Bob Dole honored in ceremony at U.S. Capitol By CBS News

This is a CBS News special report on Major Garrett in Washington. Good morning. Everyone. We are coming on the air as a solemn ceremony reserved for our most distinguished citizens is about to begin. The body of former US. Senator, Bob Dole will lie in state in the Magnificent rotunda of the United States. Capitol Congressional leaders are honoring the former Republican Presidential nominee, Vice, Presidential nominee, and World War Two, veteran Dole served in Congress for 36 years for

And the house and more than four terms in the Senate Bill died on Sunday at the age of 98 that prompted. An outpouring of tributes from both sides of the political aisle. Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell. Remember Dole as a man of Great Character and profound patriotism President. Biden said quote though. We often disagreed. He meaning Dole never hesitated to work with me or other Democrats when it mattered most tomorrow, a funeral at the National Cathedral.

Well, will be held for Dole here in Washington. Our chief White House correspondent. Nancy. Cordes is at the desk with me. Nancy also is our audience. Well, nose covered Congress for many many years. It strikes me in the tributes written about Senator Doles life. He was one of those fixtures in Washington who cared about the way the wheels turned, and he wasn’t content, merely to watch them spin. He wasn’t. And as a result. He had a profound impact on this country based on the work that he did. In that very chamber over the course of more.

Then three decades, as you know, from covering him for half a decade. I mean, here is someone who saved Social Security from insolvency in the 1980s, was one of the driving forces behind the Americans with Disabilities Act. He helped to expand food stamps, school lunches. He voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 at a time. When it was certainly not a given that a republican would do. So he cut taxes, he

His taxes, he cared deeply about the deficit. And as you pointed out, by the end of his tenure, he was really someone who reveled in his reputation as a dealmaker wanted to work with, folks on the other side of the aisle, to get things done a consensus Builder and it’s important. I think, Nancy to remind our audience. I did the math on this yesterday, by my count and I could be off by one or two fewer than 30 members in Congress today. Served with Bob Dole when he was last in Congress in 1996. That is a

Very small percentage of a body of 535 members across the House and Senate. So there will be a lot of people who will talk about the urge he had to build consent.

This is a CBS News special report on Major Garrett in Washington. Good morning. Everyone. We are coming on the air as a solemn ceremony reserved for our most distinguished citizens is about to begin. The body of former US. Senator, Bob Dole will lie in state in the Magnificent rotunda of the United States. Capitol Congressional leaders are honoring the former Republican Presidential nominee, Vice, Presidential nominee, and World War Two, veteran Dole served in Congress for 36 years for

In the house and more than four terms in the Senate Bill died on Sunday at the age of 98 that prompted. An outpouring of tributes from both sides of the political aisle. Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell. Remember Dole as a man of Great Character and profound patriotism President. Biden said quote though. We often disagreed. He meaning Dole never hesitated to work with me or other Democrats when it but I think he’d make a damn fine president or Congressional correspondent Chris Fang.

Cleve is at the Capitol, Chris with your Indulgence. Please let our audience know what they’re likely to see play out in the coming minutes.

Major right now, the casket with Senator Dole as being brought inside the capitol from there. We will hear from a number of Senators, including Senator Mitch McConnell, who was one of the eight US senators, who’s continuing to serve here, who served served with Senator Dole. Senator Dole was the Republican leader for 11 years. The only person to hold that position, longer Mitch McConnell, we will also hear from President Biden, who served alongside Bob Dole in the senate for more than 23 years.

Expect to hear them. Remember Dole is somebody who governed with Civility and a sense of humor things that we don’t necessarily hear a lot about in Washington. Right now. We’ll hear a lot of talk about patriotism and his perseverance overcoming hardship. His attitude of just trying to make things work, being that deal maker. And you know, it’s hard to talk about Senator Dole without talking about his WWII service. His Grievous injury, 39 months in hospitals work.

Covering and a message. He carried with him from that time a doctor told him, you need to stop thinking about what you’ve lost and start focusing on what you have that played out throughout his career. We saw that with his push for the Americans with Disabilities Act. He believed people needed to be judged on what they could do. Not what they could not do those are certainly themes that will come up today. Major, Chris. It will be obvious as people watch, but just to remind them, let people understand what the protocols are, the Rotunda, the seats, as we can see spaced out.

