Washburn Law Library Hosts Bob Dole Exhibit
The exhibit consists of 15 panels, a 5-minute video, and a display of books by and about Dole. The exhibit starts near the entrance of the law library, where one should pick up an exhibit guide. There is an introductory panel, timeline, and video. There are 3 panels near the second floor stairway and the remaining 8 panels are downstairs on the first floor.
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Washburn University School of Law Library is hosting a traveling exhibit about Bob Dole, one of Washburn's most distinguished alumni. The exhibit, "You'll Never Walk Alone: The Public and Private Life of Bob Dole," will be at the law library from Monday, October 13-Monday, November 17, 2008. On loan from the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, the exhibit was created by Jamin Leigh Dreasher of Topeka (now a master's degree student in museum studies at the University of Kansas).
Robert Dole's private life became public news as he served in Italy in World War II, campaigned for Congress, and ran for the Presidency of the United States. The exhibit explores the tension and connection between those private and public aspects of his life, drawing on original papers, artifacts, and photographs in his archive. Bob Dole attended Washburn University and the School of Law from 1949 until he graduated in 1952. While at Washburn, Law Librarian Beth Bowers was the first to suggest that Dole run for office.
The following panels comprise the exhibit:
(Near law library entrance, 2nd Floor)
1) You'll Never Walk Alone
2) Timeline
3) Letters Home
3a) Fighting Back (5 minute video)
4) There Will Be No Miracles
(Near 2nd Floor stairway)
5) Capitol Campaign
6) Food for the Hungry
7) Private Battle, Public Victory
(Law library, 1st Floor)
8) Family Ties
9) Weather Watergate
10) Contested Election
11) Controversy
12) A Farewell to Remember
13) There's No Such Thing As Retirement
14) Legacy of a Lifetime
15) Bob Dole Institute of Politics
Posted October 13, 2008
