The former senators and presidential candidates say they 'have never had a serious argument' in more than 43 years of marriage.
as being “a little bashful” the first time he ever called. They talked for 40 minutes and she was so smitten that she forgot she had a date waiting for her in the other room.
The pair met in 1972 and quickly became the quintessential Washington power couple. Bob Dole, a U.S. senator from Kansas, was a rising star in the Republican party. The former Elizabeth Hanford had recently graduated from Harvard Law School and was earning a reputation as a fierce consumer advocate.“All of a sudden, the side door opens and in comes Bob Dole. And I look up and I think, ‘Gee, he's a good-looking guy,’” recalled Elizabeth, 82.
“Some of the women's organizations really chastised me at the time and said, ‘Why are you doing this? You're giving up your career,’” she said. “My response was, ‘Because this is my choice. This is what I choose to do.’"
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