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 12: 1971

Box 9

Folder 10: Home Builders Association Dinner - Topeka, Kansas, 7 January 1971: PDF available: c019_009_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Kansas Livestock Association Annual Meeting - Wichita, Kansas, 7 January 1971: PDF available: c019_009_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Super Market Institute 1971 Midwinter Executive Conference - Bal Harbour, Florida, 12 January 1971: PDF available: c019_009_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: National Council of Farmer Cooperatives - Washington, D.C., 13 January 1971: PDF available: c019_009_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Leadership Orientation Conference for Newly Elected Members of U.S. House of Representatives - Washington, D.C., 16 January 1971: PDF available: c019_009_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: National Association of Retail Druggists - Washington, D.C., 20 January 1971: PDF available: c019_009_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Republican Women of Capitol Hill - Washington, D.C., 25 January 1971: PDF available: c019_009_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Republican State Committee Breakfast - Topeka, Kansas, 29 January 1971: PDF available: c019_009_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: California State Republican State Convention - Sacramento, California, 31 January 1971: PDF available: c019_009_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Lincoln Commemorative Luncheon, D.C. League of Republican Women, Young Republicans and D.C. Republican Committee - Washington, D.C., 2 February 1971: PDF available: c019_009_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Arapahoe County Lincoln Day Dinner - Denver, Colorado, 11 February 1971: PDF available: c019_009_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Young Republican Leaders - Washington, D.C., 18 February 1971: PDF available: c019_009_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: 69th Annual Convention National Farmer' Union - Washington, D.C., 25 February 1971: PDF available: c019_009_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Republican Luncheon - Salina, Kansas, 27 February 1971: PDF available: c019_009_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Luncheon Meeting, Midwest Feed Manufacturers Association - St. Louis, Missouri, 1 March 1971: PDF available: c019_009_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Washington Semester Program - Washington, D.C., 3 March 1971: PDF available: c019_009_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: Philadelphia County Dental Association - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 7 March 1971: PDF available: c019_009_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Republican Boosters Club Luncheon - Palm Beach, Florida, 8 March 1971: PDF available: c019_009_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Republican Dinner - Jacksonville, Florida, 8 March 1971: PDF available: c019_009_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: Lincoln Day Dinner - Cumberland, Maryland, 10 March 1971: PDF available: c019_009_029_all.pdf
Folder 30: American Medical Association Workshop - Washington, D.C., 14 March 1971: PDF available: c019_009_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: Fund Raising Dinner - Honolulu, Hawaii, 20 March 1971: PDF available: c019_009_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: Montgomery County GOP Women - Bethesda, Maryland, 23 March 1971: PDF available: c019_009_032_all.pdf
Folder 33: Ohio Petroleum Marketers Association - Columbus, Ohio, 24 March 1971: PDF available: c019_009_033_all.pdf
Folder 34: Young republicans Convention - Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27 March 1973: PDF available: c019_009_034_all.pdf
Folder 35: "Salute to the Chairman" Dinner - Johnson County, Kansas, 3 April 1971: PDF available: c019_009_035_all.pdf
Folder 36: Dedication of the Barton County Community Junior College - Great Bend, Kansas, 3 April 1971: PDF available: c019_009_036_all.pdf
Folder 37: Palm Beach GOP Dinner - Palm Beach, Florida, 8 April 1971: PDF available: c019_009_037_all.pdf
Folder 38: Indian River Junior College - Fort Pierce, Florida, 8 April 1971: PDF available: c019_009_038_all.pdf
Folder 39: Kansas Optometric Annual Convention - Wichita, Kansas, 16 April 1971: PDF available: c019_009_039_all.pdf
Folder 40: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons - Chicago, Illinois, 16 April 1971: PDF available: c019_009_040_all.pdf
Folder 41: GOP Dinner - Norwalk, Ohio, 17 April 1971: PDF available: c019_009_041_all.pdf
Folder 42: Annual Banquet Newspaper Farm Editors of America National Press Club, 19 April 1971: PDF available: c019_009_042_all.pdf