We’re still dealing with covid protocols for this event. True. That’s correct. This whole only invited guests. It’s a smaller number of guests than you would have outside of the pandemic and while he lies in state today. It will be a limited viewing only people that have access to the capital friends and family will be allowed to pass by the casket later. First of all, you will see the Dole family and close friends in attendance. There are several VIPs of

Course, the President and Vice President are here and top Senate leadership house leadership as well. You know, the family will go in first followed by the elected officials, and then we will have the program here. This will be a fairly quick ceremony supposed to last under an hour, Kris Van Cleave on these front of the United States Capitol. Thanks so much. I want to bring in Democratic Ohio represented, Marcy. Kaptur. She, and the late Bob, Dole worked, very hard, and strenuously, and successfully to create the World. War Two Memorial here in Washington dull.

As we have mentioned, many times, and it has to be mentioned, a World War Two veteran wounded in battle. Congresswoman. Kaptur. Great to see you. What did the memorial mean to you to Bob Dole and to your working relationship?

Well, I first met him I think in the early 1990s. I was a young member of Congress and actually a daughter of the World War Two generation and there weren’t many women in the capital in those days and I had to get my bill through the bill to create the World War Two Memorial in gratitude to those who bequeathed Liberty to us and it was stalled in the Senate. Well, I didn’t even know how to get over to the Senate and I remember I went in there.

I was looking around and I bumped into him in the cloakroom in the Senate. He was so tall and I’m sure looking down at this younger woman who didn’t know her way around, he sort of was smiling but smirking. I wasn’t one of the clerks or anything like that. I was actually a sworn member and I asked him for help on the World War Two Memorial Bill. I said, I’ve got to get it through the Senate. I introduced it in 1987, and it always gets stalled over here and that

that began a friendship and it wasn’t so easy. It took us 17 years, but when he understood, he was part of a generation that would never ask for anything for itself, completely unselfish generation. And I think he was stunned by the fact that this could become a reality. And then he personally became very involved. And today, as a result of that being dedicated in 2004 took a 7.

Teen years 17 years for something. The American people wanted over 85 million visitors have come to this Memorial. Congresswoman kaptur. I’m glad you mentioned that. Hesitancy, that Senator Dole many that generation had. I think they would say and I remember him saying this, when I covered Senator Dole, I didn’t do anything that special. I did what I was asked to do, what my country needed me to do. There was no other choice but to fight to preserve democracy and the Free World, of course, we were going to do that. We don’t need anything showered upon us.

We did what we were supposed to do and yet once the monument became a reality, Not only would Senator Dole sometimes, be at the airport to greet honor flights of veterans. He would be at the memorial itself to surprise them with his own greeting. Would he not? Oh, absolutely. That is my enduring memory of him. Now. He was a member of the 10th Mountain division. He fought in the Italian campaign in the apennine mountains that actually started on my mother’s birthday February 19th, and we had an uncle that was on the

Pacific front one. That was on the, well, actually was in D-Day in Normandy, but he was up in the mountains. Senator Dole was up in the mountains enough, horrendous campaign, where he was wounded, trying to push the Nazis back out of the high apennines, in the middle of the winter mud, and snow and ice. It was a very hard and that’s where he was wounded by Nazi Shelley, but, you know, when you met him, he never, he never talked about that. With me personally. He never talked about himself. He never talked about that campaign, but it wasn’t said,

Essential to who he was and how he performed here and that he could even be friends with this woman from the other side of the aisle from the other chamber where he had served. So he had respect for the house and his sense of humor was irrepressible and I’ll tell you when the honor flights began to come in, that were actually created by very patriotic Americans from the North Carolina area. He would be down there at the memorial. Senator Dole took.

Upon himself, you should see the veterans when they would come in from around the country. The World War Two vets. He welcomed them, and they cheer, it was beautiful time and time and time again, thousands of Americans for many of them. That was their last call coming here.

And he was there for them. We can hear the emotion in your voice congresswoman. Kaptur. A lot of Americans are probably feeling that same token there throat as they hear you tell that story. I want to go to our senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe at the White House. Said from the White House, the perspective of President Biden. He’s Prezi and I’d states. He had sought and failed to work to achieve that office before Senator Dole saw it. And failed to achieve that office at a long time together. In the Senate. It is has to be a moment of reflection for this president.

