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. AB Thursd'!:Y· -July 20, 1995 ' '!!. ver the hill~ '::, A· I) 1 tu s . 72 he's firidbtg it \lard to esca,pe the issUe ofage . . s .0 e rt;\ ' . . .. - aides soon will take the preemp- .. By Th• . Anociat~d Pr••• tive step of releasing Dole's med- .• W ASHI.NGTON ....:.. Bob Dole ical records. They "demonstrate . ' Sen. Dole is .in ·excellent health," . 'turns 72 Saturday, avigorous sep· . said Dole 'spokesman Nelson : :tllagenarian with a daily regim.e~ . t xh t h lf h. ge st1ll Warfield. ·, · . . . · o e aus men a · 1s a · • · · "You· can't escape the fact that · ,By Rita Beam•sh ·witll pol\tical 'opponl!nts insinuat- ... he is 72 . and people comment i ng he is over the hill, 'Dole would. on it," said F~ Malek, a long- ~ta.! -~ Wrltar probably rather skip this birthday. ·time Dole associate and the Re- W~HINGTON · - Bob If elected president, Dole would publican National Co~mittee:s Dole is about to celebrate his .be 73 at the time of his inaugura- fund-raising chairman.. But he s · 72Iid ~ birthday ·in vigorous tion, the oldest president ever to about the youngest 72-year-old and health and at the pinnacle of e nte r the White House. The has the most energy that I've ever his collgresaional career - record-holder is Ronald Reagan, seen." . but forced .to confront insinu who took office at 69 and was 77 Opponents give Dole his due. ation that he may. be too old campaign for the presidential ·when his two terms ended. "Bob Dole is down there every for the White House. election. "' ' ..., ~ · The age question has perc?lat~d day working just as hard as any AB part of an effort to pre- "'.ew would disagree after see- quietly. since Dole began hiS b1d of these other candidates. That's . empt questions about his age ing Dole's long hours as Senate for the Republican nomination t? saying a lot," 'said Charlie ~lac~, and· health, aides Thursday ~ajority leader and extra gruel run against baby-boomer Presi adviser to Dole's presidential n said the cainpaign ·will mg hours to run for president at dent Clinton. val Sen. Phil. Gramm of Texas. rel~ a health report today, the same time. ll emerged more pointedly when A broader issue is whether Dole the day before his birthday. But questions about his age do rival Lamar Alexander suggested is linked with politics of the past The materials will include arise. GOP rival Lamar Alexander b ole was from the wrong genera File photo at a time when House Speaker results of a recent 'physical, suggests the Kansas senator tion to lead America in the new Newt Gingrich and others a~e Presidential hopeful Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., w~rk• the cr~wd I~ M,:r: and a "detailed medical his; whose birthday is Saturday, i; century. Dole aides called that a seen as new leaders for dramatic tory gc)mg back to )Vorld War from the wrong generation to take desperate bid for' advantage. at the annual Hillsborough County Republican Commtttee • n change. raising dinner. Dole turns 72 an Saturday. II;"·when he suffered a dis on baby boomer President Clinton Dole defies any stereotype of a Dave Brinkley, director of. the abling war injury, press sec next year. Eisenhower Center at the Umver senior citizen, and his campaign retary N~lson Warfield said. If elect,ed, Dole would be 73 at has tried to neutralize the age is sity of New Orleans and ~immy treadmill several times a week, "He's about the youngest his inauguration, the oldest per sue by promoting him as seasoned that rendered his right arm all Carter's biographer, sa1d a~e but useless, Dole is robust - has few streaks of gray in his hair 72-year-old and has the most son ever to enter the presidency. ·and steady against a wobbly and and says he has had no resur doesn't rule out Dole, who 1s inexperienced Clinton. keeping long hours in his deJ_Da~d young by some European and energy that rve ever seen," The record-holder is Ronald ing role as Senate ·ma]onty gence of his 1991 prostate•. cancer. Said Fx:ed Malek, a longtime Reagan, who took office at 69 and · "The bottom line is voters elect Dole declared himself m gre~t Asian standards. presidents on the basis ?f leader: leader arriving by 8 a .m. and But he added, "It's who Dole .is. Dole associate and chairman left it after two terms at 77. health" as he entered the race m of a Republican National ship, character and ph1~osophy, staying for late night ~essio~, ... He's very out of fashi~n w1th Dole backers say concerns then hitting the campa1gn . trail April. . Committee fund-raising about Reagan's age were dispelled said Dole deputy campaign man While other rivals have declmed the Gingrich revolution. It s very ager Bill Lacy. when the Senate is not in session. hard to sell Bob Dole as a new by his presidency. But other The tall, trim Kansan uses a to join Alexander's sniping, Dole Despite a World War II injury See DOLE, PageS Republicans also· recall that dtir \ ( • l' ing his s~cond term, Re~gan showed h1s age more and appeared more disengaged.