Box 10

Folder 1: Republican Governor's Conference - Williamsburg, Virginia, 19 April 1971: PDF available: c019_010_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Bankers' Luncheon - New York City, New York, 21 April 1971: PDF available: c019_010_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Kennecott Copper Corporation Executives - New York City, New York, 21 April 1971: PDF available: c019_010_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Annual Republican Dinner - Springfield (Delaware County), Pennsylvania, 22 April 1971: PDF available: c019_010_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Dedication of the Ryan Library, Sacred Heart College - Wichita, Kansas, 25 April 1971: PDF available: c019_010_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Kansas Chamber of Commerce - Washington, D.C., 26 April 1971: PDF available: c019_010_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: Introduction of Senator Hugh Scott, Kansas University - Manhattan, Kansas, 26 April 1971: PDF available: c019_010_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington - Washington, D.C., 29 April 1971: PDF available: c019_010_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Law Day, U.S.A., Kansas City Bar Association - Kansas City, Missouri, 1 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: National LP - Gas Association 40th Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois, 3 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Pepperdine University Forum XIII - Los Angeles, California, 4 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Mid-America Telephone Convention - Kansas City, Missouri, 5 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Brandywine Region Republican Committee - Newcastle, Delaware, 10 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: National Canners Association Food Editors Workshop - Washington, D.C., 12 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Testimonial Dinner Honoring Senator Margaret Chase Smith - Skowhegan, Maine, 15 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Annual GOP Stag - Bergen County, New Jersey, 17 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Testimonial Dinner for Senator Jack Miller - Des Moines, Iowa, 18 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: National Republican Heritage Group Nationalities Council - Washington, D.C., 22 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Cuyahoga - Lake County GOP Dinner - Cleveland, Ohio, 26 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Republican State Central Committee Dinner - Portland, Oregon, 27 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Summer Kick-Off Banquet, Johnson County Council on Drug Abuse - Overland Park, Kansas, 28 May 1971: PDF available: c019_010_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Salute to Trans World Airlines - Kansas City, Missouri, 1 June 1971: PDF available: c019_010_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: GOP Fund Raising Dinner - Seattle, Washington, 4 June 1971: PDF available: c019_010_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Montana State Republican Convention Banquet - Helena, Montana, 5 June 1971: PDF available: c019_010_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Republican Fund Raiser Dinner - San Mateo County, California, 12 June 1971: PDF available: c019_010_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: D.C. Republican Central Committee Luncheon - Washington, D.C., 15 June 1971: PDF available: c019_010_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Grocery Manufacturers of America - The Greenbrier, West Virginia, 21 June 1971: PDF available: c019_010_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Trunk 'N' Tusk Club - Phoenix, Arizona, 24 June 1971: PDF available: c019_010_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: Rensselaer County Republican Dinner - Averill Park, New York, 26 June 1971: PDF available: c019_010_029_all.pdf
Folder 30: Republican Fundraising Dinner - Columbia, South Carolina, 9 July 1971: PDF available: c019_010_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: Annual Conference National Association of Counties - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 18 July 1971: PDF available: c019_010_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: Second Annual Firefighters Recognition Sunday - Wichita, Kansas, 25 July 1971: PDF available: c019_010_032_all.pdf
Folder 33: The Wichita Council on Drug Abuse - Wichita, Kansas, 25 July 1971: PDF available: c019_010_033_all.pdf
Folder 34: Annual GOP Picnic - Elk County, Pennsylvania, 31 July 1971: PDF available: c019_010_034_all.pdf
Folder 35: Dedication Week Independence Park and Cut-and-Cover Conduit - Atchison, Kansas, 13 August 1971: PDF available: c019_010_035_all.pdf
Folder 36: Dedication Week Luncheon - Atchison, Kansas, 13 August 1971: PDF available: c019_010_036_all.pdf
Folder 37: Fund Raising Dinner Honoring Congressmen Clarence Miller - Lancaster, Ohio, 10 September 1971: PDF available: c019_010_037_all.pdf
Folder 38: National Association of Life Underwriters - New York City, New York, 15 September 1971: PDF available: c019_010_038_all.pdf
Folder 39: Century Club Dinner - Riverside, California, 17 September 1971: PDF available: c019_010_039_all.pdf
Folder 40: Congress of County Medical Societies - Anaheim, California, 18 September 1971: PDF available: c019_010_040_all.pdf
Folder 41: National Agricultural Chemical Association - White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, 20 September 1971: PDF available: c019_010_041_all.pdf

