Clinton Fans Line Up Early for Clinton Speech at KU Fieldhouse
A KU crowd including Jimmie Manning and Sarah Coltergahn camped since 1 a.m. for prime seats to former President Bill Clinton at Allen Fieldhouse. Others, from St Paul to Topeka, joined with banners and tents hoping to secure benches or floor seats, praising Clinton’s intellect and rhetoric.
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Clinton fund raiser energizes Kansas Democrats
Omaha visitors join Kansas Democrats outside the Holidome for a $1,000-a-head Clinton fund raiser after Clinton’s Allen Fieldhouse speech. Party officials and candidates mingle with attendees, praising Clinton’s impact while noting the event aims to boost Democratic prospects in Kansas.
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Dole event brings heat and stories to fieldhouse
Former president Clinton spoke in the unair conditioned fieldhouse where temperatures ran 90 95 degrees. Attendees cooled with cardboard fans and open windows while volunteers treated three heat related cases. Students shared moments meeting the president and recounting the experience, among them EU senator Brian Thomas and KU senior Nathan Bachert.
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Clinton visit disrupts KU finals day at Allen Fieldhouse
Former President Clinton drew a large campus crowd as finals wrapped at Kansas University. Security crews from Manpower staffed entrances while five Secret Service agents guarded the stage area. Lawrence police and EU Public Safety managed traffic with about 10 extra officers. Three people sought treatment for heat illness. none were hospitalized. Some students altered plans to cope with parking and campus disruption.
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Dole and Clinton share lessons on bitterness in politics
Former president Dole and Bill Clinton spoke at KU about civility in politics amid a partisan era. Dole joked about losing votes in Kansas and the fieldhouse briefing, while Clinton urged consensus on globalization and the nation’s role. Both lament the current political divide and call for principled dialogue.
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