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Chicago columnist says Dole Institute's Smith top choice to run Lincoln library
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
(Updated Wednesday at 1:24 p.m.) Richard Norton Smith, director of the Dole Institute at Kansas University, may soon be announced as the head of the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill., according to a Chicago Sun-Times columnist.

Sunday Dole Institute events open with religious service
Sunday, July 20, 2003
(Updated Sunday at 6:52 p.m.) A "Service Above Self Interfaith Worship Service" drew nearly 2,000 participants Sunday morning, beginning three days of inaugural events for the Dole Institute of Politics on a note of grace, gratitude and patriotism.

Dole workers push deadline
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
The Dole Institute of Politics looked more like a workshop than a monument Tuesday. Ladders, tool boxes and shop vacs cluttered the building's stone floors. The smell of varnish hung heavy in the 3,300-square-foot exhibit gallery. Piles of sawdust collected in the corners.

Bush aide to attend institute dedication
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
The White House has selected its official representative for the Dole Institute of Politics dedication ceremony Tuesday.

6News video: Workers hurry to finish institute on time
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
Area media were given a tour Tuesday of the as-of-yet unfinished Dole Intitute.

Parking and shuttle bus information for Dole Institute dedication events
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
If you're going to the four-day Dole Institute events (July 19-22), it might be a good idea to park your car and take free transportation to the various activities.

Dole Institute dedication schedule
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
The following is a schedule of events for July 19 through 22 surrounding the dedication of the Dole Institute at Kansas University.

6News video: Reflecting pool begins to take shape
Tuesday, July 8, 2003
The three-day process of filling the pond in front of the Dole Institute began Monday.

6News video: Dole Institute directors educate public about building
Thursday, July 3, 2003
The Dole Institute will not focus simply on one man's politics, but on a lifetime spent in public service.

6News video: Satellite uplink to be installed at Dole Institute
Tuesday, July 1, 2003
The new uplink, to be installed on the west lawn of the institute, will present new communication options to the KU campus and Lawrence as a whole.

6News video: Dole officials hope pond will be ice rink in winter
Saturday, June 28, 2003
Governor Sebelius and other VIPs toured the Dole Institute, and believe the building may become a centerpiece of Lawrence.

Institute taking shape as dedication nears
Thursday, June 26, 2003
It's 8:45 on a midweek morning inside an obscure white house at 12th and Indiana streets, and the momentum already is heading toward controlled chaos. Phones are ringing. A voice hollers, "Richard, are you back there?" and another volunteer has just walked in the back door.

6News video: Dole Institute gets new feature
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
A stained-glass representation of Bob Dole's hometown of Russell was installed Tuesday.

6News video: Construction crews push deadline on Dole Institute
Thursday, June 19, 2003
The Dole Institute's director says that the building will be ready in a month for the dedication ceremonies.

Old Glory shines on west campus
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
It's a 960-piece, 1-ton tribute to America. A 36-foot-high stained-glass American flag -- believed to be the largest in the world -- was installed Tuesday at the Dole Institute of Politics at Kansas University.

6News video: Glass flag flies at Dole Institute
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
The 960-piece banner is believed to be the largest stained-glass flag in the world.

Stained glass flag being installed at Dole Institute
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
(Updated Monday at 4:26 p.m.) What is believed to be the largest stained glass flag in the world was being installed Tuesday at Kansas University's new Dole Institute of Politics.

Deadline coming up for buying Dole bricks
Friday, May 23, 2003
(Updated Monday at 4:26 p.m.) If you want to get a personalized brick at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics and have it be part of the dedication celebration July 22, you'll need to order it by Wednesday.

Trade Center beams will form KU's 9-11 memorial
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Bob Dole was out of office by the time hijackers rammed jetliners into the World Trade Center towers.

6News video: Tribute to Dole to contain World Trade Center beams
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
The tribute to Bob Dole to be placed in the Bob Dole Institute will contain two beams from the World Trade Center.

Dole Institute plans to be landmark
Friday, August 9, 2002
By Terry Rombeck

Richard Norton Smith says he's skeptical of any public policy center that doesn't involve the public.

Director hopes to put spotlight on Dole Institute, university
Tuesday, December 4, 2001
By Terry Rombeck

When Richard Norton Smith analyzes President Bush's speech today on MSNBC, he hopes to bring some attention to Kansas University.
Smith, who began last week as director of the Dole Institute of Politics, is one of a handful of presidential historians who make regular TV appearances.

Dole's humor marks archive's beginning
Saturday, October 6, 2001
By Terry Rombeck

With a mix of patriotism and his trademark humor, former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole returned Friday to Kansas to break ground on the building that will house his political papers and serve as a center for political discussion.

Simons: Dole gives speech worthy of namesake institute
Saturday, October 6, 2001
By Dolph C. Simons Jr.

There is no sure way to know whether a university convocation, groundbreaking ceremony or other similar event is going to be an interesting, exciting and inspirational event or a dud. Consequently, audience numbers at such events vary, and too many individuals miss out on a truly memorable gathering.

Dole: Heroism is universal
Saturday, October 6, 2001
By Bob Dole

These are the prepared remarks delivered Friday by former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Dole Institute of Politics: Whoever said you can't go home again has never called Kansas home.

Cold weather forces Dole ceremony indoors
Friday, October 5, 2001
(Updated Monday at 4:28 p.m.) Rain and cold weather has forced the groundbreaking ceremony for the Robert J. Dole Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at Kansas University indoors.

KU's Dole Institute to break ground
Wednesday, October 3, 2001
By Terry Rombeck

Former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole and other dignitaries on Friday will be in Lawrence to break ground for the building that will house Dole's political archives. The event, open to the public, is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. west of the Lied Center on Kansas University's West Campus.

KU to break ground on Dole center
Thursday, August 9, 2001
By Terry Rombeck

After years of planning � including a botched search for director and bids $2 million over estimates � Kansas University has set a groundbreaking date for the Robert J. Dole Institute for Public Service and Public Policy. Dole, the former Kansas senator and GOP presidential candidate, and his wife, Elizabeth, will attend the Oct. 5 groundbreaking ceremony.

KU looks forward on Dole Institute
Friday, April 13, 2001
By Scott Rothschild

Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway said Thursday that he is trying to raise more funds to help build the Robert J. Dole Institute for Public Service and Public Policy. And, Hemenway said, he hopes to hire a director by June 1 for the institute, which will house the papers of former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole.

Bids on Dole center overstep estimates
Friday, February 9, 2001
By Scott Rothschild

Establishment of the Robert J. Dole Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at Kansas University ran into another stumbling block Thursday.
Bids for the 28,000 square-foot building to be built on West Campus were too high, KU officials said.