The Dole Institute began the fall semester in quintessential, back to school style with what else but a party. The annual student recruitment event, Party on the Patio, brought in approx. 100 students, both old and new, that are interested in being a part of the Dole Institute. Festivities included a free BBQ dinner and program with guest speaker, David Wasserman, which introduced students to the types of events and networking we have to offer. It was a huge success!

One of the Dole Institute’s strengths

is providing valuable, relevant pro-grams. The fall schedule began with the Journalism & Politics Lecture “The Media and the Midterms.” Dole Fellow, Dave Helling, along with Jonathan Martin, New York Times, Juana Summers, NPR, and David Von Drehle, Time Magazine, took us inside the elections as the midterms approached, from the point of view of the political reporter.

“Your Story, His Story, the Legacy: the 1974 Dole-Roy Senate Race,” was the commemoration of a hard fought, piv-

otal election in Dole’s career and took us on a journey back in time by using materials from the Dole Archives. This program was particularly relevant in light of the tight midterm elections that were happening in Kansas this year.

The annual Constitution Day program pulls its subject matter straight from the news. Each year, this program looks at a question being brought before the Supreme Court of the United States. This year it was the hot button topic of same-sex marriage and recent decisions by states around the country to accept

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WHERE GREAT MINDS GATHER

2014 Post-Election Confernece hosts state and national media, strategists, and experts from both parties.

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DIRECTOR’SNOTE

At the Dole institute, our constant goal is to improve what we do. Every day. So, change is always taking place. It may be subtle, but it’s there. This is because we are dedicated to improving the quality of programming we provide to you. Take our program format. It has gradually evolved over the years from mostly talks and lectures to an interview-style format. Our speakers love this format because they do not need to have notes or remarks prepared. When Vice-President Mondale was here a few years back he told me how easy it was to accept our invitation because of this. You tell us you like the format because you get to learn more about the speaker and his/her career and perspectives. This semester, we continue that evolution with the introduction of The Director’s Series. This will be my personal selection of programs with topics I have great interest in. The series will take place in the afternoon, however, I will be interviewing our guests as I do in our evening programs. Our spring kickoff of this new series is impressive: Steven Jacques is an old friend who served as one of our first Fellows and later as an interim communications director. Steven, an advance man supreme who has been involved in many Democratic presidential campaigns, has written a novel called “Advance Man.” It’s a fascinating look at what goes on in big time campaigns from an indi-vidual who’s been there. Steven will return to the Dole Institute with his book on Thursday, Feb. 26. Ben Domenech is the editor of the online publication The Federalist. He wrote a piece a few months back about the fault line in the GOP between social conservatives and libertarians. It was a fascinating look at a growing problem that will manifest itself clearly in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries. Join us to discuss this issue further when Ben visits on Thursday, March 26. I am fascinated by all things Reagan. So Tom Reed’s book, “The Reagan Enigma,” has a great amount of interest to me, especially as Tom ran the President’s first California gubernatorial campaign. I’m eager to hear what Tom has to say. He’ll be coming to the Institute on Tuesday, April 7. Finally, Karl Brooks is a friend and former KU faculty member (History) who currently serves in the Obama Administration as EPA Region 7 Administrator. Karl previously served as a state legislator before moving to Kansas. We’ll find out what he’s been up to at the EPA and his plans for the future. Karl will join me on Thursday, April 16. So you can see, I am excited about this new series. It will be educational and entertaining. Make it a point to join us. Hope to see you here.

Bill LacyDole Institute of Politics Director

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these unions. Representatives from both sides of the argument presented.

The midterm election cycle was a key time to bring a program to the Dole Institute that really embodies our mission. Representatives from the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), former Sen. Bob Bennett (R) and former Sec. Dan Glickman (D) joined us to discuss researched solutions to partisan gridlock in Washington. Sen. Dole is a founding member of the BPC.

