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 18: 1978

Box 19

Folder 10: Forsyth County GOP Committee - Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 19 February 1978: PDF available: c019_017_001_all.pdf
Folder 11: Burlington County Lincoln Day Dinner - Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 24 February 1978: PDF available: c019_019_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Introduction of Russell Long to U.S. Citizens Congress - Washington, D.C., 22 February 1978: PDF available: c019_019_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: New Hampshire State Republicans Meeting - Manchester, New Hampshire, 25 February 1978: PDF available: c019_019_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: 60th Anniversary of Estonian Independence - New York, New York, 26 February 1978: PDF available: c019_019_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: National Peanut Council Convention - Washington, D.C., 2 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: GOP Dinner - Biloxi, Mississippi, 3 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: National Farmers Union - Salt Lake City, Utah, 5 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: 6th Annual Legislative Action Conference - Washington, D.C., 8 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Gridiron Dinner - Washington, D.C., 11 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Lincoln Day Dinner - Zanesville, Ohio, 17 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Lincoln Day Dinner - Bedford, Indiana, 18 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Lincoln Day Dinner - Columbus, Indiana, 18 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Lincoln Day Dinner - Ashland, Kentucky, 19 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: National Agriculture Day - Wichita, Kansas, 19 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Gallaudet College - Washington, D.C., 22 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: American Personnel and Guidance Association - Washington, D.C., 23 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Veterans Opportunity Seminar - Washington, D.C., 24 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Kansas City Rotary Club - Kansas City, Kansas, 25 March 1978: PDF available: c019_019_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: Eisenhower Dinner - Dearborn, Michigan, 6 April 1978: PDF available: c019_019_029_all.pdf
Folder 30: Campaign Kick-Off Dinner for Matt Rinaldo - West Orange, New Jersey, 14 April 1978: PDF available: c019_019_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: Dinner for Dan Marriott - Salt Lake City, Utah, 15 April 1978: PDF available: c019_019_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: National Rifle Association - Salt Lake City, Utah, 16 April 1978: PDF available: c019_019_032_all.pdf
Folder 33: Rock Creek Republican Women's Club - Bethesda, Maryland, 18 April 1978: PDF available: c019_019_033_all.pdf
Folder 34: Virginia Federation of Republican Women - Arlington, Virginia, 21 April 1978: PDF available: c019_019_034_all.pdf
Folder 35: Mitchell County Republicans Dinner - Bakersville, North Carolina, 22 April 1978: PDF available: c019_019_035_all.pdf
Folder 36: Florida Republican Women's Club - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 28 April 1978: PDF available: c019_019_036_all.pdf
Folder 37: Fundraiser Dinner - Fargo, North Dakota, 28 April 1978: PDF available: c019_019_037_all.pdf
Folder 38: 7th District Convention - Bemidji, Minnesota, 29 April 1978: PDF available: c019_019_038_all.pdf
Folder 39: Talking Points for Meeting - Moorhead, Minnesota, 29 April 1978: PDF available: c019_019_039_all.pdf
Folder 40: Barbeque for Senator Tower - Dallas, Texas, 30 April 1978: PDF available: c019_019_040_all.pdf

