Prominent political leaders coming to Dole
Walter Mondale
Howard Baker Jr.
"An Evening with Walter Mondale" will be at 7:30 p.m. April 12 at the Dole Institute. Mondale was vice president under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981, was the Democratic Party's nominee for president in 1984, served in the U.S. Senate for 12 years and was appointed by President Clinton to be U.S. ambassador to Japan in 1993. He is currently senior counsel with the law firm of Dorsey and Whitney LLP, headquartered in Minneapolis.
On April 22, Baker will receive the Dole Leadership Prize and participate in a moderated discussion at the Lied Center. Baker served three terms in the U.S. Senate from 1967 to 1985, where he served two sessions as Majority Leader (1981-85) and two sessions as Minority Leader (1977-1981). He was President Reagan's chief of staff from 1987 to 1988 and was U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2001 to 2005. He is currently senior counsel with the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, PC, and is married to former Kansas Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker.
On May 2, Myers will present the Dole Lecture at the Dole Institute. Myers became the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2001. He previously was vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commander in chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Space Command and commander of the Pacific Air Forces. He is a native of Kansas City, Mo., and a graduate of Kansas State University.
He entered the Air Force in 1965 through the Reserve Officers Training Corps program.
Tickets for "An Evening with Walter Mondale" are available at the Dole Institute. Ticket information and times for the Dole Leadership Prize program and Dole Lecture will be announced in late March.
"This is a unique situation for us," said Bill Lacy, director of the institute. "Due to a wonderful set of circumstances, this is the first time we have hosted three such high-level American leaders in separate programs within such a short period of time."
Each of the programs is free and open to the public, but tickets will be required.
All programs will be simulcast to KU's Edwards Campus in Overland Park. For more information, contact the Dole Institute at 864-4900 or visit www.doleinsitute.org.
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