Dole 's husband Bob Dole was the Republican nominee in the US presidential election of 1996 . Elizabeth Dole , who would have become First Lady had her husband won the election , or the Second Lady of the United States , had Gerald Ford won the 1976 election , received recognition for her speech at the 1996 Republican National Convention , during which she walked out into the audience while talking conversationally about her husband 's qualities
1996 Republican National Convention
1996 Republican National Convention
Elizabeth Dole