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Send us Fan MailIn this epsode, we brace for the announcemnet along with the resat of the Republoican field for President. Colin Powell has his press conference to announce his decision about seeking the Presidency. That decision was NO, he would not. Instantly, the field was relived and set for the coming Presidential Primaries. We let you hear the collective sigh of relief from every candidate running. Then we listen to recollections about and the memorializing of Colin Powell, who died just before we began our series in 2020. Due to that we never did a show looking back on the life of the General, so we end this episode honoring his extraordinary life and overall contribution to the nation.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode,  we examine the shadow that had loomed, all of 1995, over the Republican 1996 Presidential Campaign. The potential that the charismatic and popular Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell , was about to announce he was going to run for President. He was a towering figure in the minds of the American People having just run and won the Gulf War convincingly. He embarked on a book tour for his book "My American Journey" and it was a major national best seller. He seemed poised to take the Presidential Primary field by storm. However, what was also true was that Powell never seemed to really want the job nor the political life that came with it. In this episode that is captured as well , plus we get a real sense of all the things coming together at once for Senator Bob Dole as he tries to combat those already on the trail, run the U.S. Senate, fight back against the agenda of President Bill Clinton, and deal with the looming presence of the retired General that would have provided yet one more mountain for him to climb on the way to the nomination in 1996.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailEpisode 483: BOB DOLE 1995 – Clinton's Comeback (Part 24)The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin – November 4, 1995On November 4, 1995, one of the most shocking political assassinations of the modern era took place in Tel Aviv.Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin had just addressed thousands of Israelis gathered at a peace rally supporting the Oslo peace process. Within minutes, he would be shot three times by Yigal Amir, a Jewish Israeli extremist who opposed Rabin's negotiations with the Palestinians. Rabin was rushed to the hospital, but his wounds proved fatal.In this episode of BOB DOLE 1995 – Clinton's Comeback, we step away from the American political campaign for a moment to examine the extraordinary events unfolding in the Middle East during the autumn of 1995.Just two years earlier, Rabin had stood alongside President Bill Clinton and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat on the White House lawn as the Oslo Accords were signed. For a brief moment, there was hope that decades of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians might finally give way to a lasting peace.But by 1995, that hope was under enormous strain. Israel was deeply divided over the peace process. Palestinian terrorism was threatening the negotiations, while Jewish extremists inside Israel increasingly portrayed Rabin as betraying his country. Across the Arab world, governments and political movements were reacting to the changing relationship between Israel and the Palestinians.Then came November 4.We examine Rabin's extraordinary life—from soldier and military commander to Israeli prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize recipient—and the political circumstances that led to his assassination. We also look at the reaction in Israel, the United States, and around the world, including President Clinton's deeply personal response to the death of a man with whom he had worked closely in pursuit of peace.And while the assassination occurred thousands of miles from Washington, it was very much part of the world Bill Clinton was navigating as he prepared for the 1996 presidential election. With Bob Dole emerging as the Republican nominee-in-waiting and Clinton fighting his way back politically after the Republican Revolution of 1994, the events of November 1995 were shaping a rapidly changing world.The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin would change Israel, alter the course of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and become one of the defining moments of the 1990s.This is the story of Yitzhak Rabin, the political battle surrounding the Oslo peace process, and the tragic night that changed the Middle East. Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailPresident Clinton wrote one of the most misleading opinion pieces in 1995 on the Republican plan on College Loan program. He then sent it out to college campuses all over the country including The Lander University Student Newspaper The Forum. This was my rebuttal.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailIn this brief episode we let you listen in on the CNN broadcast special from Inside Politics with Bernard Shaw, Judy Woodruff and Political Director William Schneider, as they analyze that first forum from New Hampshire, as it introduced all of the Republican Presidential Candidates to the public. This will give you a feel for what was actually a strong field of candidates that ran in 1996.