Bob Dole to lie in state at US Capitol on Thursday

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FILE - Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., attends the unveiling of his representation astatine the U.S. Capitol, successful Washington, July 25, 2006. Bob Dole, who overcame disabling warfare wounds to go a sharp-tongued Senate person from Kansas, a Republican statesmanlike campaigner and past a awesome and celebrant of his dwindling procreation of World War II veterans, has died. He was 98. His wife, Elizabeth Dole, posted the announcement Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, connected Twitter. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

By: The Associated Press & Scripps National

Posted at 8:20 AM, Dec 09, 2021

and past updated 2021-12-09 09:42:21-05

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers connected Thursday volition grant erstwhile Senate bulk person and statesmanlike campaigner Bob Dole erstwhile his casket lies successful authorities astatine the U.S. Capitol.

President Joe Biden and others volition stitchery Thursday to wage tribute to the antheral Biden called an “American giant.”

The work is 1 of respective implicit 2 days successful Washington for the erstwhile Republican legislator from Kansas.

Dole served arsenic an elected lawmaker successful some the House and Senate for decades. He ran for president respective times passim his vocation and was elected arsenic the Republican nominee up of the 1996 election, which helium aboriginal mislaid to Bill Clinton.

Dole, a World War II veteran, is known arsenic 1 who served the state successful warfare and successful authorities with pragmatism, self-deprecating wit and a bygone era’s consciousness of communal civility.

He died Sunday astatine the property of 98 aft helium announced successful February that helium had been diagnosed with signifier 4 lung cancer.