WEDNESDAY,JUNE4,2003
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 5
PEOPLE
Brokaw to give speech for institute dedication
NBC anchor to attend Dole ceremony in July with Giuliani, Carter
By Kevin Wiggs
kwiggs@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Another American icon has confirmed he will attend the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics dedication ceremony. NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw will join Bob and Elizabeth Dole, former Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani at the dedication ceremony and World War II commoration held July 20 through 22.
The ceremony will have 14 events during the three days, including an ongoing World War II veteran reunion; an air show above the institute; an evening of dancing with the Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Dr.; and a "Salute to the Heroes," a United Service Organization-style show and star-studded salute to the World War II generation. The ceremony will coincide with Dole's 80th birthday on July 22.
"It's going to be something," said Erik Nelson, associate director of the institute.
Brokaw
"Any one of these events is great, but altogether people won't be able to resist."
Brokaw will speak at the "Salute to the Heroes" and "Legacy of Leadership" dinner on July 21 and the formal dedication on July 22.
Brokaw has written
many books about World War II and the people who fought in it. His first book, The Greatest Generation, was published in 1998. He followed with The Greatest Generation Speaks in 1999, which included letters from people born in the 1920s.
His third book, An Album of Memories, is a collection of photos and memorabilia from famous moments during the war.
"It's fantastic on a number of levels," said Richard Norton Smith, director of the institute. "Senator Dole wants to honor Brokaw and incorporate a salute to him. It's very appropriate and overdue."
For more information on the institute and its dedication ceremony, visit www.doleinstitute.org/.
- Edited by Amy Kelly
ENDOWMENT
Public to inscribe bricks at Dole Institute entrance
By Kevin Wiggs
kwiggs@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Leave your mark on the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics with a personalized brick placed at the entrance. The cream-colored bricks are available from the institute for $250 and may contain a name or message.
Three lines of text are available with up to 14 characters per line. The institute has room for 2,000 bricks and about 250 have been sold.
"We've sold more than expected and it's accelerating," said Richard Norton Smith, director of the institute. "We're very pleased. We've received calls from all
Orders must be placed by today for the bricks to be assured of installation for the dedication ceremony, July 20 to 22. Bricks will continue to be sold until the entrance is full.
across the country."
The $250 is tax-deductible, and all proceeds will go toward the building's construction fund, which still needs about $250,000. Extra income will go to the Kansas University Endowment Association.
Smith said the plan was to sell several bricks the week of the ceremony.
For more information or to purchase a brick, call (785) 749-3911, or visit www.dole- institute.org/dedication/brick.html.
- Edited by Amy Kelly