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 19: 1979

Box 23

Folder 13: Distilled Spirits Council of the United States - Palm Beach, Florida, 9 January 1979: PDF available: c019_023_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Vice Presidential Selection Process Before the RNC Rules Committee - Washington, D.C., 22 January 1979: PDF available: c019_023_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Diffusing the Middle East - Rabbinical Council of America, 23 January 1979: PDF available: c019_023_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Kansas Day Introduction - Topeka, Kansas, 27 January 1979: PDF available: c019_023_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Committee of 100 - Miami, Florida, 30 January 1979: PDF available: c019_023_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Retail Store's Association - Washington, D.C., 31 January 1979: PDF available: c019_023_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: American Hospital Association - Washington, D.C., 5 February 1979: PDF available: c019_023_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: "The Cult Phenomenon in America" - Washington, D.C., 5 February 1979: PDF available: c019_023_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Pennsylvania Horticulture Association - Hershey, Pennsylvania, 7 February 1979: PDF available: c019_023_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Hearing on Nutrition Labeling and Information - Nutrition Subcommittee, 9 February 1979: PDF available: c019_023_022_all.pdf

Box 24

Folder 1: GOP Lincoln Day Dinner - Hampton, New Hampshire, 9 February 1979: PDF available: c019_024_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Cheshire Women's GOP Club - Keene, New Hampshire, 12 February 1979: PDF available: c019_024_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Tribute to Roger Jepsen - Des Moines, Iowa, 16 February 1979: PDF available: c019_024_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Summit County Lincoln Day Dinner - Akron, Ohio, 17 February 1979: PDF available: c019_024_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: American Medical Association - Chicago, Illinois, 18 February 1979: PDF available: c019_024_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Unspecified Event - Nashua, New Hampshire, 20 February 1979: PDF available: c019_024_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: U.S. Citizen's Congressional Education Dinner - Washington, D.C., 22 February 1979: PDF available: c019_024_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Lincoln Day Dinner - Huntington, West Virginia, 23 February 1979: PDF available: c019_024_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Lincoln Club of Kentucky - Louisville, Kentucky, 24 February 1979: PDF available: c019_024_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Hearing on 1980 Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)/United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Budget - Unspecified Committee, 27 February 1979: PDF available: c019_024_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Young Republican Leadership Conference (YRLC) - Washington, D.C., 2 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Washington Non-Profit Tax Conference - Washington, D.C., 8 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Computer and Communications Industry Association, 9 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Midwest Republican Leadership Conference - Indianapolis, Indiana, 10 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Iowa Young President's Organization - Des Moines, Iowa, 16 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Unspecified Event - Des Moines, Iowa, 16 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Chemical Specialties Manufacturer's Association, 21 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Direct Selling Association - Washington, D.C., 21 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Lincoln Day - Rockingham, Colorado, 23 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Press Conference - Boston, Massachusetts, 23 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Insuring a Just Peace, 25 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: American Agricultural Editors Association - Washington, D.C., 26 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Communication Workers of America, 28 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Public Policy and Private Health - St. Louis, Missouri, 31 March 1979: PDF available: c019_024_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: State Republican Committee Dinner - Concord, New Hampshire, 7 April 1979: PDF available: c019_024_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: Armed Services YMCA Dinner - Fort Riley, Kansas, 16 April 1979: PDF available: c019_024_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Women's Republican Club - West Palm Beach, Florida, 27 April 1979: PDF available: c019_024_027_all.pdf

Box 25

Folder 1: North Carolina 11th District - Franklin, North Carolina, 28 April 1979: PDF available: c019_025_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: New Mexico Medical Association PAG - Albuquerque, New Mexico, 4 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Arizona Women's Republican Club - Phoenix, Arizona, 4 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: New Mexico Medical Association Political Action Committee (PAC) - Albuquerque, New Mexico, 4 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Disabled American Veterans - Kansas City, Kansas, 5 May 1979
Folder 6: California Feed and Grain Dealers - Lake Tahoe, California, 12 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: Presidential Nomination Announcement - Russell, Kansas, 14 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Old Dominion Dinner - Fredericksburg, Virginia, 14 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Des Moines Announcement - Des Moines, Iowa, 14 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Concord Rotary Club - Concord, New Hampshire, 15 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Republican National Heritage Convention - Washington, D.C., 18 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Badin Air National Guard Base - Badin, North Carolina, 19 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: North Carolina Republican Convention - Raleigh, North Carolina, 19 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Senate/House Republican Dinner - Washington, D.C., 24 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Florida Medical Association Political Action Committee (PAC) - Hollywood, Florida, 25 May 1979: PDF available: c019_025_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: New York State Republican Dinner - New York City, New York, 2 June 1979: PDF available: c019_025_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Roast of Governor Lee Dreyfus - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 8 June 1979: PDF available: c019_025_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Options Industry Council (O.I.C.) Convention - Washington, D.C., 10 June 1979: PDF available: c019_025_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Washington, D.C., 12 June 1979: PDF available: c019_025_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: National League of Families Breakfast - Washington, D.C., 13 June 1979: PDF available: c019_025_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: National Federation of Independent Businessmen - Washington, D.C., 13 June 1979: PDF available: c019_025_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: National Association of Truck Stop Operators - Washington, D.C., 14 June 1979: PDF available: c019_025_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Financial Analysts - Washington, D.C., 19 June 1979: PDF available: c019_025_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Independent Oil and Gas - Sandestin, Florida, 20 June 1979: PDF available: c019_025_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Florida Young Republicans - Orlando, Florida, 21 June 1979: PDF available: c019_025_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: Florida Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) - Daytona Beach, Florida, 21 June 1979: PDF available: c019_025_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: New Hampshire State Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) - Salem, New Hampshire, 23 June 1979: PDF available: c019_025_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Minneapolis Press Club - Minneapolis, Minnesota, 6 July 1979: PDF available: c019_025_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: Illinois Republican Committee - Chicago, Illinois, 4 August 1979: PDF available: c019_025_029_all.pdf
Folder 30: National Press Club - Washington, D.C., 7 August 1979: PDF available: c019_025_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: Manchester Kiwanis Club - Manchester, New Hampshire, 13 August 1979: PDF available: c019_025_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: "Energy and the Auto Industry" - Detroit, Michigan, 17 August 1979: PDF available: c019_025_032_all.pdf
Folder 33: The Taxpayer's Revolt - Des Moines, Iowa, 18 August 1979: PDF available: c019_025_033_all.pdf
Folder 34: Direction for the Eighties - Wichita, Kansas, 21 August 1979: PDF available: c019_025_034_all.pdf
Folder 35: Kansas Livestock Association Cow-Calf Stocker Conference - Hutchinson, Kansas, 27 August 1979: PDF available: c019_025_035_all.pdf

