Robert J. Dole Speeches Collection, 1958-1996 | Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections

By Erik Radowski, Sarah Gard

Collection Overview

Title: Robert J. Dole Speeches Collection, 1958-1996

ID: 01/019

Extent: 41.7 Linear Feet

Arrangement: The collection is arranged chronologically into thirty-six series based on Senator Dole’s years of service as the Russell County Attorney, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas’s 6th district and then Kansas’s 1st district, and United States Senator from Kansas. Objects have been removed and housed separately from text materials for preservation purposes; although removal forms still link the materials intellectually to the corresponding series.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Robert J. Dole Speeches Collection, which spans the years 1958-1996, consists of speeches, remarks, talking points, briefing materials, correspondence, photographs, invitations, newspapers and clippings, itineraries, research, and travel files from Senator Bob Dole’s career in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

All speeches listed here are available for direct download. Click "Detailed Description" to view the full inventory or search the full text of all scanned speeches here:

The majority of the collection relates to Senator Dole’s many speaking engagements over the course of his career and reveals his desire to engage with all Americans. Senator Dole’s emergence as a national political figure is documented through his speeches as a U.S. Congressman at local Kansas high school commencements to appearances on Meet the Press as a respected Senator and presidential-hopeful. This collection includes materials from speaking at conventions for national organizations and many local Republican meetings, which exemplify Senator Dole’s drive to increase awareness of the Republican platform and raise support for fellow Republicans. As a leader of the Republican Party and prominent U.S. Senator, Bob Dole often traveled the country; the collection proves he visited every state in the union and spoke in most of them.

Administrative Information

Repository: Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections

Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research, however, some materials within the Robert J. Dole Speeches Collection are restricted because of their sensitive nature or because they contain personal or confidential information. Restricted materials are identified at the box and/or folder level within the finding aid. Questions about these materials may be directed to the Senior Archivist of the Dole Archives.

Use Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply in different ways to different kinds of materials. Some of the documents and other historical materials in the Dole Archive are in the public domain and may be reproduced and used in any way; however, there are other materials that carry a copyright interest that must be used according to the provisions of Title 17 of the U.S. Code. The Dole Archive issues a warning concerning copyright restrictions to every researcher who requests copies of documents. Although the copyright law is under constant redefinition in the courts, it is ultimately the responsibility of the researcher to properly use copyrighted materials.

Processing Information:

View a full series list of this collection here (PDF will open in a new window): dole_archives_speeches_collection.pdf

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: 1958],
[Series 2: 1961],
[Series 3: 1962],
[Series 4: 1963],
[Series 5: 1964],
[Series 6: 1965],
[Series 7: 1966],
[Series 8: 1967],
[Series 9: 1968],
[Series 10: 1969],
[Series 11: 1970],
[Series 12: 1971],
[Series 13: 1972],
[Series 14: 1974],
[Series 15: 1975],
[Series 16: 1976],
[Series 17: 1977],
[Series 18: 1978],
[Series 19: 1979],
[Series 20: 1980],
[Series 21: 1981],
[Series 22: 1982],
[Series 23: 1983],
[Series 24: 1984],
[Series 25: 1985],
[Series 26: 1986],
[Series 27: 1987],
[Series 28: 1988],
[Series 29: 1989],
[Series 30: 1990],
[Series 31: 1991],
[Series 32: 1992],
[Series 33: 1993],
[Series 34: 1994],
[Series 35: 1995],
[Series 36: 1996],
[All]

Series 13: 1972

Box 11

Folder 37: Republican National Committee (RNC) Professional Staff Conference - Washington, D.C., 19 January 1972: PDF available: c019_011_037_all.pdf
Folder 38: Republican National Committee (RNC) Professional Staff Conference - Washington, D.C., 21 January 1972: PDF available: c019_011_038_all.pdf
Folder 39: National Association of Homebuilders - Houston, Texas, 24 January 1972: PDF available: c019_011_039_all.pdf
Folder 40: American Dehydrators Association - Bal Harbour, Florida, 27 January 1972: PDF available: c019_011_040_all.pdf