It absolutely is yesterday in Kansas City. He described ol as an American Giant of extraordinary courage. And on his way to the Capitol, the White House announced that the president is extending. One of the only tribute to president can give it to an American by by two days. Now ordering u.s. Flags of government facilities and other public places to be flown. Now, through Saturday night, instead of an original Proclamation, that ended tonight that’s to cover the events that will play out again tomorrow here in Washington and then Saturday in his native Kansas this President, you know, we

we may fail to remember sometimes or appreciate that, while he is the oldest elected American president for so long in Washington. He was the young guy. He was a 20-something when he was elected to the Senate and outside of his children in Delaware and his friends in the Senate. That was his world and one big member of that world was Bob Dole. They overlap together in Congress for 24 years and by the late 1980s were both running for president, unsuccessfully and holding prominent positions in the Senate. Biden was chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Dole was the Republican leader and

Recent days. He’s reflected on a friendship, a genuine friendship. He had not only with the senator, but what his with his wife who also became a senator, of course, Elizabeth Dole and a two-time cabinet secretary. It was to see Senator Dole in February that. The president made one of his first real trips outside. The White House is president to check in on him, after his diagnosis from stage 4 lung cancer, and they had kept in touch in recent months. And, you know, it will be sad and it has been said that this really is the end of an era. And in many ways. The president is one of the few links.

Left to that time of bipartisanship and cooperation when Senators could just be Joe and Bob instead of the Republican from Kansas and the Democrat from Delaware, major true enough at. Yeah, we should not gloss over the reality that as Nancy alluded to earlier when times called for it. Bob Dole was a stout partisan. He was a party. Loyalist that Party Loyalty extended to toilet 2016 campaign when he was the only Republican Presidential nominee of previous vintage.

Endorse Donald Trump and when I asked him about that, he said he’s the party nominee. I’m in the Republican party. That’s the end of it for me and he thought he could win. Now. It’s also worth noting that when President Trump lost to Joe Biden, president of the United States, Dole said Trump lost. I’m trumped out. So there was an expiration date on his support for former President Trump, but nevertheless, he was in partisan terms for that era about a stout a partisan issue could find.

Exactly. And in the, in the wake of the Watergate scandal back in the 70s was part of a push to establish a lot of the election reforms that were put in place in the wake of that presidential Scandal. So, somebody who had come at this, with an understanding, in his own Senate, work of the importance of Elections and who wins, and who loses. And as somebody who worked with Democrats, pretty closely on things. Like as Nancy mentioned reforming, Social Security, or passing the Americans with Disabilities Act. He told the Wall Street Journal earlier this year. Part of the reason why he was

Able to work with Democrats. Part of the reason why he was allowed to work with a Democratic president, even one that had defeated him is because his caucus had the trust in him to go to the other side and cooperate and negotiate. And he acknowledged in that interview with the journal that that’s something that necessarily exist. Today. If things were different, when Mitch McConnell be willing to work, more often with President Biden, probably. But that’s not the Congress that exists today. It’ll keep at the White House. As you can see Congressional leaders have entered. The Rotunda. That is the vice president night States Kamala.

Harris. Second gentleman, Doug emhoff entering, we have talked a couple of times and I’ll do this ever so briefly about Bob Dole sense of humor. He once said, after a really short of rebated 1980 bid for the presidency, the nomination, that campaign ended so badly. He said afterwards. I slept like a baby. I woke up every two hours and cried.

He also what, when his performance in the vice presidential debate was panned in 1976. He joked. I went for the jugular my own exactly President. Biden has entered the Rotunda. I think we’re just going to let this proceed will listen and jump in as appropriate, but we’re going to let this play out. So you can hear the tributes coming for the late, Senator Bob Dole.

That is Elizabeth Dole, ladies. And gentleman’s wife remains touring for the entire nation delivered by house. Chaplain Margaret. Grin Cuban.

Would you pray with me?

Holy and eternal God.

To this grand hall and from across the country. We come to this moment with deep gratitude for The Life and Legacy of Senator Robert, Joseph Dole.

We are grateful that in his selfless devotion to you and to these United States. He has revealed to us. What moral? And faithful service should be.

