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Oral Histories: Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell

George Mitchell

George Mitchell


Saturday, December 22, 2012

Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell participated in an oral history project in 2007 directed by the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. Mitchell, a Democrat and former Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995, discusses his political and personal relationships with his Republican colleague, Bob Dole. He also talks about Social Security, the 1990 budget negotiations, the Senate vote on the first Gulf War, and a memorable trip he and Bob Dole took to Saudi Arabia.

Updated: Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 1:51pm (ET)

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