I was going to say, wow, that man must have been 100 years old! And he was, pretty much. We used to follow him everywhere he went when I worked for Common Cause. Had people on standby, as soon as we knew he was going or coming we had multiple someones at the airport or on the plane with him. It was important to get that photo op and give him the hard questions (that got fuzzy, feel good answers) if the 3 big TV channels were covering it.
People probably think most of these events are spontaneous because the reporters and camerapeople film things that way, but they're very scripted. I know nothing about Mr Dole actually, other than that his policies were not ours. Condolences to the family, he certainly led an interesting life.