[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 10, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E989-E990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE! IN HONOR OF SENATOR ROBERT J. DOLE, A GREAT 
   AMERICAN LEADER AND HERO FROM KANSAS ON HIS UPCOMING 95TH BIRTHDAY

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 10, 2018

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an American Icon and 
National Treasure. An American Hero, and a man for all seasons, former 
Senate Leader Robert J. Dole on his upcoming 95th birthday. I include 
in the Record this poem penned in his honor by Albert Carey Caswell.

                          Bob Dole! Bob Dole!

                       (By Albert Carey Caswell)

     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!
     An American Hero, Oh
     America's soul
     A fine story of courage and glory
     To have and to hold

     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!
     Of someone all our children should know
     When from out of The West,
     came one of America's Best with a heart of gold.

     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!
     An American tale,
     who against all odds showed us just how,
     To accept God's Will,
     no matter how dark to move onward still
     Don't forget, in the Big One WWII he helped `Save The World'
     Almost dying for our boys and girls.
     As a poor farm boy from Kansas, as an American Hero he now 
           stands.

     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!
     Who while at death's door somehow courageously moved forth
     Until, one day he became a giant upon The Senate floor
     And with all his wit and charm and kindness touching hearts 
           so very warm.

     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!
     And yea Bob you could have given Bob Hope a run for his 
           money,
     because just like him too Bob, you're so funny.

     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!
     Because, when you've looked at death and loss straight in the 
           face
     It's either get up and learn how to laugh or die in that 
           place
     As you kept up your courageous pace.

     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!
     With the kind of faith,
     which brings tears to our Lord's eyes with all you faced
     For you Bob were like the Clint Eastwood of the Senate,
     as you could be so very tough in it
     But, fair like The Great One Henry Clay
     As you too used that great art of compromise day after day
     `Get a piece here and then a piece there,
     and before you know it you've got most of what you wanted in 
           the first place there.'

     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!
     As Bob your word was always your bond,
     why even across the aisle today of you they are still fond
     And you and Alan Simpson,
     were The Original Leadership Dream Team which will live on
     Because, you guys have both touched so many hearts from dusk 
           to dawn
     And Elizabeth,
     well you married up Bob, way, way, way past where you belong.


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     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!
     As your life in our Nation's history is like a beautiful 
           American Song
     But, The True Measure of this Man,
     is your treatment of your fellow woman and man,
     And towards children your heart so warmly always ran.

     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!
     You're ninety-five years old,
     but still you're ninety-five years young,
     And you're our Great American Treasure,
     worth far more than your weight in gold to all among.

     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!
     For you are A Man For All Seasons,
     for so many reasons!
     Hey Bob,
     do you still think you've got another ninety-five left in 
           your seasons?

     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!
     AN AMERICAN HERO!
     AMERICA'S GOLD!
     AMERICA'S SON, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD!
     BOB DOLE! BOB DOLE!

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