As we honor has 79 years of standing up for what’s right, we stand before you to offer our heartfelt prayers.

We ask that the influence Senator Dole has, had on countless people, leaders, neighbors, and strangers alike would not be without long lasting fruit.

And extolling. Senator Doles, unequaled, Integrity, disarming, humor, and deep compassion. May we be inspired to reach into the depths of our own small town, virtues or our big city bravado to emulate. This plain-spoken Statesman this decorated war hero. This your humble servant.

We commend this tribute to you that you would enable us to find just the right words, to honor this righteous man that you would encourage us to imitate this, inspiring servant that you would equip us to carry forth with the faith of this faithful leader. We pray this in the strength of your name. Amen.

Ladies and Gentlemen, please take your seats.

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Republican leader of the United States Senate.

On April, 14th. 1969, Senator, Bob Dole delivered his first floor speech

He said, quote, the task ahead is monumental.

And this was before Bob knew he’d end up leading a conference of 53 senators.

Years later after he had become leader.

Bob described his Senate management challenges with his trademark wit.

If I’d known, he said we were going to win control. The Senate we run better candidates.

I swear Bob could have made it as a stand-up comic.

But in that made the speech bubbles earnest.

He was already championing a signature cause helping Americans with Disabilities.

The task ahead is Monumental he’s dead.

But I’m confident that there are forces in America ready and willing to meet the challenge.

Bob Dole himself was certainly proof of that.

That made the speech came 24 years to the day after he sustained his combat wounds in Italy.

Bob had already risen to a Monumental task.

He’d taken the fight to the Nazis and he nearly paid for it with his life.

Through all his decades in public service, Bob Dole knew exactly where he came from.

A son of dust bowl hardship, who is laser focused on food security and Rural issues.

A wounded warrior, who spent decades carrying fellow veterans and Americans with Disabilities on his shoulders.

Bob was the last of the greatest Generation to run for president.

But he was never stuck in the past.

His roots Randy, but he was always looking to New Horizons.

From that first speech through his years, in leadership, through Bob’s, incredibly active, retirement in name. Only he built brighter, futures for Millions.

Bob was blessed with long life to watch this Legacy take effect.

That was no accident.

Bob like to joke that he planned for longevity by closely studying our most senior colleagues.

He had a hope comedy routine about how he had tried to copy Strom thurmond’s eating habits.

Strom Texas, shrimp. I take a shrimp if he needs a banana, I eat a banana.

But the real engine behind Bob is 98. Remarkable years. Was his love.

His love for Elizabeth and for Robin.

For public service.

For canvas, and for America.

Today, we honor the amazing life that love created.

And we thank God the source of all love. Both for Bob’s Incredible Journey here in this life. And for the fact that he has entered his eternal reward in the next.

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Honorable Charles E Schumer majority leader of the United States, Senate.

Mr. President Madam vice president, Madam speaker leader McConnell, leader McCarthy, distinguished guests, dear colleagues, and most importantly, Senator Elizabeth Dole and Robin, the scriptures say that we should quote rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering, produces endurance, and endurance, produces character and character produces. Hope.

Today we pay tribute to a remarkable leader over the course of his life, new more than his fair share of suffering, who turned that suffering into endurance, whose endurance became Central to his character and whose character whose essential goodness leaves us with hope.

Hope that we will continue to see good men and women in this country like the one to whom we say goodbye today.

To pay tribute to Senator. Bob Dole Is to honor someone who redefined an elevated, what it means to serve country by 21. Bob had given more of himself than most of us given a lifetime. And he, and then, he kept going for 77 years after that. And my God, it was 77 years. Well, spent at 27. He was elected to State Politics. The decade later. He came to

Chris followed promptly with an elected to the Senate. 16 years later. Bob Dole was Majority Leader remaining in party leadership until his final run for president. In 1966 1996. The years were, well spent however, not because of his titles, but because of what he accomplished today, tens of millions of Americans veterans, the elderly, the disabled and millions of kids across the country are better off because of Bob,

Dole. He never lost his roots as a principal pragmatic Kansas Republican and Bob never hesitated to work with Democrats to get things done from joining Senator McGovern on federal nutrition programs to working with my former colleague, Senator Moynihan to protect Social Security to helping pass. The Americans, with Disability Act was Senators Kennedy and harken. Bob Dole was a champion of those whose lives were marred by struggle.