Perennial favorite, Richard Norton Smith, returned to the Dole Institute with his recently released biography of Nelson Rockefeller. There was no shortage of wit and research when Richard took the stage to share with us all that went into writing his book and all that came out of it; the definitive work on an American icon.

The semester concluded with two programs in which we take immense pride at the Dole Institute; the Post-Election Conference and the Dole Leadership Prize. The Post-Election Conference is an assembly of political practitioners, report-ers, strategists, and campaign staff from both sides that have been in the trenches of the recent elections. The National Panel provided insights with their analysis of the campaigns and results that we can’t get on the news or in mainstream papers. This year, due to the nearly tide-changing races in Kansas, we were able to add a special Kansas Panel. This proved to be of great interest to attendees and we were proud to provide a civil and balanced forum for this intense bipartisan review.

The semester ended with our Dole Leadership Prize recipient, John Kemp, accepting his award and participating in an inter-view by our director, Bill Lacy. The entire staff and all attendees were humbled after hearing about all that John has done to help those with disabilities and his own inspiring deter-mination as a quadruple amputee. John is doing the work of heroes in his com-munity and nationally. It was not difficult to see why he was recommended for the award by Senator Dole.

Without missing a beat, we move right into our spring semester, which is jam-packed with more amazing opportunities for faculty, students, and community.

Our 2015 President Lecture Series, entitled “The First Woman President 2.0” examines the unique challenges women must overcome to achieve leadership positions in public service, politics, and business, or to become the president of the United States. The four part series kicked off with “An Evening with Kathleen Sebelius” and also includes upcoming discussions on increasing women’s participation in the political arena, leading at any level, and honing in on one’s own leadership potential.

For history lovers, our new archival series, “Your Story, His Story, the Legacy: Snapshots in Time from the Dole Archives,” will visit Topeka, connecting recollections and archival materials to the city where Senator Dole’s career began. “Appomattox 150” takes us back to the Civil War events of Appomattox through historical interpretations of Generals Grant and Lee. And “In Advance of Fate: Portrait of an Abolitionist” by Charles Heller tells the story of an average citizen turned abolitionist and John Brown supporter.

Other highlights include a timely, moderated discussion on “Recognizing Cuba,” the introduction of the Director’s Series, which is a collection of afternoon programs chosen specially by our director, Bill Lacy, and our spring Dole Fellow, Jimmy LaSalvia will lead his Study Group session, “All Politics is Personal: A Gay Conservative Looks at the Culture Wars.”

The above is just a glimpse of the 25 currently scheduled public programs the Dole Institute will host this semester. As always, we focus on providing relevant, diverse, and balanced programming where the public can come together with expert guest speakers to share a variety of perspectives in a civil manner. Don’t miss these valuable conversations.

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Upcoming programs from left: 2015 Presidential Lecture Series, Appomattox 150, Recognizing Cuba

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FRIENDS & MENTORS

Exciting News for Friends of the Dole Institute!

The past year was truly a great one for the Friends of the Dole Institute!

Through the generosity of our Friends, we were able to support students interested in careers in public service through the Internship Assistance Program, as well as research in our Archives through fellowships and travel grants for schol-ars from around the world. Many of our Friends continue to serve as mentors for our Student Advisory Board mem-bers, and their support also helped to keep our programs free and open to the public. Additionally, we had one of our most fabulous Annual Friends Dinners to date on the Lied Center stage in coordination with our 2014 Post-Election Conference.

As our Friends program continues to grow and do more, we are excited to introduce our new annual membership benefits. We want to offer Friends of the Dole Institute as much as we can to ensure your engagement with the Dole Institute is as enjoyable as possible, while still offering as many opportunities to others as we can.

The new benefits for each giving level, which are now effective, are listed on the following page.

If you have any questions about the status of your membership or how this change specifically affects you, please feel free to call or email Clarissa Unger with any questions you may have: 785-864-1440, cmunger@ku.edu.

We are truly grateful for the support of our Friends of the Dole Institute. We hope you will consider becoming a Friend in 2015, if you are not already!