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailThis episodes lets you hear from all the Republican candidates who were aiming to beat Bob Dole in the Republican Primaries just months away. It is an all star cast and you will hear from them all in this forum where each one just gets to introduce themselves and answer a few questions. Senator Bob Dole of KansasRepresentative Bob Dornan of CaliforniaSteven Forbes Publisher of Forbes MagazineSenator Phil Gramm of TexasAmbassador Alan Keys of MarylandSenator Richard Lugar of IndianaSenator Arlen Spector, of PennsylvaniaMorry Taylor - President and CEO of Titan WheelsI got home late the night of this forum and started recording after it started so the following candidates spoke but I missed their presentations:Governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Pat Buchanan Political Commentator and former aid to Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. They are covered in the special edition that will run today that was the CNN News coverage at the time the forum was held.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailOne of my columns from my days in College. This particular column points out something that was just beginning to really show at the the time. It was that moderates in both arties were leaving the Congress. Today that is wing that is barely if not nonexistent in both parties.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailHere is the political column that started it all for our host Randal Wallace. It was his guest column to the Lander Forum Student Newspaper in defense of Bob Packwood in the edition that came out just after his resignation. This column got him added to the student newspaper regular staff and began his rather brief journalism career. It was a lot of fun and one of the happiest times he had during his college days in Greenwood. Randal Wallace will read the segment about it from his book "Always Vote Your Conscience" , the column from the student paper, the response from one of his college professors  Dr. Aaron Tannenbaum, and he will discuss the new feature for our show of bringing back from those days the columns covering this period of events in Politically Speaking - Historical Columns, and we will introduce our new contemporary column and new Substack publication The Randal Wallace Journal that is now available on the Randal Wallace Substack page. Its something new and something old for all our listeners and readers too. We hope you will enjoy the new feature to our show and our columns from our year at The Lander Forum Student Newspaper in Greenwood S.C.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailIn part two of the best oral history I have ever heard on any subject Bob Packwood continues to give listeners a tour through how the United Senate works and the issues Senators face from raising money to dealing with national issues and his assessments of the people he worked with from fellow Senators and House members to campaign aids, Labor and business leaders, to the Presidents of both parties he served with throughout his nearly three decades in the United States Senate. This is well worth the listen for anyone who wants to learn how their government really works behind the scenes.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailThis is the first of our shows allowing you to hear the oral history for the Dole Institute in Kansas. In the following two episodes you will hear Bob Packwood discuss his working relationship with Bob Dole. In the process, he will tell great stories from his long career in the Senate, the fights from Vietnam to the budget battles of the Clinton Years. He will asses the various Senate Leaders of both parties he served with from Mike Mansfield to Hugh Scott, to Howard Baker, and he will even discuss some of the quirks of both Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell both of whom he served with before they became Senate Leaders. You will get a real feel for how the United States Senate works, and how it interacted with the House of Representative, and The Presidency and the men who served in that office from Richard Nixon to Bill Clinton. This is the best oral history of any I have listened to in all the years I have been listening to them to put these shows together. These two episodes are well worth the listen for anyone interested about learning how their Government actually works.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailThis is the most recent of our bonus speeches given by Senator Packwood in our series looking back at his career and fall from power. It is another tour of the Federal Budget and assessments of the leaders the country had near the end of the Barak Obama Presidency. It is an amazing speech and again shows off his sharp and penetrating mind.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailThis is our second bonus speech given by now former Senator Bob Packwood to the Portland City Club. The Portland City Club has been an Oregon institution for political speeches and debates and it famously hosted his debate with then Senator Wayne Morse who he defeated in one of the bigger upsets of the 1968 election cycle. He had not been back since his fall from grace as a United States Senator, he will jokingly address that at the start and then give a great speech explaining the budget and what the congress is facing followed by taking questions. It is a fascinating address and Q and A that truly shows off what a brilliant man Bob Packwood actually was...  