Elizabeth Dole
Mary Elizabeth "Liddy" Alexander Hanford Dole (born July 29, 1936) is an American politician who served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush presidential administrations, as well as a United States Senator.
A graduate of Duke University and Harvard Law School, Dole served as Secretary of Transportation under Ronald Reagan and Secretary of Labor under George H.W. Bush before becoming head of the American Red Cross. She then served as North Carolina's first female Senator from 2003 to 2009. She is a member of the Republican Party and former chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. She is married to former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, 1976 Republican vice-presidential nominee and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole.
Read more about Elizabeth Dole: Early Life and Family, Red Cross Presidency, 1996 Republican National Convention, 2000 United States Presidential Candidacy, Books By and About Elizabeth Dole, Charity Work, Electoral History
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“Sometimes I think were the only two lawyers in Washington who trust each other.”
—Elizabeth Dole (b. 1936)