BOB DOLE : 1995 Clinton's Comeback
We begin our third season on Bob Dole's life and career, by traveling back in time to his April 1995 Presidential Campaign Announcement. At that point the Republican Party was on the rise everywhere and Bill Clinton appeared to be a sitting duck. Then a series of events would occur between April and December of 1995 that would resurrect Clinton's Presidency and put him 20 points ahead of any potential rival, including Bob Dole. That margin would stay frozen in place throughout 1996. This is that story.
In our third of four seasons, we will look back at Bob Dole's 1995 as he takes off into the Presidential campaign, while also trying to manage Congress. A Congress full of unruly new Republican firebrands in the House under their revolutionary Speaker Newt Gingrich. We will listen as that struggle between the Republican Establishment, the new House Republicans under Gingrich, and the Liberal Democrats in Congress, all converge into a battle for power, all of which allows Bill Clinton to perform one of the most dramatic political comebacks in all of American History.
We invite you to come along with us on a wild ride through the high points and low moments of modern American History, in an effort to show the citizens of today that we are an amazing and resilient nation.
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Season 1 : Bridging the Political Gap episodes 1 -11 --- Season 2 : Lessons in Leadership : --- The GIANTS of the Senate and Joe Biden episodes 14 - 16 ---- World War 2 Episodes 17 - 20 --- General MacArthur You're Fired Episodes 21 - 23 ---- A Celebration of the life of George Shultz episodes 26 - 28 ---- November 1963 : The end of the Age of Innocence episode 29 --- Season 3 ----The Johnson Treatment episodes 32 - 39 ---- Upheaval 1968 episodes 40 - 50 ---- Season 4: Richard Nixon 1968 -1971 The Man Who Saved the Union episodes 51 -67 ----- Season 5 Richard Nixon 1972 The Foundation of Peace episodes 71 - 96 -----1973 Ten Days in January 97 - 100 -- Season 6 Richard Nixon 1973 : Enemies at the Gate 101 - 125 ---- Season 7 Richard Nixon 1974 Through the Fire 126 - 147 ---- Season 8 Richard Nixon 1974 - 1994 The Fall and the Re-Rise of Richard Nixon. 148 - 174 plus bonus materials --- Season 9 Gerald Ford Beyond Watergate 175 -190 -- Season 10 John Jenrette. & Jimmy Carter too 191 - 224 -- Season 11 George H.W. Bush : The Leadership Lessons 225 - 250 --- Season 12: Mayor Hirsch 253 - 259, George H.W. Bush : The Sweep of History 260 - 285, Season 13 George H.W. Bush The Gulf War, The Coup, Clarence Thomas & the Cold War's End 286 - 318, Season 14 George H. W. Bush 1992 The Changing of the Guard 319 - 363 Season 15 Bob Dole 1993 - 1995 The Last Man Standing 364 - 402, Special Season 16 The Great American Authors 403 - 419 , Season Seventeen Bob Dole The Life that Brought him there 420 - 458, Season Eighteen Bob Dole 1995 Clinton's Comeback 459 -
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Episodes
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Episode 461 BOB DOLE 1995 Clinton's Comeback (Part 3) The First Days on the Trail
Episode 460 BOB DOLE 1995 Clinton's Comeback (Part 2) The Bob Dole for President Introductory Film (Special Edition)
In this special episode, we will listen to the audio of a special short film. It is the campaign introductory video for Bob Dole in 1996. Of all the campaign videos I have saved and seen in over 40 plus years around politics, this is my favorit...
Episode 459 BOB DOLE 1995 Clinton's Comeback (Part 1) The Bob Dole Presidential Announcement (2nd Special Event )
In our second ever special event we take you back , as though you were watching live coverage, of the day Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole R- Kansas announced his candidacy for President of the United States of America. It was an ext...
Housekeeping Show to announce Season 18 BOB DOLE 1995 Clinton’s Comeback
This is a housekeeping show to explain why we decided to add a season to our Bob Dole series. this additional season also includes a miniseries on the fall of Senator Bob Packwood, one of Bob Dole's chief lieutenants in the Senate. We hope you ...
BOB DOLE 1995 Clinton's Comeback Preview
Season Eighteen of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole takes us into one of the most dramatic and consequential years in modern American politics: 1995.At the beginning of the year, Republicans appeared to be ...
What Is Coming Up in the Second Half of 2026 on The Wallace Podcast Network and books Update
A discussion about the things coming up across the Wallace Podcast Network and an update on all three of the books we have coming out soon.
Episode 458 BOB DOLE The Life That Brough Him There (Part 39) A Bonus Show: A couple of stories by Bob Dole
Episode 458 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 39)A Bonus Show: A Couple of Stories by Bob DoleAs our journey through the life and career of Bob Dole continues, we take a brief detour from the main nar...