Box 11

Folder 1: Suffolk County GOP Dinner - Huntington, New York, 22 September 1971: PDF available: c019_011_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Testimonial Dinner for Ralph Halpern - Long Island, New York, 23 September 1971: PDF available: c019_011_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Kansas League of Municipalities - Wichita, Kansas, 27 September 1971: PDF available: c019_011_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Annual Convention Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 28 September 1971: PDF available: c019_011_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Testimonial Dinner Honoring Congressman Philip Crane - Chicago, Illinois, 1 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: GOP Fundraising Event - Springfield, Missouri, 2 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: Introduction of Senator Barry Goldwater Missouri GOP Fundraising Dinner - Kansas City, Missouri, 4 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Midwestern States Republican Conference - Indianapolis, Indiana, 7 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Mariners' Club Dinner - Prairie Village, Kansas, 8 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: National Association of Farm Broadcasters - Kansas City, Missouri, 9 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Republican State Nationalities Council of Illinois Testimonial - Dinner for Honorable Ed Derwinski - Chicago, Illinois, 10 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: National Association for Retarded Children - Denver, Colorado, 13 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Suggested for Teague Fundraiser - Ventura County, California, 14 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Western States Republican Conference - Las Vegas, Nevada, 16 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: U.S. Independent Telephone Association Convention - New Orleans, Louisiana, 19 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Orleans County, New York GOP Event - Medina, New York, 20 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: 16th Biennial Convention National Federation of Republican Women - Washington, D.C., 22 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Vermont GOP Fund Raising Dinner - Barre, Vermont, 23 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Veterans' Day Memorial Services - Topeka, Kansas, 25 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Zach Chandler Club Dinner - Lansing, Michigan, 26 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Testimonial Dinner for Congressman Vernon Thomson - La Crosse, Wisconsin, 29 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Florida State GOP Event - Orlando, Florida, 30 October 1971: PDF available: c019_011_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Cabinet Meeting - Washington, D.C., 5 November 1971: PDF available: c019_011_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Kansas Speech and Hearing Association Annual Convention - Wichita, Kansas, 5 November 1971: PDF available: c019_011_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Sunflower Federation of the Blind, 6 November 1971: PDF available: c019_011_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: Security Benefit Life Sales Conference - Phoenix, Arizona, 8 November 1971: PDF available: c019_011_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Scientific Apparatus Makers Association - Phoenix, Arizona, 8 November 1971: PDF available: c019_011_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Trunk 'N' Tusk Club - Tucson, Arizona, 12 November 1971: PDF available: c019_011_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: National Association of Independent Insurers - Chicago, Illinois, 17 November 1971: PDF available: c019_011_029_all.pdf
Folder 30: Dinner Honoring Senator Bill Brock - Johnson City, Tennessee, 19 November 1971: PDF available: c019_011_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: GOP Heritage Groups, 19 November 1971: PDF available: c019_011_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: Alabama GOP Finance Committee Dinner - Birmingham, Alabama, 20 November 1971: PDF available: c019_011_032_all.pdf
Folder 33: Kansas GOP Fund Raising Dinner - Wichita, Kansas, 3 December 1971: PDF available: c019_011_033_all.pdf
Folder 34: Kansas Fertilizer and Chemical Institute - Topeka, Kansas, 15 December 1971: PDF available: c019_011_034_all.pdf
Folder 35: Israeli Bond Organization's Dinner, 20 December 1971: PDF available: c019_011_035_all.pdf
Folder 36: Towards a Better Future: PDF available: c019_011_036_all.pdf