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailThis is our 1000th episode , counting all three podcasts we produce. In this episode we look back at a speech given at Iowa State University in 1972, during Senator Bob Packwood's first term where he talks about the landscape of the 1972 Presidential Election and the issues facing Congress and President Nixon. It's a great speech capturing Senator Packwood early in his time as a United States Senator. FYI: This speech was actually captured on audio tape and it has a place where the tape messes up in the recording used on YOUTUBE , keep listening it will correct itself.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we tune in as the entire world pays tribute and grieves together at the loss of this American Original, Dolly Parton. Country Music singers, the American Media, the common fans and political figures of both parties grieve in a way we don't see very often in this very divided political atmosphere and world. It is a testament to just how beloved Dolly Parton had become to us all. This is the final episode in our three part look back at Dolly Parton, Our American Treasure.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we listen as Dolly Parton talks about her life with Asphalt Contractor  Carl Dean. A man so private that even though he was married to one of the single most recognizable figures on Earth, almost no one had ever seen a picture of him. It was , from all accounts, a very happy and successful 60 year marriage. Then we learn about her many business and philanthropic activities that included Dollywood, her Smoky Mountain Theme Park and her Imagination Library that has to date given out 332 million books to gets through out the world. Here we listen to what can be described as one of the great American lives. In part two of Dolly Parton, Our National Treasure.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailThis is the first of our three part tribute set of episodes looking back at America's National Treasure, the one and only, Dolly Parton. In this we step back at some of her funniest moments, a lot of which popped back up on our newsfeeds over these past few days. As we look back fondly at this iconic figure whose death has hit so many Americans like  the death of a member of our family. That's been the case because in so many ways, for nearly seven decades she has been. Enjoy part one of Dolly Parton, Our National Treasure.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we give Senator Bob Packwood the final word on his quick and tragic fall. Amazingly, he agreed to sit down interviews with CBS News, Dan Rather, ABC News Barbara Walters, and an extended interview with CBS News “Face the Nation” with Bob Schieffer. All over a three day period after he was forced to resign from the Senate. He is very open about his struggles and how he feels about the events of those past few days. At the time he appeared to be facing criminal prosecution. That never happened and it spoke volumes about all the non-sexual misconduct accusations piled on him as the scandal unraveled his career. This will end the scandal but we will now hear from Bob Packwood in a series of episodes covering a couple of his  speeches and a fascinating oral history on Bob Dole.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailIn the aftermath of the resignation we take you to the cable news and network newscasts that covered the dramatic fall of the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. We hear from journalist, Senators, and Senate Staffers alike as they pile on after the fall but we also hear from the public and amazingly there is the feeling of scapegoating in the air and it seems Senator Bob Packwood isn't alone in the feeling that everything that happened may not have been fair. That was a surprising find as I dug through so much of the long ago materials that I had in our collections. We let you hear it all for yourself as Washington comes to grips with the end of the scandal that had so captivated the capitol for the past 33 months.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we take you tot he Senate floor when Senator Bob Packwood announces, finally, that he will resign from the Senate. Then we will hear the speeches given on that day from his collegues all of whom had held him in high regard before the scandal that took him down roared over Washington. We will hear from Mark Hatfield, his fellow Senator from Oregon, then Majority Leader Bob Dole, and Senator's John McCain, Alan Simpson, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, John Chafee, Diane Feinstein (who gave a brief but extraordinary speech) , and Arlen Spector. It was a day of high drama in the United States Senate.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailWith his back against the wall Senator Bob Packwood vowed to fight on. Here is the coverage of that 24 hours when all of Washington held its collective breath while Bob Packwood tried to find a way to defend himself from the overwhelming vote for expulsion, 6-0 by the Senate Ethics committee. the committee kept up the pressure by information dumping 40lbs of material from their investigation. Packwood would reach out to friends and powerful allies, like Bob Dole, and what he found was no place to go. After weighing it all he finally comes to a decision and we take you there in those moments just before he takes to the Senate floor to announce his decision.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailOur first column of our new publication on Substack.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