Director Bill Lacy on the Lied Center stage at the 2014 Annual Friends Dinner

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Clarissa Unger

Dole Institute Development Coordinator

*Each level includes the benefits of all giving levels under that amount.

Associate - $50 • Advance notice of upcoming Dole Institute events • Weekly email updates with special news and events • The Leader newsletter delivered to your door

Friend - $100 • Invitations to select pre-event receptions • Time Traveler benefits at over 250 history museums throughout the U.S.

Great American Society - $250 • Invitation to the annual Friends of the Dole Institute dinner • DVD of any one Dole Institute program upon request

Russell Society - $500 • Invitations to select pre-event dinners • A personalized engraved brick placed on the entrance walkway (one time only) • Name included in the Dole Institute’s biennial review

Chairman’s Club - $1,000 • Special reserved seating for the Dole Institute’s signature events • Personalized VIP Dole Archive tour (upon request with advanced booking)

Majority Leader’s Society - $2,500 • Higher priority seating at signature events • Reserved parking at signature events • Commemorative gift

Senator’s Inner Circle - $5,000 • Highest priority and two additional seats at signature events • Invitation for you and a guest to attend a private dinner hosted by Dole Institute Director • Free or reduced cost use of Dole Institute meeting and reception spaces (once per year, some restrictions apply) • Senator’s Inner Circle lapel pin

Legacy Society - $10,000 • Reserved parking spot and two reserved seats at any event upon request

Special Giving LevelsVeterans and Students - $15 • Advance notice of upcoming Dole Institute events • Weekly email updates with special news and events • The Leader newsletter delivered to your door

BENEFITS & MORE

Friends of the Dole Institute Annual Membership Benefits

If you are a current Friend of the Dole Institute (or would like to become one!), we encourage you to consider becoming a Friend Ambassador!

STAFF, STUDENTS AND THE #POTUSatKU

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ARCHIVE UPDATE

Senator Dole has given us an enduring gift.

I’m not referring to partisan politics, or even bipartisan strategy, but – you guessed it – Archives.

Most of us take our public access to our government’s archives for granted, but we shouldn’t.

Did you know Federal law requir-ing that presidential personal papers be retained by the public (the stuff of Presidential Libraries!) has only been in place since 1978? It’s a relatively new expectation.

There is no legal requirement that mem-bers of Congress retain their personal records – or share them with the public – and no centralized repository where they are housed. These conditions give Congressional Archivists, as they endeavor to preserve the work-ing papers of the legislature, an uphill battle right from the start.

It also makes the Dole Institute’s holding the entirety of Senator Dole’s personal papers extraordinary: Dole, upon shuttering his office in 1996, could have sent nearly 4,000 boxes of materials to the incinerator.

We have so many reasons to be thankful he didn’t.

The papers of a legislator – in our case, a 35-year leader in Congress– reflect not only the accomplishments of the leg-islator himself, but his world: colleagues, staff, constituents, interest groups, journalists, Kansas, the nation, and the world as well as the press-ing political issues of the day – many of which reflect the

common concerns of the contemporary American public. Our collection here at the Institute is a decades-long time cap-sule of American life.

I’ve come to think of Congressional Archives in general as the true multi-tool pocket knife (the “Swiss Army” variety) of historical collections: they are essential, and you can do almost anything with them. They are crucial to a well-equipped society. Documenting the people’s branch of government, they are essential (but not mandated!) in ensuring transparency and accountabil-ity in our democracy.

Their use-value is unlimited. Sure, they are resources for biography, the study of Congress itself, and the legislative process, but also media studies, rhetoric and communications, women’s studies, American studies, civics and govern-ment, geography and regional studies -

and even could provide fodder for some fascinating historical fiction. The list could go on.

When it comes to leadership – that is, effective, visionary leadership, at any level – it requires a certain knowledge and appreciation of a human trajec-tory that extends beyond our own time. Where we’re going as a nation is built upon where we’ve been, and a Congressional Archive is your link to our shared past, as Americans, and in Dole’s case, as Kansans.

