3 , 1987 january 3 , 1995 january 3 , 11 1985 1973 january 3 , 1969 january 3 , 1963 , 1996 june 11 , 1996 january- serviceyears is 1942 -- 1948- unit is 10th mountain division- name is bob dole- birth place is russell , kansas , u.s.- signature is bob dole signature2.svg- successor is trent george h. w. bush lott robert c. byrd tom daschle bob packwood- state is kansas kansas kansas- alma mater is university university of kansas , lawrence university of arizona washburn- preceded is frank carlson william henry avery wint smith- namedata is trent lott alan k. simpson alan k. simpson- blankname is whip whip whip- battles is world war ii- allegiance is united states united states of america 1912 23px- children is robin- term start is january 3 , 1985 january 3 , 1987 january 3 , 3 1981 1971 january 3 , 1963 january 3 , 1961 , 1969 january 3 , 1995 january- image is bob dole , pccww photo portrait.jpg- religion is methodist