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 7: 1966

Box 2

Folder 35: First Methodist Church Dinner - "A Layman's Responsibility to his Church" - Salina, Kansas, 7 January 1966: PDF available: c019_002_035_all.pdf
Folder 36: American National Cattlemen's Association 69th Annual Convention - Kansas City, Missouri, 25 January 1966: PDF available: c019_002_036_all.pdf
Folder 37: Kansas Veterans Republican Club Meeting - Topeka, Kansas, 29 January 1966: PDF available: c019_002_037_all.pdf
Folder 38: News Hens - "Nothing" - Topeka, Kansas, 30 January 1966: PDF available: c019_002_038_all.pdf
Folder 39: 45th Annual Stockholder's Meeting Central Livestock Association, Inc. - South St. Paul, Minnesota, 9 February 1966: PDF available: c019_002_039_all.pdf
Folder 40: Republican Lincoln Day Dinner - Salt Lake City, Utah, 10 February 1966: PDF available: c019_002_040_all.pdf

Box 3

Folder 1: Republican Lincoln Day Dinner - Bismarck, North Dakota, 11 February 1966: PDF available: c019_003_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Republican Lincoln Day Dinner - Marion, Ohio, 12 February 1966: PDF available: c019_003_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Kansas Bankers Agricultural School - Manhattan, Kansas, 18 February 1966: PDF available: c019_003_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Republican Women's Group - Hays, Kansas, 19 February 1966: PDF available: c019_003_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Soil Conservation Service - Norton, Kansas, 19 February 1966: PDF available: c019_003_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: American Freedom from Hunger Foundation, Inc. - National Conference on Food-Aid Legislation - Washington, D.C., 24 February 1966: PDF available: c019_003_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: The Bar Association of the State of Kansas - Institute of Farm Law - Salina, Kansas, 4 March 1966: PDF available: c019_003_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Smith County Farmers Union - Smith Center, Kansas, 5 March 1966: PDF available: c019_003_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Newspaper Farm Editors, 18 April 1966: PDF available: c019_003_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: 14th Annual Republican Women's Conference - Republican Victories in Rural America - Washington, D.C., 6 May 1966: PDF available: c019_003_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Plainville High School Commencement - Plainville, Kansas, 20 May 1966: PDF available: c019_003_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Washburn Alumni Association Alumni Banquet, 4 June 1966: PDF available: c019_003_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Sunflower Girls' State - Lawrence, Kansas, 12 June 1966: PDF available: c019_003_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Nominating Convention, 6th District of Virginia - Roanoke, Virginia, 18 June 1966: PDF available: c019_003_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Republican National Committee Workshop - Greensboro, North Carolina, 23 July 1966: PDF available: c019_003_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Missouri Farmers Association and Midcontinent Farmers Association - Columbia, Missouri, 8 August 1966: PDF available: c019_003_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Republican State Committee of Delaware Candidates' School - Newark, Delaware, 7 September 1966: PDF available: c019_003_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Kansas Association of Soil Conservation Districts - Area One Meeting - Stockton, Kansas, 1 November 1966: PDF available: c019_003_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Association of Wheat Growers - Dodge City, Kansas, 10 November 1966: PDF available: c019_003_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Veterans Day and Vietnam - Belleville, 11 November 1966: PDF available: c019_003_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Knights Templar - "Patriotism and the Youth of America" - Hays, Kansas, 12 November 1966: PDF available: c019_003_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Petroleum Group, 1 December 1966: PDF available: c019_003_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Kansas Farm Bureau - The 90th Congress on Agriculture Legislation, 12 December 1966: PDF available: c019_003_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Apathy or Action - The 1966 Elections: PDF available: c019_003_024_all.pdf