Elizabeth Dole to tell American tale in IU Auditorium

Former presidential candidate and once president of the American Red Cross Elizabeth Dole will speak 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 at the IU Auditorium.\nThe lecture, sponsored by Union Board and the IU Foundation is entitled, "An America We Can Be."\nTickets are free with a valid student ID starting at 10 a.m. Nov. 5 at the IU Auditorium box office and Indiana Memorial Union Activities Desk. One student can obtain up to four tickets with four student IDs.\nRemaining tickets will be distributed to the general public 10 a.m. Nov. 9 with a two-ticket limit. \nDole has had a celebrated political career. In 1998, she pursued the Republican presidential nomination, leaving her eight-year role as president of the American Red Cross. Her experience includes posts as Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Labor. She has also served as deputy assistant for consumer affairs under President Richard Nixon; as a member of the Federal Trade Commission; and as assistant to President Ronald Reagan for Public Liaison. \nCurrently, Dole has announced her intentions to run for Sen. Jesse Helms' North Carolina senate seat. Her husband Bob Dole was the Republican presidential nominee in 1996 and the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate\nA 1998 Gallup Poll placed her among the world's three most admired women, and the January 1998 issue of Good Housekeeping ranked her as one of the 10 "Most Admired Women" in America -- her third appearance on the magazine's list. \nShe has been awarded 39 honorary doctorates, and has received honors from the National Commission Against Drunk Driving, Women Executives in State Government, Safety and Health Hall of Fame International, the Christian Woman of the Year Association and the League of Women Voters. She has represented the nation on humanitarian missions to countries such as Kuwait and Somalia.\nDole graduated from Duke University in 1958. She holds a law degree from Harvard Law School and a master's degree in education and government from Harvard University.