Episode 457 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 38) The Bush Years 1989 to 1992 (C) The ADA, 1990 Budget Deal, and the end of the Bush Administration (Season Finale)
Episode 457 – BOB DOLE: The Life That Brought Him There, Part 38The Bush Years (1989–1992) (C): The ADA, the 1990 Budget Deal, and the End of the Bush Administration (Season Finale)As the George H. W. Bush years draw to...
Episode 456 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 37) The Bush Years 1989 to 1992 (B) The Tower Nomination (2) The Fight!!
Episode 456 – BOB DOLE: The Life That Brought Him There, Part 37The Bush Years (1989–1992) (B): The Tower Nomination (2) – The Fight!!The battle lines are drawn.What began as what appeared to be a routine confirm...
Episode 455 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There Part 36 The Bush Years (A ) The Tower Nomination (1) Who is John Tower?
Episode 455 – BOB DOLE: The Life That Brought Him There, Part 36The Bush Years (A): The Tower Nomination (1) – Who Is John Tower?With the election of President George H. W. Bush in 1988, a new Republican administration ...
Episode 454 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There Part 35 Bush Vs Dole 1988 Campaign (B) The New Hampshire Primary
Episode 454 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 35)Bush vs. Dole: The 1988 Campaign (B) — The New Hampshire PrimaryIn Episode 454 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we turn to ...
BOB PACKWOOD 1932 - 2026 A look back (Special Edition) Plus a preview for our special series
BOB PACKWOOD (1932–2026): A Look BackSpecial Edition — Plus a Preview of Our Upcoming Bob Packwood SeriesThis special edition of our podcast is dedicated to the life and legacy of Bob Packwood, who passed away this w...
Episode 453 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (part 34) Bush vs Dole: The 1988 Republican Primary (A) The Iowa Caucus Campaign
Episode 453 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 34)Bush vs. Dole: The 1988 Republican Primary (A) — The Iowa Caucus CampaignIn Episode 453 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we...
Elizabeth Dole Delivers the Landon Lecture in 1990 (Special Edition)
In this special edition episode, we turn our attention to one of the most accomplished public servants of her generation, Elizabeth Dole, as we revisit her 1990 Landon Lecture delivered at Kansas State University.At the time serving as U...
Episode 452 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 33) Bob Dole Delivers the 1985 Landon Lecture
For Episode 452 of the podcast, we continue our in-depth exploration of the remarkable life and career of Bob Dole with Part 33 of The Life That Brought Him There. In this episode, we revisit Dole's March 25, 1985 appearance at the pre...
Episode 451 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There ( Part 32) Senate Republican Leader (C) Policy Passed and Changes in the Senate
In Episode 451 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we examine the substance of Bob Dole’s years as Senate Republican Leader — the legislation passed, the compromises forged, and the institutional changes that reshaped t...
Episode 450 BOB DOLE The Life that Brought Him There (Part 31) The Senate Republican Leader (B) The Leadership Characteristics of Bob Dole
In Episode 450 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we move beyond the title of Senate Republican Leader and examine the qualities Bob Dole brought to the job — both as Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the United S...
Farewell to CBS News Radio - Special Edition rebroadcast of their final show
In this special tribute edition, we say goodbye to one of the great institutions in American broadcasting history — CBS News Radio — with a rebroadcast of its final network broadcast after nearly a century on the air.For generations of A...
Episode 449 BOB DOLE The Life that Brought Him There (Part 30) The Senate Republican Leader (A) Defining a Leader
In Episode 449 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we examine one of the defining turning points of his career — his election as Senate Republican Leader.After years of legislative battles, committee leadership, ...
Episode 448 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 29) Feeding Children All Around the World with Senator George McGovern
Episode 448 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 29)Feeding Children All Around the World with Senator George McGovernIn Episode 448 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we explor...
Episode 447 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 28) Saving Social Security
Episode 447 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 28)Saving Social SecurityIn Episode 447 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we examine one of the most important bipartisan legis...
Episode 446 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 27) Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole
Episode 446 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 27)Ronald Reagan and Bob DoleIn Episode 446 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we take a closer look at one of the defining rela...
Episode 445 BOB DOLE The Life that Brought Him There (Part 26) The 1981 Tax Bill - TEFRA- and Ronald Reagan
Episode 445 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 26)The 1981 Tax Bill, TEFRA, and Ronald ReaganIn Episode 445 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we examine one of the most conse...
Episode 444 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There ( part 25) Mr. Chairman!! The Finance Committee Chair
Episode 444 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 25)Mr. Chairman!! The Finance Committee ChairIn Episode 444 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we arrive at a defining moment in...
Episode 443 BOB DOLE The Life That Brought Him There (Part 24) The 1980 Republican Presidential Primary
Episode 443 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 24)The 1980 Republican Presidential PrimaryIn Episode 443 of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole, we turn to one of the most pivotal ...