Who came not from citadel’s of privilege, but from Humble Origins like his own in his Memoir. Senator Dole wrote that supporters were sometimes too surprised to hear that of all his accomplishments in the Senate reforming. Social Security was his greatest Pride along with passing the Ada. I’m sure that surprises a few of us here today, but, I doubt, those who knew the Bob Dole Russell, Kansas the man whose family lived for years in their own basement.

So they could rent out their house, who is County attorney had to approve his grandfather’s welfare. Checks each month, who’s recovery from war, was made possible. Only after his hometown pooled money to pay for surgery. I imagine that those who knew this side of Bob Dole understood that no matter how high he climbed up the ranks. He never forgot the reason he entered public service, and of course, he did it all with unmistakable acerbic wit.

Honed and refined over the years as he worked as a soda jerk in the local drugstore. Bob and I never worked together in the Senate, but I was not spared. His famous ribbing. Don’t worry. Bob. It’s safe to be between me and the cameras today. In closing. I want to bring back an enduring image of Bob that took place. Nine years ago, as we said, goodbye to another colleague lying in this same Rotunda.

None of us will ever forget the strength and honor of Bob with Elizabeth at his side standing, and saluting Danny in a way. One last time. Bob used to tell the story of him and Danny recovering from war, wounds at Percy Jones, Army hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. As they recuperated, they discuss their Futures with Bob, telling Danny, he planned to run for local office and eventually the United States Senate at the time, Danny had a different path in mind for him.

But like Bob’s plan ran for the office and eviction eventually was actually elected to the Senate before Bob after Danny was sworn in. One of the first things he did was call his old friend and said Bob I’m here in the Senate. Where are you now as Bob approaches the Pearly Gates, let us take comfort. He can reunite with his old friend. Once again in the meantime let the rest of us carry on.

In Thanksgiving and unending celebration of the life of this incredible American statesman.

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Honorable Nancy Pelosi speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Good morning. Mr. President. Is it a sad and official honor to join our colleagues in the leadership in welcoming you and the first lady and the vice president to the United States Capitol. You come as Senator Doles, longtime colleague personal friend, and as president and we wreck it as we recognize the life and service of The Honorable Robert J. Do thanks to the leaders and members of our Congressional.

Community here with us this morning. We all come to pay tribute and on their behalf. I extend a special, welcome to Senator Doles, loving and dedicated wise, and dedicated partner and service. Elizabeth Senator, Elizabeth Dole and his dear daughter, Robin.

It’s that all of us as Speaker of the House. There’s a special source of Pride for us in the house that Senator Dole began his Congressional career in the House of Representatives. And it is fitting that as We Gather in the Capitol, rotunda, home to American heroes memorialized in marble and bronze, to pay tribute to an extraordinary Patriot once before we gathered here, in the Rotunda and his name. And

18. It was my personal and official honor to join our colleagues and the leadership that you helped bestow upon him, the Congressional gold medal. The highest honor Congress can bestow on that day, as we do on this sad day. We recognize Senator Doles among the pantheon of Patriots. Honoring his duty. He always talked that duty to our nation with courage, dignity and integrity.

As I stand here and see his coffin on the Catapult, that was built for Lincoln with that flag. Drop draped over and I’m sure many of you here will agree. It’s hard to think of anyone who was more worthy to have a flag draped over his coffin because of his great patriotism to our country, on both sides of the aisle on both sides of the Capitol across the country.

Senator Joel was widely respected for his legendary service on the battlefields of World War Two, is inspiring resilience. After recovering, from brevis, War rooms, his principled leadership in the hallowed Halls of Congress House, and Senate, and his tireless. Advocacy as an elder Statesman over the course of his storied career. He earned a reputation as a fighter for hard-working, American families, a leader who could be trusted.

As a man of his word.

Working in a bipartisan way Senator Dole address hunger in America, by expanding food stamps fought for respect for people with disabilities, by enshrining essential protections into the law with the Ada. Again in a bipartisan way. He taught us over time and all the time to respect people.

For what they can do and not judge them for what they cannot, he advocated for our troops veterans and hidden Heroes, who care for them, especially his alongside his beloved wife, Elizabeth, indeed, the love partnership and prayerfulness.

That Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole shared was a joy to behold and a blessing to all of us who know them.

In recognition of his legendary career, Senator Dole received a 1997 metal presidential medal of freedom, the president by Ed bestowed, upon Him by President Clinton his electoral rival, but certain his fan upon receiving. This metal Senator Dole challenged Us in his words not to question American ideals or replace them, but to act worthy of them.

Senator Dole lived up to this challenge, devoting his entire life in service to the country. He loved, and to our dish arish National values for which he fought. I remember, when we were gathered here, honoring President George Herbert Walker, Bush.

And he’ll move the whole nation was to see Senator Dole salute.

President Bush. So generous, he was

So as we honor his life, this morning, let us resolve to meet his challenge, but he said to act worthy of our ideals and carry on his mission. When we in Congress, gave Senator Dole the Congressional gold medal. He brought lust in receiving it. He brought luster to the award Justice, his service and sacrifice brought luster to the Congress and to the country may be a comfort to you Robin.

To Elizabeth and all who love him that all so many people across the Congress, the country.

His beloved state of Kansas that A Grateful Nation Mourns with them and are praying for you. At this sad time. They Senator Dole rest in the piece that he deserves. Thank you.

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr. President of the United States.

vice president Harris, speaker Pelosi Majority Leader Schumer Nord leader McConnell,

Members of Congress. Distinguished guests.

Most importantly.

Elizabeth and Robin. I know this is not easy.

Thank you for letting us do this.

Read me here, the very heart of American democracy.

The capital of the United States of America.

To receive a hero of that democracy for a final time.

Robert. Joseph, do.

He belongs here.

In this place.

In this Temple of Liberty, to Liberty and to Temple, two possibilities.

Bob Dole love this capital.

It’s where he served the nation shaped by the figures that surround us, Washington Jefferson.

Who set us on our path?

Abraham Lincoln another man who in the heartland of the country from whence, he came.

Bob’s hero. Dwight David Eisenhower.

Martin Luther King Junior, who Bob helped pass legislation honoring, the great civil rights leader with a Federal holiday, Bob stood up, and got that done.

Gerald Ford who served here and with whom Bob sought, the vice president, United States.

The sentence Bob belongs here.

He too was a giant of our history and that’s not hyperbole. It’s real.

Of Whitten Grace of principle on Persistence of courage and conviction.

I had the great honor of serving with Bob as many of you around this casket, have I served with him for 25 years?

He did have great wit they once asked him. Why in God’s name. Did he vote to continue to fund Amtrak? He said, because if you didn’t Biden, would stay overnight and cause more trouble. I commuted every day. It’s true story. He was the deciding vote.

Well, you know, Bob and I like many of us today, we disagreed on.

A number of things, but not in any of the fundamental things. We still found a way to work together.

We genuinely we genuine a respected one. Another as colleagues as fellow Americans. It was real, it wasn’t fake.

And we became great friends.

Because Bob deserves a final word. I like to read a portion of his final message that he left to the country. But I hope we all listen to

In the days and weeks, months to come and I quote Bob Dole.

I cannot pretend that I have not been a loyal champion of my party. But I’ve always serve my country best when I did it. So, first and foremost, as an American.

Or we prioritize principles over party Humanity, over personal Legacy.

We do that, we accomplished far more as a nation.

By Leading with shared faith in each other. We become America at its best.

He went on to say a Beacon of Hope the source of comfort and crisis. A shield against those who threaten Freedom. Our nation has certainly faced periods of division, but at the end of the day, we’ve always found ways to come together.

We can find that Unity again.

Then the message said, end of message.

My fellow Americans America is lost.

One of our greatest Patriots.

We may follow his wisdom. I hope and his Timeless truth.

That the truth of the matter is as divided as we are. The only way forward for democracy is Unity consensus. The only way.

Maybe follow his wisdom and his Timeless truth.

Reach consensus.

The basic fundamental principles, we all agree on.

May God bless Bob Dole, and God bless America and may God protect our troops.

Ladies and gentlemen, staff sergeant, Ethan green US Army chorus accompanied by mrs. Joanna’s work green.

It is hard. My father there is no they fail not.