Did Senator Dole realize he was giv-ing us such a gift when he donated his papers?

I don’t think so.

Our legacies take on a power beyond our own comprehension.

Audrey McKanna Coleman

Robert J. Dole Archive & Special Collections Senior Archivist

Archivist, Sarah D’Antonio, presents at a meeting to update friends and colleagues on Archive activities.

What We Mean When We Talk About Archives

Hey all! I’m happy to say that we’ve completed another extremely great semes-ter for SAB. This fall, we had successful programming and events in all of our dif-ferent functions, from pumpkin carving on the patio to hosting an expert panel on the issue of militarization of the police. We’ve

also seen better attendance at meetings than I have seen in my 3 years working at the Dole Institute, which is owed to an amaz-ing group of intelligent and engaged cam-pus leaders who make up the membership of the SAB. This has also been an incred-ibly successful semester for the Mentorship Program, an initiative led by our develop-ment coordinator, Clarissa Unger, and the Friends of the Dole Institute. This program has paired 25 mentors from our Friends group with 25 SAB Member “mentees”. This is a huge expansion for the program and we’re all excited to see it grow and move forward. The spring semester is going to be an exciting one. For our spring 2015 SAB program, the SAB members have selected “income inequality” as the topic. I’m personally very excited to have this topic explored, as it is so intersectional with almost every other political issue, and eras-es the line between “social issues” and “fis-

cal issues”. We have some great faculty here at the University, whom we are look-ing into as guests. We’ll also be looking at some national experts. This program will take place on April 7, so mark your calen-dars and watch the Dole Institute website (doleinstitute.org) for more details.

I will also be looking into some ideas for networking opportunities and engagements for the SAB. The SAB has always been a great resource for students on campus to get to know leaders and experts in their fields, and we are constantly looking for new ways to expand our offerings for stu-dents.

If you have any questions, concerns, comments, suggestions, etc. for SAB, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line at DoleSAB@ku.edu.

Best,Alex

Alex Montgomery, c’15Student Advisory Board

Student Coordinator

SAB @ DIOP

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The Dole Institute is proud to provide students with amazing opportuni-ties. At every turn, students will find that they can be a part of network-ing they won’t soon forget. This may be with world-renowned guest speakers, KU Faculty, community members, or as was the case recently, the President’s White House Advance team.

Because our staff is engaged and always looking for ways to help stu-dents, we were able to make a special connection so that over 18 Student Advisory Board members could be White House volunteers for President Obama’s visit to KU. Wow!

Additionally, the Dole Institute staff was glowing after being rec-ognized by the President in the opening of his speech. Just after he mentioned KU basketball, Chancellor Gray-Little and Mayor Amyx, President Obama continued by saying he had spoken to Senator Dole, “who is proud of his Institute of Politics,” to which there was applause and cheering. Then, the President followed by saying, “Any school of politics named for Bob Dole is one I’d be proud of, too, because he is a great Kansan and a great American.” More cheers!

We are so proud to be a part of the Senator’s Legacy and a part of KU. Thank you, Mr. President.

President Barack Obama at the University of Kansas

No shortage of school spirit for the President’s visit

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SENATOR DOLE RECEIVES KANSAS GOP AWARD

Senator Dole was honored by the Kansas Republican Party during its annual convention this year with an award for his work reaching out to the people of Kansas. The Senator was awarded the Party’s 2014 Huck Boyd Volunteer of the Year Award.

As many of you know, Senator Dole made the trek around the state to all 105 counties last year to say “thank you” to Kansans for their support through the years. Additionally, the Senator did take some time away from his personal journey in Kansas to help his GOP colleagues. He “gave unwavering support for the Republican ticket and campaigned non-stop in the last two weeks of the election,” said state chairman Kelly Arnold, Wichita.

“The award was particularly meaningful because Huck Boyd was the person who got Bob Dole started in national politics back in 1960,” said 2nd District Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, R-KS.

