President Biden Delivers Eulogy at Funeral for Bob Dole in Washington

A funeral for Senator Bob Dole was held at Washington National Cathedral on Friday, December 10. President Biden eulogized the late senator, who died December 5 at the age of 98. A former Senate majority leader, Dole represented Kansas in the Senate from 1969 to 1996 and ran for president against Bill Clinton in 1996. In his eulogy, Biden called Dole a “master of the Senate,” noting that they disagreed but “were never disagreeable with each other.” The president called Dole a “statesman, husband, father, friend, colleague, and a word that’s often overused, but not here: a genuine hero.” Credit: Washington National Cathedral via Storyful

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December 10, 2021 at 11:26PM
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A funeral for Senator Bob Dole was held at Washington National Cathedral on Friday, December 10. President Biden eulogized the late senator, who died December 5 at the age of 98. A former Senate majority leader, Dole represented Kansas in the Senate from 1969 to 1996 and ran for president against Bill Clinton in 1996. In his eulogy, Biden called Dole a “master of the Senate,” noting that they disagreed but “were never disagreeable with each other.” The president called Dole a “statesman, husband, father, friend, colleague, and a word that’s often overused, but not here: a genuine hero.” Credit: Washington National Cathedral via Storyful