With 10,000 beside greatest. I faithfulness, great is thy faithfulness, and mercy.

Provide great is thy faithfulness or Don’s?

By faith.

First great is thy faithfulness?

Aunt.

Ladies and Gentlemen, please rise for the benediction delivered by Senate. Chaplain Barry, C black

Let us pray.

Great is your faithfulness o God, our Father?

So, help us to see death as you see it, not at the end, but the beginning, not a wall, but a doorway not a dark road, but a path that leads to eternal light and life.

Lord, we will miss the honorable Robert Joseph do.

But we thank you for the Blessed gift of memory.

May our minds and hearts, be filled with the wonderful Recollections of his patriotism, courage, integrity and wit.

Continue to be for his beloved, Elizabeth and precious robin, our refuge and strength. Now, bless us all and keep us make your face shine upon us, and be gracious to us.

LIF the light of your countenance upon us and give us your Shalom, your peace. We pray in the name of the one who said I am the resurrection and the life.

Amen.

Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain at your seats until escorted to pay your respects by the Sergeant’s at arm’s staff.

The tributes have been spoken. The requests have been paid bipartisan Congressional leaders first capped by the president of the United States, Joseph R Biden in recognition and with a bit of reverence, for words that Bob Dole himself spoke on more than one occasion. You know, it, I know it. The American people know, it Bob Dole was a Statesman, as we see now. His wife, Elizabeth approach, the casket.

It is worth noting as we behold the grief and reverence that Elizabeth Dole pays to her departed. Husband. She was a figure of enormous significance in Washington, twice a cabinet, secretary transportation and labor, senator from North Carolina, presidential candidate in her own. Right? And the Dole’s, if you like this phrase or not, we’re a power couple in Washington and important congenial.

And friendly one and they were fixtures in this city and therefore fixtures as well in the public arena in our country. We’re bringing Congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave, Chris two items. One. Is there any way you can describe the sort of atmospherics on the hill on this morning and tell us what comes next?

Somber major in. This was a man who was universally respected up here on the hill. There’s been a lot of tributes this week about how how things used to be how Senator Dole represented the way Congress used to work that ability to reach across the aisle, you know, the civility, the humor that’s been they’ve been drown out with Rancor of late. It seems so, you know, there is a somberness. This is a the passing of a legend as President Biden said today.

He belongs in this place. So it is fitting that he will spend a final night lying in state in the rotunda at a temple of democracy is as the president said as the crowd, that that’s here today. Passes through. Now, he will lie in state until till tomorrow. When he moves to the National Cathedral for his funeral major Kris Van Cleave. Thank you very much. Chief White House correspondent. Nancy. Cordes has been with me at the desk throughout Nancy, thoughts on what you heard from both.

Both leaders of the house and the senate about this American statesman. I’m thinking about the fact that in many ways. He was an accidental politician, you know, he became a fixture in our political lives for decades, but he wanted to be a surgeon. He was a high school athlete. He was voted best looking in his class. He had dreams of becoming a doctor, but obviously, the war changed all that his shoulder was blown apart. He lost the use of his right arm doctors thought for a while that he may never walk again.

He was in the hospital for the better part of three and a half years convalescing and you heard leader Schumer. Tell that very poignant story of him recovering, alongside the Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii and how they both decided. Perhaps they’d go into politics instead. And he often chafed against the confines of political expectations. You saw that most pointedly, when he ran for president several.

Times he never really took to the strictures of modern American campaigning. In fact, sometimes he would say look. I just stayed on message. You know, he kind of said the quiet part out loud, but that’s also what endeared him to so many of his colleagues enabled him to get so much done in the Senate. I think he really saw a lot of that reverence and respect in the Capitol rotunda. Today. He was the least handled of American prominent politicians. I ever covered. He didn’t warm to the

Ter. He wasn’t what he would call raging ideologue. He became a republican because most people in the congressional district for which he represented in what near Russell Kansas, where Republicans also kind of accidental if they’d been more Democrats and Republicans. He might have been a Democrat one. Can’t quite tell. It’s nice to have you with us Nancy. Thank you so, very much tomorrow. A funeral for Bob, Dole will take place at the Washington National Cathedral. Our coverage continues on our 24-hour streaming service. Cbsn. You can watch it at CBS.

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