Huck Boyd was a noted small-town newspaper publisher in Phillipsburg and twice a candidate for governor. Boyd represented Kansas on the Republican National Committee for 20 years until his death in 1987.

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JAY KRISS TO BRINGS PBS DUSTBOWL STORIES TO DIOP Exerpt from Bryant Frazer interview of Jay Kriss for March 27, 2012 article on StudioDaily.com

“And when I went into the vault of the Kansas State Historical Society, we had a record of these two men’s efforts through the dust-bowl and all the way up to 1959. They lived 300 miles apart, one in Wichita and one in Colby in Western Kansas. Their letters were

full of emotion. They discussed everything from personal issues to the challenge of the day. And they wrote to each other almost every day. We’re talking about 30,000 documents.

I said, ‘My gosh, we’ve got a narrative of a farming operation in Western Kansas — a big one, but not unlike the other farming opera-tions that were still trying to make it in the dustbowl era — and how these guys revolutionized the process for farming on the high plains.’ We had their correspondence with the bankers. We had their corre-spondence with very high-level people — secretaries of agriculture. The process carried them from taking the land for granted to respect-ing and partnering with the land, and what developed was a farming process that only gives you a crop every two years. That piece of ground sits fallow for a year and doesn’t make you any money. It changed the rules of how you lived. These guys were forced to address the actual business of life. It was a unique opportunity.”

- See the entire interview at: http://www.studiodaily.com/2012/03/qa-jay-kriss-on-harvesting-the-high-plains/#sthash.zHzt7Peu.dpuf

Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole on the Senator’s 105 county tour of Kansas

Jay Kriss filming in the field

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EVENING PROGRAMS

2015 Presidential Lecture Series: The First Woman President 2.0co-sponsored by the Lawrence Public Library’s 2015 Read Across Lawrence

Part I: An Evening with Kathleen Sebelius7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at the Dole Institute

Part II: The New Paradigm for Women’s Political Successwith Adrienne Kimmell7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the Dole Institute

Part III: Women Legislative Leadershipwith panelists Rep. Gilda Cobb Hunter, Beka Romm & Joan Wagnon7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 at the Dole Institute

Part IV: Women’s Leadership on Campus: Discovering the Leader in Youwith KU faculty panelists Mary Banwart, Ann Cudd & Alice Lieberman7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at the Dole Institute

Your Story, His Story, the Legacy: Snapshots from the Dole Archives - visits Topeka6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, Washburn University, Topeka, KS - Washburn Union, Rm. Washburn A/B

Recognizing Cubawith Frank Calzon and Marifeli Perez-Stable 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 at the Dole Institute

Appomattox 150with historical interpretations of Generals Grant & Lee7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 at the Dole Institute

*SAVE THE DATE for additional programs to be added to our schedule soon.

**Director’s Series programs include a reception.

***Book talks include book sales & signings.

AFTERNOON PROGRAMS

The Director’s Series“Advance Man”with author, Steven Jacques3:00 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Dole Institute

“Harvesting the High Plains”with director Jay Kriss3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 at the Dole Institute

The Director’s Series GOP Division: The Fight Between Libertarians and Social Conservativeswith Ben Domenech3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26 at the Dole Institute

“In Advance of Fate: Portrait of an Abolitionist”with author Charles E. Heller3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 at the Dole Institute

The Director’s Series “The Reagan Enigma: 1964-1980”with author Thomas Reed3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 at the Dole Institute

The Director’s Series An Afternoon with Karl Brooks3:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 at the Dole Institute

Political Communications from Dole to Obama with Robert Waite3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 23 at the Dole Institute

2015 Ft. Leavenworth SeriesMilitary Innovations in Peace and War3:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month, Feb. 5 – Nov. 5, 2015 at the Dole Institute

Spring 2015 Study GroupAll Politics is Personal – A Gay Conservative Looks at the Culture Warswith spring fellow, Jimmy LaSalvia4 – 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 18 & 25, March 4, 11 & 25, and April 1 & 8 at the Dole InstituteS

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