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Friday, .Ally 21, 1995 THE WICHITA EAGLE 3A Gramm wins Dole tackles the age question support of where In the body, and he is exam Dole backer Checkups show 'excellent health' Ined twice a year for that ly Th• Anoclat•d Pr•n Dole takes medication to keep his WASHINGTON- Phil Gramm Associated Press · tund-ralslng for the GOP nomina- cholesterol down. Peck said It was has lured away a top South Car tion. . mildly elevated, above 200, In 1986, olina supporter of Bob Dole in the WASHINGTON - Republican and now Is 182 - which Is consid- presidential front-runner Bob Dole,. "/IS the presidential contest has run-up to next year's first South evolved more and more as a cht;llce ered normal. · approaching his 72nd blrtb~y and ern primary of the GOP presiden between Bill Olnton and Bob Dole, Be also takes Zantac daily, a tial contest. seeking to head off concel'IL'I about medication for a heartburn condi- . his age, released medical records we felt It was Important to 8!!SUI'e Former Rep. Arthur Ravenel the American public that Bob Dole tlon called ~pbageal renux. Thursday saying he enjoys "excel The stomach acid-caused ailment Is Jr., who had been vice chairman Is ftt and ready to do the·job," said of Dole's state campaign opera lent health." Nelson Warfield, Dole's press suffered by 40 petcent to 50 percent Dole's staff disci~ results of a secre tion, announced he is defecting to tary. of adults, according to Peck. Many series of pbyslcaJ examinations that .people treat the eondltlon wlth over Gramm because the Texas sena the Senate majority leader from Dole's blood pressure, cholesterol, tor "shares our pride of heritage, pulse, lungi and heart were all de the-counter antacids. Kansas underwent In June and July. The senator uses a treadmill sev speaks our language," and is a scribed as good or nonnal In the strong conservative. ''The patient Is In excellent health report eral times a week and eats a low wlth all medlcaJ conditions sUible or "Cardiac risk ·factors such as hy cholesterol, high-fiber diet Ravenel said he was influenced controlled," said a report singed by pertension, diabetes and. smoking Dole, who lost use of his right by a news article portraying John Elsold, the attending physician are not present," Eisold ·said tn his arm fighting In World War ~ suf Dole's top Senate aide, Sheila Burke, as a liberaL Conservatives at the capitol. . . · report, dated July 5. . fered a muscle tear tn bls good "Be bas excellent physlca1 condl In 1991, Dole's prostate was re sboulder tn April wblle carilpaignlng worry she is pulling Dole to mod erate positions. Ravenel will be tlonln&" Qlarles Peck, Dole's per moved after It was found to be can In KansaS. That Is causln8 him stiff~ come statewide co-chairman for sonal physician added In an Inter cerous. ness and some p8in, Peck said, but view. 1be.exarm were conducted at "A surglcaJ cure Is presumed," Is using Ice treatments, pbyslca1 Gramm. the capitol and at W~ter Reed the report said. There Wll5 no lndl· therapy and an antl.fnOammatory While Gramm partisans hailed Anny Medica] Center. ·cation the cancer bas spread else- medication to ·treat It the defection as a major coup, Dole, who turns 72 on Saturday, Dole backers dismissed it as a fall out from last ear's bitter uber- -sniping~~oo~as~~:===~~:=:=::::::::::::::::::::~~~ from some of bls younger I ~ natorial primary which Ravenel GOP presidential rivals that be Is lost to Gov. David Beasley. too old. U elected, Dole wol,lld be Dole is heavily courting Beasley the oldest person to ever 8$Ullle the for an endorsement and has back - ~Jiresidency.- ing from several Beasley associ His campaign Is hoping to get the ates and people connected to his age question out of the way early ally, former Gov. Carroll Camp- · and to mitigate It by showing he Is bell. strong and healthy. Dole Is the front "This has a lot to do with South runiler tn pollln& endorsements and Carolina politics and little to. do with presidential politics," said Dole spokesman Nelson Warfield.
I 4-.\/THETOPEKACAPITAl."jOURNAL Ni111J,Ju1J21,19H I Dole would need sociar conservative as runriing mate By WILLIAM k. RUSHER . that is sure to seem especially impor- also want somebody loyal to him, and ·would be understandably reluctant .to for herself as· a smart and articulate tant if Dol~ is nominated for president,' not disposed to litigate in the media ariy see such a person next in line for the conservative! She may not qualifY as a ' ecently .I pointe~ gut that the since he will be 73 in 1996. Strangely disagreemerHs that may arise. leadership of what they sincerely movement conservative, but she's close. • Gen. Colin conservative movement; for all enough, the conservative movement That-latter requirement probably · believe is a conservative revolution. If Bob Dole wantS to signal that he is Powell Ia not Rthe power it wields in the seems almost as short of ideas on the - rules out both Pat Buchanan and Jack Another POS!iible vice presidential open to the poli'tics of the future, he Republican Party today, is not united vice presidency as it is on the presiden- Kemp, either of whom would almost nominee who, ·though not known as a could do far worse than inake Lynn~ <•'-••• behind any one candidate ·ror the cy itself. · surely be too outspoken for Dole's good. movement conservative, is highly Ch.!lney his runniilg inate. : ~ · know) • Republican presidential nomination. Be-.r in mind that Dole, if he is noml- The same probably goes for Allm Keyes, respected ·in the movement, and who' In saying this I do not mean· to ov~ r ·mov.....na • Indeed, it may almost be. said not to nated for president, will do the picking. an attractive black Republican whose would probably pass Dole's tests for.loy- look Dick Cheney, .who would also · have one. If be Is sensible, he won't even put the obsessive pro-life views would m~ke ally and low charisma as well, is almost certainly be acceptable to th COIII~I'VIIIIve, .Instead, Sen. Bob Dole ofKarisas is far conservatives to the trouble of vetoing · him difficult to get along with, and Bill Michigan Gov. John Engler: At tbe conservative movement, as weU as loyal · ahead in the race for the nominati'on, but his some "moderate" like Gov. William Bennett, who Is compulsively af.tlculate· moment be must be ranked as a bot pos- to ~ole, But.Qheney underwent bypass and he hails rrom the old economic-con Weld of Massachusetts or Gov. Pete onjustabouteverytblng. slbillty. heart surgery in 1988 at the age of 47 wldllprucl servative crowd that dominated the GOP Wilson of California, let alone that pil- Oolin Powell is not