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Send us Fan MailAn introduction to a new feature for our podcast  and publication on Substack. Please come over to Substack and The Randal Wallace Journal and join our email list for future updates on the journal, the podcasts and the coming books over the next year and beyond.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailNo one saw it coming. There had been no public hearings, the story had died down, the Ethics Committee had been predicted to censure Senator Packwood, and most likely strip him of his Chairmanship of the powerful Senate Budget Committee. Then it announced that in a 6 - 0 vote, it would recommend expulsion to the full Senate. As the old saying goes, that is when it hit the fan. Here we will tune in to the dueling press conferences as Senator Bob Packwood went on the offensive to defend himself and try to salvage his 27 year career. Just after his press conference ended the Ethics Committee Chairman, Mitch McConnell R- Kentucky and Richard Bryan, the ranking member, D-Nevada, stepped in front of the cameras with thousands of pages of materials and made their case. Bob Packwood was cornered, but he was not without friends and as you will hear, many of them, including members of the press would come to his defense, and often it wasn't even subtle. It would be some of the most interesting and riveting hours that I ever can remember in politics. Over the next few episodes we will take you through it all as Senator Bob Packwood, one of the most popular and powerful members of the United States Senate saw his career finally unravel in front of the world.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailIn this special short episode, we are introducing our new publication on Substack and new short feature for the show. The Randal Wallace Journal is a new publication on Substack and we invite you over to sign up and get on our email list.  Here is the Link https://substack.com/@randalwThe Randal Wallace Journal will be bringing you several different columns including the return of Politically Speaking with Randal Wallace, which was our political column from 1995 and 1996 at the Lander College Forum Student Newspaper. On this show, we will be sharing with you our history collection where we commented on the very events the final two Bob Dole seasons will be covering and we will also be writing some new columns on today's issues. Here is the various columns you will have access to on The Randal Wallace Journal on Substack. 1. Politically Speaking with Randal Wallace  (Contemporary and the History Collections) 2. Leadership Lessons3. Presidential Notebook4. Behind the Story5. From the Archives6. Myrtle Beach and South Carolina  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailIn this epsode we will listen tot he one full length interview Bob Packwood gave reporter Barbara Walters about midway through the ordeal that would consume thirty-three months in total before it toppled his career. It is an in-depth interview an examination of the scandal and it does leave you with lingering questions about the entire ordeal that I think still echo through time all of these years later. The accusations were, in all but one case, decades old. the accusations about his diaries and him looking for jobs for his now ex-wife, all seems to be a little bit without merit. Was Bob Packwood about to pay the ultimate price to atone for the sins of the senate and powerful men for decades. Was the process fair?  Or was the case just that overwhelming. My own opinion is it was a little of both, but we will let you decide as you hear it all unfold over the next several episodes.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

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Send us Fan MailThis is a new feature that will actually be introduced later in the season when it fits more perfectly in our timeline with the Bob Packwood Special Series. But these two stories were discovered when we were doing the research to reintroduce the history of our old column at The Lander Forum Student Newspaper. In honor of Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away on July 11, 2026, we thought we would go ahead and share these two articles with you. We hope you like the new feature of our podcast. In future episodes, we will be sharing our old columns from 1995 and 1996 from the Lander Forum Student Newspaper. These are articles and columns that we wrote as we were living through the timeline this season and the next season of our podcast are dealing with. We thought we would share them during the run of these two seasons. Also, we are reintroducing the column as part of our new publication on Substack, The Randal Wallace Journal. We invite you to go over to Substack and subscribe, it will get you on our email list and allow us to get in contact with you. We plan to share our current columns on here as part of the Politically Speaking segments as well, with both a history column and a separate current events column too. We will have more on this new segment later in the season when our first historical column would have entered the story in the Bob Packwood Special Series currently running. We decided to share these two stories now, after the death of Lindsey Graham, who emerged on the national stage, representing the South Carolina Third District, where Lander University is located, during this same time period. Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

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Send us Fan MailIn this preview we look back at arguably the biggest game changer of 1995 for Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole. It was the loss of his chief Lieutenant in the United States Senate, Bob Packwood. Dole and Packwood were friends, and both men were experts on the Federal budget. Packwood's loss cannot be overstated. In this special series we will examine the scandal that brought him down, the agonizing three years it unfolded and the shocking 24 hours in which one of the most brilliant and powerful leaders in modern Senate history saw his two decade career collapse. Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

