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			Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford is born in Salisbury, N.C. July 29, 1936. Graduates from high school in Salisbury, NC. 1954 Graduates from Duke University, Durham, NC. 1958 Receives master�s degree from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. 1960 Receives law degree from Harvard University 1965. Employed in HEW, preparing conference on education for the deaf. 1966 Practices Law in Washington D.C. as a public defender. 1967 Works in the White House office on consumer affairs issues. 1968 Named to the Federal Trade Commission. 1973 Marries Senator Bob Dole. 1975 Bob Dole nominated for VP. President Ford and Dole loose to Carter and Mondale. 1976 Elizabeth Resigns from FTC to help Bob. Reagan wins the nomination and the election. 1980 Reagan appoints Elizabeth to the White House office of Public Liaison. 1981 Appointed to Secretary of Transportation. 1983 Bush appoints Elizabeth Secretary of Labor. 1989 Becomes President of the American Red Cross. 1991 Takes leave of absence to campaign with Bob. 1995 Elizabeth returns to the American Red Cross. 1996 Elizabeth resigns from the Red Cross to explore running for the presidency. 1999 Elizabeth accepts the Republican Party nomination for the 2000 election and wins the election by a margin of two to one. 1999