Dole's war record: the first casualty of politics is truth.(presidential candidate Bob Dole)(includes related article on Dole's reluctant entry into the military)(Cover Story)

From: The Nation | Date: August 12, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

A comparison of the two major presidential candidates in the 1996 election often results in a discussion of Bob Dole's heroic war record and Bill Clinton's lack of one, but the fact is that the heroism of Dole's record has been greatly exaggerated. Details of Dole's military service are discussed.

Bob Dole's war record and Bill Clinton's lack of one has become a major theme in Dole's drive for the presidency. According to Katharine Seelye in The New York Times, the G.O.P. strategy is to portray Clinton as "the baby boomer in the White House, who was not born until 1946, a year after ...

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