WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas native and former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole has saluted President George H.W. Bush at the casket of the late president.
.@SenatorDole pays respects as President George H.W. Bush Lies in State https://t.co/FQ1dJwqquv #Bush41 pic.twitter.com/hdaTISMN4v
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Like Bush, Dole is a World War II veteran. He arrived in the Capitol rotunda in a wheelchair pushed by an aide. At the casket’s side, the aide lifted Dole, 95, into a standing position. Once steadied, Dole saluted.
Bush achieved the office that Dole sought in 1996 as the Republican presidential nominee.
Bush died on Friday at age 94. An invitation-only funeral service is set for Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral.
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