Bob Dole Hospitalized For Low Blood Pressure: Report

BETHESDA, MD — Bob Dole was hospitalized and his wife, Elizabeth, said she was with him Friday in a tweet from the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.

The 94-year-old former Kansas senator and presidential candidate has been hospitalized since last week for low blood pressure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Fox News reported.

Dole said in a tweet he hopes to be "sipping a cosmo in a few days." (For more information on Dole's recovery and other Across Kansas stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. I hope to be home sipping a cosmo in a few days. https://t.co/V9ezzlPbE8
— Senator Bob Dole (@SenatorDole) September 22, 2017

Sorry to miss #InvictusGames2017. I’m with my husband, @SenatorDole, at the hospital. Please pray for his speedy recovery. - Elizabeth Dole
— Dole Foundation (@DoleFoundation) September 22, 2017

Dole represented Kansas in the U.S. House of Representatives for eight years and in the U.S. Senate for more than 27 years. He led Republicans in the Senate for more than a decade before resigning in 1996 to run for president, eventually losing to Democrat Bill Clinton.

Dole was seriously hurt in World War II and was in and out of hospitals for nearly three years. He never regained full use of his right arm and the experience influenced him to become an advocate for veterans and the disabled community.

Dole helped raise private contributions to build the World War II Memorial in Washington and co-chaired a bipartisan commission to investigate problems with health care for the military and veterans. He championed the Americans with Disabilities Act, which outlawed discrimination against disabled people in the workforce and greatly improved their ability to enjoy everyday life by expanding access to shops, restaurants, hotels and public transportation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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