A former vice president, a former Senate majority leader, and a former top military general will speak at Kansas University in the coming weeks.

“It’s really unprecedented for us to have three individuals who are three of the most powerful leaders in the world in basically a 30-day period, and we’re very excited,” said Bill Lacy, director of the Dole Institute of Politics.

The Dole Institute today will announce the following schedule of speakers:

¢ Former Vice President Walter Mondale will speak at 7:30 p.m. April 12 at the Dole Institute of Politics. It will be “An Evening with Walter Mondale,” an interview-style event. Mondale, a U.S. senator for 12 years, was vice president under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981 and was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 1984.

“He was considered by many to have been kind of the first powerful or really significant vice president,” Lacy said.

¢ Former Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr., R-Tenn., will accept the Dole Leadership Prize and participate in a moderated discussion April 22 at the Lied Center. Baker served three terms in the U.S. Senate from 1967 to 1985, including two sessions as majority leader, and was President Ronald Reagan’s chief of staff from 1987 to 1988.

He’s perhaps best known for asking the famous question, “What did the President know and when did he know it?” during the Watergate hearings. He’s also the husband of former Kansas Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker.

¢ Gen. Richard B. Myers will deliver the Dole Lecture on May 2 at the Dole Institute. Myers, a native of Kansas City, Mo., and a Kansas State University graduate, became the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff a month after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He served in the position until his retirement in September 2005.

All events are free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Tickets for the Mondale visit can be picked up starting Friday at the Dole Institute. Times and ticket information for the others will be announced in late March.