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Send us Fan MailLINDSEY GRAHAM: OUR SENATOR – A Tribute, Part 5: A South Carolina OriginalOur five-part documentary tribute concludes with a look back at the remarkable public life and enduring legacy of Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the most consequential political figures in modern South Carolina history.In this final installment, we revisit Graham's role as a leading voice in Washington, D.C., hearing once again from the senator himself through interviews that reveal his convictions, humor, and approach to public service. We also return to one of the defining moments of his career—his passionate defense during the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings—and to his final major appearance before the people of South Carolina as we listen to his victory speech following his Republican primary victory just weeks before his passing.The episode also includes the heartfelt letter from South Carolina's new United States Senator, Darlene Graham Nardone, addressed to the people of the Palmetto State as she begins her temporary service in the Senate.Closer to home, host Randal Wallace appears before both the Myrtle Beach City Council and Horry County Council to propose that the terminal at Myrtle Beach International Airport be named in honor of Senator Lindsey Graham. If you are a South Carolina listener and believe this tribute is fitting, we invite you to respectfully share your thoughts with your local elected officials and encourage them to consider this lasting recognition of Graham's decades of service.We conclude with one final bipartisan tribute as Senator Chris Coons of Delaware reflects on his friend and colleague, followed by the United States Senate's formal adjournment in Lindsey Graham's memory. The series closes with the moving Republican Senate Caucus memorial presentation, "Lindsey Graham: An American Original," celebrating the life, service, and legacy of a senator whose influence reached far beyond the borders of South Carolina.Thank you for joining us for this special five-part documentary series. We hope these episodes preserve not only the history of an extraordinary week, but also the story of a man whose career left an indelible mark on South Carolina, the United States Senate, and the nation he served. Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailLINDSEY GRAHAM: OUR SENATOR – A Tribute, Part 4: Senate and House TributesThe tributes to Senator Lindsey Graham continued as members of both the United States Senate and the South Carolina congressional delegation reflected on the life and service of a man who shaped South Carolina politics for more than three decades.In Part Four of our five-part documentary tribute, we present additional Senate memorial speeches along with heartfelt remarks from South Carolina Representatives Ralph Norman, Russell Fry, and Joe Wilson. Their tributes recall Graham's dedication to public service, his leadership on national defense and foreign policy, his devotion to South Carolina, and the friendships he forged throughout his career.These remarks also capture a pivotal moment in South Carolina history as the state's leaders honored Graham's extraordinary legacy while looking ahead to the future of the Senate seat he held for so many years.Through these speeches, we preserve the voices of those who served alongside Lindsey Graham and ensure that their reflections become part of the historical record.This is Part Four of our five-part documentary tribute honoring the life, leadership, and legacy of Senator Lindsey Graham. Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailTo celebrate Bob Dole's 103rd birthday we have assembled all the previews for our special series on his life and career. The Bob Dole Preview Collection featuring the bonus preview on the special series The Fall of Bob Packwood too. Previews include: 1993 - 1995 The Last Man Standing, The Life that Brought Him There, 1995 Clinton's Comeback, The Fall of Bob Packwood1996 The Campaign of a LifetimeQuestions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailLINDSEY GRAHAM: OUR SENATOR – A Tribute, Part 3: The Senate's TributesAs the United States Senate gathered to honor one of its longest-serving and most respected members, colleagues from both political parties rose to remember the life and legacy of Senator Lindsey Graham.In Part Three of our five-part tribute, we present the moving Senate memorial tributes delivered by the men and women who served alongside Graham throughout his three decades in Congress. Their remarks recall his unwavering commitment to South Carolina, his leadership on national security and the judiciary, his wit and humor, his fierce loyalty to friends, and his willingness to work across party lines when he believed it was in the nation's best interest.These speeches offer a deeply personal portrait of Lindsey Graham—not simply as a senator, but as a mentor, confidant, and friend whose influence reached far beyond the Senate chamber.This episode preserves for history the voices of those who knew him best, creating a lasting record of the respect and affection Senator Lindsey Graham earned from colleagues on both sides of the aisle.This is Part Three of our five-part documentary tribute honoring the life, leadership, and legacy of Senator Lindsey Graham. Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailLINDSEY GRAHAM: OUR SENATOR – A Tribute, Part 2: Shocked and SaddenedThe shock of Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden passing continued to reverberate across South Carolina and the nation as friends, colleagues, political allies, and even longtime opponents reflected on the life of one of America's most influential senators.Part Two begins with Darlene Graham Nardone taking the oath of office as South Carolina's temporary United States Senator before following the continuing news coverage and public reaction to Graham's death. Through interviews, press conferences, and conversations from those historic days, we hear memories of the man behind the public figure while revisiting many of the defining moments of his long career in public service.This episode captures a state—and a nation—coming to terms with an unexpected loss. It is a portrait of grief, gratitude, and remembrance as South Carolinians begin to reflect on Lindsey Graham's decades of service and the lasting impact he made on their state and the country.This is Part Two of our five-part documentary tribute honoring the life, leadership, and legacy of Senator Lindsey Graham. Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailThis is a housekeeping episode  produced to update everyone on the significant changes to our Network wide changes to the schedule for July and part of August due to the death of Senator Lindsey Graham. They include: The episode looking at NixonMaxxing and Vice President J.D. Vance, will not air in July and we will air it in August on the Richard Nixon Experience.This week we will be airing, starting today, a 5-part special series looking back at the historic week in South Carolina we just lived through, and honoring the memory of Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolinian of the 21st century so far. The episodes will run starting today, Sunday July 19, through Thursday July 23, 2026. This will move our current season eighteen series  "Bob Dole 1995 Clinton's Comeback," to airing episodes next week, While the special inner-season series on Bob Packwood will air one episode now in July and then run in August. We will also run an episode covering the State Funeral of Lindsey Graham but it will air in early August due to time constraints. This episode will go through all of those scheduling changes in detail. Thanks for listening, Randal WallaceHost of the Wallace Podcast Network. Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailLINDSEY GRAHAM: OUR SENATOR – A Week of History, A Tribute (Part 1)In one of the most extraordinary weeks in modern South Carolina political history, we look back at the remarkable events that unfolded from Senator Lindsey Graham's final overseas trip to Ukraine through the days that followed his unexpected passing.This first installment traces the timeline of a week that stunned the nation, beginning with Senator Graham's final public appearances abroad and concluding with Governor Henry McMaster's announcement appointing Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve as South Carolina's temporary United States Senator. Throughout the episode, we hear from political leaders, friends, colleagues, and longtime associates who knew Lindsey Graham personally, offering their reflections on his life, his service, and the legacy he leaves behind.Drawing from press conferences, interviews, and public statements recorded during those historic days, this documentary preserves the voices of those who worked beside him and provides a chronological account of one of the most significant transitions in South Carolina's political history.This is Part One of our special tribute to Senator Lindsey Graham—a week of history, remembered. Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

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Send us Fan MailSenator Lindsey Graham has died at age 71. He has been a good friend to me for my entire political career . I cannot say enough good things about him as a human being and as a United States Senator. Here is our look at his career. This is a giant loss for the nation,  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

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Send us Fan MailIn this special episode, we will listen to the audio of a special short film. It is the campaign introductory video for Bob Dole in 1996. Of all the campaign videos I have saved and seen in over 40 plus years around politics, this is my favorite. That is probably because Bob Dole is my favorite. When I contacted the campaign in 1995, they had me come up to Columbia S.C. and get boxes of the videotapes to give out in Greenwood S.C. where I lived and went to college at Lander University. I kept a box and wrapped them up for Christmas gifts in December. I know, what a present right? I was as fanatical a Dole man as you ever wanted to meet, and 1995 and 1996 are still the best years of my life in politics. I had so much fun, and this video was the start. So, enjoy as we look back at the campaign of 1996, the campaign of a lifetime.