Box 12

Folder 1: Missouri State Republican Lincoln Day Dinner - St. Louis, Missouri, 5 February 1972: PDF available: c019_012_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Lincoln Day Dinner on the Queen Mary - Long Beach, California, 10 February 1972: PDF available: c019_012_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Lincoln Day Dinner - Orange County, California, 11 February 1972: PDF available: c019_012_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Lincoln Day Dinner - Albuquerque, New Mexico, 12 February 1972: PDF available: c019_012_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Lincoln Day Dinner - Middletown, Ohio, 18 February 1972: PDF available: c019_012_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Pacific Dental Association - Phoenix, Arizona, 23 February 1972: PDF available: c019_012_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: Lincoln Day Dinner - Knoxville, Tennessee, 25 February 1972: PDF available: c019_012_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association - Las Vegas, Nevada, 28 February 1972: PDF available: c019_012_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Lincoln Day Dinner - Annapolis, Maryland, 2 March 1972: PDF available: c019_012_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: John Mitchell Introduction - Washington, D.C., 2 March 1972: PDF available: c019_012_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: St. Petersburg, Florida, 4 March 1972: PDF available: c019_012_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Gypsum Drywall Convention - Las Vegas, Nevada, 9 March 1972: PDF available: c019_012_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Young Republican Leadership Training Conference - Washington, D.C., 10 March 1972: PDF available: c019_012_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Lincoln Day Dinner - Cocoa, Florida, 10 March 1972: PDF available: c019_012_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Breakfast Honoring Congressman Jack McDonald - Pontiac, Michigan, 17 March 1972: PDF available: c019_012_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Ashland College Forum - Ashland, Ohio, 21 March 1972: PDF available: c019_012_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Southern Regional Women's Conference - Atlanta, Georgia, 24 March 1972: PDF available: c019_012_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: GOP Fund Raising Dinner - Providence, Rhode Island, 6 April 1972: PDF available: c019_012_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Western Regional Republican Women's Conference - Phoenix, Arizona, 8 April 1972: PDF available: c019_012_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Cooperative Food Distributors Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, 11 April 1972: PDF available: c019_012_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Youth and Politics 1972 Republican Convention - Overland Park, Kansas, 11 April 1972: PDF available: c019_012_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: National Telephone Cooperatives - Washington, D.C., 17 April 1972: PDF available: c019_012_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Tulane University - New Orleans, Louisiana, 19 April 1972: PDF available: c019_012_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Maryland Federation of Republican Women - Gaithersburg, Maryland, 19 April 1972: PDF available: c019_012_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Chamber of Commerce Luncheon - Minneapolis, Minnesota, 21 April 1972: PDF available: c019_012_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: Barry College - Miami, Florida, 24 April 1972: PDF available: c019_012_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Chicago Council on Foreign Relations - Chicago, Illinois, 26 April 1972: PDF available: c019_012_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Vickers Lecture Series - Lawrence, Kansas, 27 April 1972: PDF available: c019_012_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: Kansas State GOP Convention - Topeka, Kansas, 29 April 1972: PDF available: c019_012_029_all.pdf
Folder 30: GOP State Convention - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 6 May 1972: PDF available: c019_012_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: National Machine Tool Builders Convention - Scottsdale, Arizona, 6 May 1972: PDF available: c019_012_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: GOP Fundraising Dinner - Buffalo, New York, 9 May 1972: PDF available: c019_012_032_all.pdf
Folder 33: American Retail Federation - Washington, D.C., 9 May 1972: PDF available: c019_012_033_all.pdf
Folder 34: GOP Fundraising Dinner - Sacramento, California, 13 May 1972: PDF available: c019_012_034_all.pdf
Folder 35: Association of General Contractors - Wichita, Kansas, 15 May 1972: PDF available: c019_012_035_all.pdf
Folder 36: GOP Fundraising Dinner - Dayton, Ohio, 17 May 1972: PDF available: c019_012_036_all.pdf
Folder 37: National Press Club Luncheon - Washington, D.C., 17 May 1972: PDF available: c019_012_037_all.pdf
Folder 38: Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet - Dodge City, Kansas, 23 May 1972: PDF available: c019_012_038_all.pdf
Folder 39: GOP Fundraising Dinner - Flint, Michigan, 24 May 1972: PDF available: c019_012_039_all.pdf
Folder 40: GOP Fundraising Dinner - Flint, Michigan, 25 May 1972: PDF available: c019_012_040_all.pdf

Box 13

Folder 1: Missouri State Convention - Springfield, Missouri, 27 May 1972: PDF available: c019_013_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Missouri GOP State Convention - Springfield Missouri, 27 May 1972: PDF available: c019_013_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Memorial Day - Topeka, Kansas, 28 May 1972: PDF available: c019_013_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: GOP Wisconsin State Convention - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 3 June 1972: PDF available: c019_013_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Lake County Fundraiser - Zion, Illinois, 16 June 1972: PDF available: c019_013_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Minnesota State Republican Convention - Minneapolis, Minnesota, 23 June 1972: PDF available: c019_013_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: Republican Women of Capitol Hill - Washington, D.C., 28 June 1972: PDF available: c019_013_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Congressional Candidates Conference - Washington, D.C., 1 July 1972: PDF available: c019_013_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Memorial Ceremony - Vail, Colorado, 9 July 1972: PDF available: c019_013_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Nixon Legacy of Parks Dedication Ceremony - Topeka, Kansas, 10 July 1972: PDF available: c019_013_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City - Kansas City, Missouri, 10 July 1972: PDF available: c019_013_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Fundraising Dinner - Knoxville, Tennessee, 14 September 1972: PDF available: c019_013_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Fundraising Dinner - Raleigh, North Carolina, 21 September 1972: PDF available: c019_013_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Sigma Delta Chi Fraternity National Press Club - Washington, D.C., 27 September 1972: PDF available: c019_013_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Fundraising Dinner - Cambridge, Ohio, 28 September 1972: PDF available: c019_013_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: World Dairy Exposition - Madison, Wisconsin, 30 September 1972: PDF available: c019_013_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Kansas Republican Dinner - Wichita, Kansas, 2 October 1972: PDF available: c019_013_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Northeast Missouri State Teacher's College - Kirksville, Missouri, 17 October 1972: PDF available: c019_013_018_all.pdf
Folder 20: Republican Fundraising Dinner - Bismarck, North Dakota, 23 October 1972: PDF available: c019_013_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Maryland Republican State Central Committee - Baltimore, Maryland, 24 October 1972: PDF available: c019_013_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Bergen County Republican Fundraising Neptune Inn - Paramus, New Jersey, 3 November 1972: PDF available: c019_013_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Rehabilitation International - Chicago, Illinois, 10 November 1972: PDF available: c019_013_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Young President's Organization - Pebble Beach, California, 16 November 1972: PDF available: c019_013_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Central Illinois Builders Association - Springfield, Illinois, 17 November 1972: PDF available: c019_013_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: Rural Development Seminar/Workshop - Salina, Kansas, 27 November 1972: PDF available: c019_013_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Hand Rehabilitation Center - Kansas City, Kansas, 27 November 1972: PDF available: c019_013_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Speech Hotel Motel Political Action Committee - Phoenix, Arizona, 5 December 1972: PDF available: c019_013_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: Partial Speech, 1972: PDF available: c019_013_029_all.pdf