Bob Dole for President 1996 | |
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Campaign | 1996 Republican primaries 1996 U.S. presidential election |
Candidate | Bob Dole Senator from Kansas (1969–1996) Senate Majority Leader (1985–1987, 1995–1996) Jack Kemp 9th U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1989–1993) |
Affiliation | Republican Party |
Status | Announced: April 10, 1995 Presumptive nominee: March 19, 1996 Official nominee: August 15, 1996[1] Lost election: November 5, 1996 |
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Slogan | Bob Dole. A Better Man. For a Better America. The Better Man for a Better America |
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http://www.dolekemp96.org/ |
The 1996 presidential campaign of Bob Dole began when Republican Senator and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole formally announced his candidacy for Republican Party nomination in 1995. After beating other candidates in the primaries, he became the Republican nominee, with his opponent being Democratic incumbent President Bill Clinton in the 1996 presidential election. Dole conceded defeat in the race in a telephone call to Clinton on November 5, 1996.