Twenty years ago an idea to collect the papers of Senator Bob Dole became the catalyst for the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. But the Dole Institute has become so much more than that, as Scott explores in his conversation with Audrey Coleman, Director of the Dole Institute as it approaches it’s 20th anniversary. On this episode we discuss:

• The original vision and goals for the Dole Institute
• A tribute to the leadership of Senator Bob Dole
• Features of the institution
• The connection to those who serve our country in the military
• Youth and student outreach and civic leadership
• The criticality of civil discourse
• The programming you can find at the Dole Institute
• Getting creative with engagement during COVID
• That stain glass window
• The efforts of Clinton and Dole to create a college fund for the children of victims from 9/11
• The exhibits you can find in the Dole Institute
• How Bob Dole overcame adversity through his disability
• The Dole Papers and archives
• The trailblazer that Elizabeth Dole was
• The 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Dole Institute

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