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 14: 1974

Box 13

Folder 30: Paola Chamber of Commerce - Paola, Kansas, 11 January 1974: PDF available: c019_013_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: New Officer's Installation Dinner - Shawnee, Kansas, 12 January 1974: PDF available: c019_013_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: Dedication of Golf Course Superintendents Association's National Headquarters - Lawrence, Kansas, 12 January 1974: PDF available: c019_013_032_all.pdf
Folder 33: Woodson County Co-Op Meeting - Yates Center, Kansas, 14 January 1974: PDF available: c019_013_033_all.pdf
Folder 34: Kansas Conservation Contractors Association - Topeka, Kansas, 14 January 1974: PDF available: c019_013_034_all.pdf
Folder 35: Salina Homebuilders Association - Salina, Kansas, 15 January 1974: PDF available: c019_013_035_all.pdf
Folder 36: Student Convocation - Hutchinson Junior College - Hutchinson, Kansas, 18 January 1974: PDF available: c019_013_036_all.pdf
Folder 37: Kansas Rural Electric Cooperatives - Topeka, Kansas, 21 January 1974: PDF available: c019_013_037_all.pdf
Folder 38: Albert Gallatin Award Dinner - New York, New York, 25 January 1974: PDF available: c019_013_038_all.pdf
Folder 39: Annual Meeting of Chikaskia and Indian Hills Regional Planning Commissions - Pratt, Kansas, 2 February 1974: PDF available: c019_013_039_all.pdf
Folder 40: Jaycees Banquet - Great Bend, Kansas, 2 February 1974: PDF available: c019_013_040_all.pdf
Folder 41: The Fertilizer Institute - Chicago, Illinois, 5 February 1974: PDF available: c019_013_041_all.pdf
Folder 42: Annual Baden Powell Dinner - Russell, Kansas, 10 February 1974: PDF available: c019_013_042_all.pdf
Folder 43: Lincoln Chamber of Commerce - Lincoln, Kansas, 11 February 1974: PDF available: c019_013_043_all.pdf
Folder 44: Sedgwick County Medical Society - Wichita, Kansas, 13 February 1974: PDF available: c019_013_044_all.pdf
Folder 45: Chamber of Commerce - Atchison, Kansas, 15 February 1974: PDF available: c019_013_045_all.pdf

Box 14

Folder 1: Certified Public Dispensers of Kansas - Wichita, Kansas, 3 February 1974: PDF available: c019_014_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Excerpts of Remarks at Lincoln Day Dinner - Independence, Kansas, 16 February 1974: PDF available: c019_014_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Reserve Officers Association - Washington, D.C., 21 February 1974: PDF available: c019_014_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Cattlemen's Day - Manhattan, Kansas, 1 March 1974: PDF available: c019_014_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Reserve Officers Association - Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, 2 March 1974: PDF available: c019_014_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Minneapolis Farm Forum - Minneapolis, Minnesota, 5 March 1974: PDF available: c019_014_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: National Grain and Feed Association - Washington, D.C., 12 March 1974: PDF available: c019_014_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc. - Washington, D.C., 13 March 1974: PDF available: c019_014_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Small Business Prime Contractor Award - Wellington, D.C., 15 March 1974: PDF available: c019_014_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Swearing-In Ceremony of George Stafford - Wichita, Kansas, 15 March 1974: PDF available: c019_014_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Founders Day Dinner - Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas, 15 March 1974: PDF available: c019_014_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Kansas Association of Mental Health - Great Bend, Kansas, 15 March 1974: PDF available: c019_014_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: John Deere Farming Frontier Meeting - Wichita, Kansas, 16 March 1974: PDF available: c019_014_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Shawnee Mission East High School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) - Shawnee Mission, Kansas, 18 March 1974: PDF available: c019_014_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Outstanding Handicapped Federal Employees of 1973 Awards - Washington, D.C., 4 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Bogue Cheese-A-Rama - Bogue, Kansas, 6 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Circle K Clubs Convention - Manhattan, Kansas, 6 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: American Postal Workers Union - Shawnee Mission, Kansas, 6 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity - Topeka, Kansas, 6 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Ryder Truck Safety Awards Banquet - Kansas City, Missouri, 12 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Wichita Port of Entry Dedication - Wichita, Kansas, 16 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Student Convocation - McPherson, Kansas, 16 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Mid-America Gasoline Dealer's Association - Kansas City, Kansas, 17 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs - Atchison, Kansas, 17 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Political Science Club Conference on Energy - Wichita, Kansas, 18 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: Student Assembly - Shawnee, Kansas, 18 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Hallmark Public Affairs Group - Kansas City, Missouri, 18 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Meeting of Board of Directors of Institute of Scrap Iron - Chicago, Illinois, 19 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: Kansas Federation of Federal Employees - Leavenworth, Kansas, 19 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_029_all.pdf
Folder 30: Meeting of the Joint Service Clubs - Clay Center, Kansas, 19 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: Bi-Annual Kansas Medical-Dental Program - Hays, Kansas, 20 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: Government Affairs Breakfast - Hays, Kansas, 20 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_032_all.pdf
Folder 33: Kansas Chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees - Wichita, Kansas, 22 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_033_all.pdf
Folder 34: Southeast Kansas Community Action Program Annual Meeting - Pittsburg, Kansas, 27 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_034_all.pdf
Folder 35: Kansas Federation of Republican Women - Iola, Kansas, 27 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_035_all.pdf
Folder 36: Anderson County Farm Bureau - Garnett, Kansas, 27 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_036_all.pdf
Folder 37: Dedication of Bluestem High School - Leon, Kansas, 28 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_037_all.pdf
Folder 38: Renn Memorial Library Dedication - Arkansas City, Kansas, 28 April 1974: PDF available: c019_014_038_all.pdf
Folder 39: Annual Meeting of Kansas Office of Minority Business Enterprise - Topeka, Kansas, 3 May 1974: PDF available: c019_014_039_all.pdf
Folder 40: Mitchell County Rural Water District - Beloit, Kansas, 4 May 1974: PDF available: c019_014_040_all.pdf

