Bob Dole 1996 presidential campaign

Bob Dole for President 1996
Campaign	1996 Republican primaries 1996 U.S. presidential election
Candidate	Bob Dole Senator from Kansas (1969–1996) Senate Majority Leader (1985–1987, 1995–1996) Jack Kemp 9th U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1989–1993)
Affiliation	Republican Party
Status	Announced: April 10, 1995 Presumptive nominee: March 19, 1996 Official nominee: August 15, 1996[1] Lost election: November 5, 1996
Key people	Scott Reed (campaign manager)[2]
Website
http://www.dolekemp96.org/

The 1996 presidential campaign of Bob Dole began when Republican Senator and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole formally announced his candidacy for Republican Party nomination in 1995. After beating other candidates in the primaries, he became the Republican nominee, with his opponent being Democratic incumbent President Bill Clinton in the 1996 presidential election. Dole conceded defeat in the race in a telephone call to Clinton on November 5, 1996.