Biden and Bob Dole, fellow creatures of the Senate

Published December 9, 2021 12:00pm ET



When President Joe Biden attends former Sen. Bob Dole’s funeral on Friday, he’ll be paying respects to a man he served with in Congress for more than two decades.

Both men have been described frequently as more at home in the Senate chambers than just about anywhere else. As Dole found out on the campaign trail and Biden has learned while serving as president, what works in the legislative arena does not always translate to other forms of leadership.

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