Box 15

Folder 1: Cloud County Community College and Belleville Public Library Awareness Program - Belleville, Kansas, 4 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Kansas Legal Secretaries Association - Salina, Kansas, 4 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Freedom Tree Dedication - Clifton, Kansas, 5 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Kansas Medical Society - Topeka, Kansas, 5 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Kansas Association of Life Underwriters - Salina, Kansas, 10 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: O K Grain Co-Op Dinner Meeting - Kiowa, Kansas, 11 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: Commencement Ceremonies - Great Bend, Kansas, 17 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Kansas Dental Society - Topeka, Kansas, 20 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Coffeyville Junior College Commencement - Coffeyville, Kansas, 22 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Cawker City High School Commencement - Cawker City, Kansas, 23 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Commencement Ceremonies at Downs High School - Downs, Kansas, 23 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Wyandotte County Republican Women - Kansas City, Kansas, 24 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Cornerstone Dedication Ceremonies - Halstead, Kansas, 25 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Derby High School Commencement Ceremonies - Derby, Kansas, 28 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Commencement Ceremonies - Independence, Kansas, 31 May 1974: PDF available: c019_015_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Kansas Knights Templar Dinner - Fredonia, Kansas, 1 June 1974: PDF available: c019_015_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Kansas Federation of Republican Women - Mankato, Kansas, 1 June 1974: PDF available: c019_015_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Kansas Disabled American Veterans - Junction City, Kansas, 2 June 1974: PDF available: c019_015_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Taft Institute of Government - Overland Park, Kansas, 2 June 1974: PDF available: c019_015_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: National Baptist Sunday School and Baptist Training Unit - Wichita, Kansas, 6 June 1974: PDF available: c019_015_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Kansas Federation of Republican Women Spring Meeting, 15 June 1974: PDF available: c019_015_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Kansas Academy of Family Practitioners - Overland Park, Kansas, 15 June 1974: PDF available: c019_015_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Dedication of Countryside Christian Church - Wichita, Kansas, 16 June 1974: PDF available: c019_015_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Mid-America Dairymen, Inc. - Sabetha, Kansas, 28 June 1974: PDF available: c019_015_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Overland Park Rotary Club - Overland Park, Kansas, 1 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: Topeka Chamber of Commerce - Topeka, Kansas, 2 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Fourth of July Celebration - Ottawa, Kansas, 4 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Cassoday Fourth of July Bar-B-Que - Cassoday, Kansas, 4 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: 4th of July Picnic - Shawnee Mission, Kansas, 4 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_029_all.pdf
Folder 30: Johnson County Vietnam Memorial Plaza, 4 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: Kansas Division of Associated Milk Producers - Wichita, Kansas, 5 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: Kansas Experimental Aircraft Association - Newton, Kansas, 6 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_032_all.pdf
Folder 33: Mobile Van Dedication Day - Topeka, Kansas, 8 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_033_all.pdf
Folder 34: Watershed Association Meeting - Strong City, Kansas, 12 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_034_all.pdf
Folder 35: All-American Junior Hereford Association Field Day - Sun City, Kansas, 19 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_035_all.pdf
Folder 36: Sister City Dinner Party - Olathe, Kansas, 20 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_036_all.pdf
Folder 37: Award of Boy Scout Life-Saving Medal - Manhattan, Kansas, 28 July 1974: PDF available: c019_015_037_all.pdf
Folder 38: Retired Machinists and Aerospace Workers - Wichita, Kansas, 29 August 1974: PDF available: c019_015_038_all.pdf
Folder 39: 100th Centennial of Red Wheat - Hays, Kansas, 6 September 1974: PDF available: c019_015_039_all.pdf
Folder 40: Ohio Association of Realtors - Cleveland, Ohio, 10 September 1974: PDF available: c019_015_040_all.pdf
Folder 41: Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association - Wichita, Kansas, 12 September 1974: PDF available: c019_015_041_all.pdf
Folder 42: Introduction of Senator Bob Griffin, 21 September 1974: PDF available: c019_015_042_all.pdf
Folder 43: Kansas Sunflower Club (Bill Brock) - Overland Park, Kansas, 27 September 1974: PDF available: c019_015_043_all.pdf
Folder 44: Economic Summit Conference on Inflation - Washington, D.C., 27 September 1974: PDF available: c019_015_044_all.pdf
Folder 45: League of Kansas Municipalities - Wichita, Kansas, 20 September 1974: PDF available: c019_015_045_all.pdf

Box 16

Folder 1: Republican Women's Federal Forum - Washington, D.C., 5 December 1974: PDF available: c019_016_001_all.pdf