Box 26

Folder 1: Zionist Organization of America - New Orleans, Louisiana, 1 September 1979: PDF available: c019_026_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: National Pet Food Institute - Washington, D.C., 6 September 1979: PDF available: c019_026_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: International Food Manufacturer's Association - Washington, D.C., 11 September 1979: PDF available: c019_026_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Republican Convention - Minnesota, 15 September 1979: PDF available: c019_026_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Associated Industries of New York State - New York, 16 September 1979: PDF available: c019_026_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Jaycees Leadership Seminar - Washington, D.C., 26 September 1979: PDF available: c019_026_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: National Rehabilitation Information Center Dedication - Washington, D.C., 27 September 1979: PDF available: c019_026_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: National Restaurant Association - Washington, D.C., 27 September 1979: PDF available: c019_026_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Association for a Better New York City - New York City, New York, 28 September 1979: PDF available: c019_026_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: National Federation of Republican Women - Indianapolis, Indiana, 29 September 1979: PDF available: c019_026_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Detroit Economic Club - Detroit, Michigan, 1 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Sandwich Fair - Sandwich, New Hampshire, 8 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: South Carolina State GOP Convention - South Carolina, 13 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Rural Transportation Crisis - Ames, Iowa, 13 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Iowa State Dinner - Ames, Iowa, 13 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: The Eisenhower Legacy - Abilene, Kansas, 14 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Nashua Lions - Nashua, New Hampshire, 15 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Nashua Rotary - Nashua, New Hampshire, 15 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Eisenhower Day Dinner - Belleville, Illinois, 20 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: National Newspaper Association - Orlando, Florida, 20 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Hillsborough County Medical Society - Merrimac, New Hampshire, 23 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Building Products Executive Conference - Washington, D.C., 25 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: New England Republican Caucus - Hyannis, Massachusetts, 27 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: American Marketing Association, 29 October 1979: PDF available: c019_026_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Maine Republican Forum - Portland, Maine, 3 November 1979: PDF available: c019_026_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: Republican National Committee Dinner, 6 November 1979: PDF available: c019_026_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Kansas Federation of Republican Women - Kansas, 10 November 1979: PDF available: c019_026_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Veterans Memorial Monument - Dakota City, Iowa, 11 November 1979: PDF available: c019_026_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: National Association of Realtors - New Orleans, Louisiana, 14 November 1979: PDF available: c019_026_029_all.pdf
Folder 30: Unspecified Event - Orlando, Florida, 17 November 1979: PDF available: c019_026_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: "A Nation in Doubt" - Warren County, Iowa, 30 November 1979: PDF available: c019_026_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: Unspecified Event - Davenport, Iowa, 1 December 1979: PDF available: c019_026_032_all.pdf
Folder 33: Unspecified Event - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1 December 1979: PDF available: c019_026_033_all.pdf
Folder 34: Iowa Association of Electrical Corps Convention - Des Moines, Iowa, 6 December 1979: PDF available: c019_026_034_all.pdf
Folder 35: Arkansas Republican State Convention - Arkansas, 8 December 1979: PDF available: c019_026_035_all.pdf
Folder 36: Puerto Rico New Progressive Party - Washington, D.C., 11 December 1979: PDF available: c019_026_036_all.pdf
Folder 37: National Association of Apparel Salesmen - Miami, Florida, 15 December 1979: PDF available: c019_026_037_all.pdf
Folder 38: Kappa Sigmas: PDF available: c019_026_038_all.pdf
Folder 39: Tribute to Carl Curtis: PDF available: c019_026_039_all.pdf