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailIn our second ever special event we take you back , as though you were watching live coverage, of the day Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole R- Kansas announced his candidacy for President of the United States of America. It was an extraordinary moment in the history of the country because it was not just the announcement of candidate for President, it was the announcement of the start of the final campaign for a generation of Americans who had built the American Century. Underneath all the pomp and circumstance, underneath all the anticipation for yet another Dole run for President, underneath all the hype for another Presidential year on the horizon, was that under current, that everyone seemed to realize, that what we were actually watching was the beginning of the last campaign for the Greatest of Generations. It was mentioned throughout the day repeatedly,  and everyone realized it was time listen, to soak in history, as it was passing before our ears and eyes. It was a big moment, and in this episode we will take you back in time, and relive the day as if we were there covering it all live in 1995.  Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailThis is a housekeeping show to explain why we decided to add a season to our Bob Dole series. this additional season also includes a miniseries on the fall of Senator Bob Packwood, one of Bob Dole's chief lieutenants in the Senate. We hope you enjoy our coming season and our continued look back at giant political figure and the last of the Greatest Generation to run for President, Bob Dole. Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailSeason Eighteen of our continuing series on the life and career of Bob Dole takes us into one of the most dramatic and consequential years in modern American politics: 1995.At the beginning of the year, Republicans appeared to be at the height of their power. Fresh off the Republican Revolution of 1994, Bob Dole stood as the overwhelming favorite for the Republican presidential nomination, and many believed the White House was within reach.By the end of the year, however, the political landscape had changed dramatically.In this special season preview, we look ahead to the major stories that will define our upcoming episodes, including:• Bob Dole's long-awaited announcement for President of the United States • The tragic Oklahoma City bombing and its political aftermath • The stunning fall of Bob Packwood and its impact on the Senate • The crowded Republican presidential field challenging Dole's path to the nomination • Colin Powell and his brief flirtation with a presidential campaign that captivated the nation • The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the shockwaves it sent through the world and the Middle East peace process • The growing crisis in Bosnia and the difficult decisions facing American leaders • The two federal government shutdowns that would redefine the relationship between Congress and the White HouseAt the center of it all stands Bob Dole — Senate Majority Leader, Republican standard-bearer, and a man attempting to navigate a rapidly changing political environment while pursuing the presidency he had sought for decades.Meanwhile, President Bill Clinton begins one of the most remarkable political recoveries in modern history. Written off by many after the 1994 elections, Clinton would spend 1995 rebuilding his presidency and setting the stage for a comeback that few saw coming.This season is a story of ambition, tragedy, triumph, political warfare, and unexpected turns.A year that changed Washington.A year that reshaped two presidencies.And a year that would determine the course of the 1996 election.Welcome to Season Eighteen.Bob Dole: 1995 — Clinton's Comeback.Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailA discussion about the things coming up across the Wallace Podcast Network and an update on all three of the books we have coming out soon. Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

Send us Fan MailEpisode 458 — Bob Dole: The Life That Brought Him There (Part 39)A Bonus Show: A Couple of Stories by Bob DoleAs our journey through the life and career of Bob Dole continues, we take a brief detour from the main narrative to share a collection of fascinating stories that simply deserved to be heard.Over the course of researching this series, we encountered a number of memorable moments from Dole's oral history interviews that, while not essential to the chronological story, offered unique insights into his experiences, personality, and remarkable career. Rather than leave them on the cutting room floor, we've gathered them together for this special bonus episode.We begin with reflections on Dole's life and legacy from Karl Rove, recorded during FOX News coverage of Dole's funeral, providing context for how his colleagues and admirers remembered him after his passing.From there, Dole takes center stage, telling stories in his own words, including:• His meeting with Saddam Hussein and the impressions he took away from the encounter • His experiences meeting Daniel Ortega during a turbulent period in Central American politics • A fascinating story involving Slobodan Milošević during the conflicts that reshaped the Balkans • His work with Daniel Patrick Moynihan in the effort to preserve and strengthen Social SecurityThese stories highlight a side of Bob Dole that often gets overlooked — the diplomat, the negotiator, the observer of world events, and the Senate dealmaker who built relationships across party lines and around the globe.Some are humorous.Some are revealing.And all of them provide a deeper appreciation for a man whose public career spanned some of the most consequential decades of the twentieth century.Not every story fits neatly into history's timeline.But sometimes the stories left over are among the most interesting of all. Questions or comments at  , Randalrgw1@aol.com ,  https://twitter.com/randal_wallace   , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!