Box 20

Folder 1: Abilene, Texas, 30 April 1978: PDF available: c019_020_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Food Marketing Institute Convention - Dallas, Texas, 1 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Direct Mail and Marketing Association - Washington, D.C., 3 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Republican State Convention - Springfield, Missouri, 5 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Israel's 30th Anniversary Celebration - Miami, Florida, 11 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Mecklenburg County Executive Republican Committee - Charlotte, North Carolina, 12 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: 1st District GOP Convention - Williamsburg, Virginia, 13 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: 7th District GOP Convention - Harrisonburg, Virginia, 13 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Iola Junior College Commencement - Iola, Kansas, 13 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Wayne County Lincoln Day Dinner - Wooster, Ohio, 13 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Brooke County Lincoln Day Dinner - Bethany, West Virginia, 14 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Slovak World Congress - Washington, D.C., 17 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Santa Clara County Republican Central Committee - San Jose, California, 19 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Dinner Honoring Dan E. Lungren - Long Beach, California, 20 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Southwestern University School of Law - Los Angeles, California, 21 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: National Pharmaceutical Alliance - Washington, D.C., 22 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Grocery Manufacturers of America - Washington, D.C., 24 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Trunk and Tusk Dinner - Phoenix, Arizona, 25 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Ukrainian National Association Conference - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 26 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Republican National Heritage Groups - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 27 May 1978: PDF available: c019_020_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Carroll Campbell for Congress Reception - Greenville, South Carolina, 2 June 1978: PDF available: c019_020_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: 11th Congressional District Fundraiser - Asheville, North Carolina, 3 June 1978: PDF available: c019_020_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Alabama Poultry Festival - Birmingham, Alabama, 3 June 1978: PDF available: c019_020_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: GOP Dinner - Trenton, Missouri, 10 June 1978: PDF available: c019_020_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Kansas Cavalry - New York, New York, 14 June 1978: PDF available: c019_020_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: American Health Care Association - Washington, D.C., 15 June 1978: PDF available: c019_020_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Dave Durenberger Dinner - Minneapolis, Minnesota, 16 June 1978: PDF available: c019_020_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Eisenhower Farm - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 17 June 1978: PDF available: c019_020_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: Association for a Better New York - New York, New York, 21 June 1978: PDF available: c019_020_029_all.pdf
Folder 30: Washington State Republican Convention - Vancouver, Washington, 30 June 1978: PDF available: c019_020_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: American Weakness in the Face of Soviet Provocation - Boston, Massachusetts, 3 July 1978: PDF available: c019_020_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: Jim Courter for Congress Kick-Off Dinner - Hackettstown, New Jersey, 29 July 1978: PDF available: c019_020_032_all.pdf
Folder 33: Myers for Congress Dinner - Terre Haute, Indiana, 15 July 1978: PDF available: c019_020_033_all.pdf
Folder 34: State of Israel National Tribute Dinner in Honor of Louis Fox - Kansas City, Missouri, 16 July 1978: PDF available: c019_020_034_all.pdf
Folder 35: Bangor, Michigan, 15 July 1978: PDF available: c019_020_035_all.pdf
Folder 36: Virginia Bar Association - Hot Springs, Virginia, 21 July 1978: PDF available: c019_020_036_all.pdf
Folder 37: American School Foodservice Association - New Orleans, Louisiana, 23 July 1978: PDF available: c019_020_037_all.pdf
Folder 38: The Bourne Affair, 28 July 1978: PDF available: c019_020_038_all.pdf
Folder 39: Passaic County Salute to our GOP Chairmen Dinner - Wayne, New Jersey, 29 July 1978: PDF available: c019_020_039_all.pdf
Folder 40: National Medical Association - Washington, D.C., 1 August 1978: PDF available: c019_020_040_all.pdf

Box 21

Folder 1: American Association of Diabetes Educators - St. Louis, Missouri, 6 August 1978: PDF available: c019_021_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: GOP Fundraising Dinner - Lubbock, Texas, 12 August 1978: PDF available: c019_021_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Jim Baker for State Attorney General Fundraising Dinner - El Paso, Texas, 12 August 1978: PDF available: c019_021_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Statement on District of Columbia Representation - Washington, D.C., 19 August 1978: PDF available: c019_021_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Dedication Ceremony of Seven Rivers Community Hospital - Crystal River, Florida, 20 August 1978: PDF available: c019_021_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Dallas County Republican Men's Club - Dallas, Texas, 21 August 1978: PDF available: c019_021_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: 79th Annual National Convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars - Dallas, Texas, 21 August 1978: PDF available: c019_021_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: National Black Police Association - Chicago, Illinois, 22 August 1978: PDF available: c019_021_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Middlesex County GOP Fundraising Dinner - Edison, New Jersey, 25 August 1978: PDF available: c019_021_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Mike Thompson for Congress - Lafayette, Louisiana, 31 August 1978: PDF available: c019_021_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Hopkins for Congress Rally - Lexington, Kentucky, 7 September 1978: PDF available: c019_021_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Various Topics - Lawton, Oklahoma, 8 September 1978: PDF available: c019_021_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Robb for Congress Dinner - Norman, Oklahoma, 8 September 1978: PDF available: c019_021_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Israel Bond Man of the year Dinner - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 12 September 1978: PDF available: c019_021_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Small Business, Nonprofit Organization Act, 13 September 1978: PDF available: c019_021_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: California State Republican Convention - Los Angeles, California, 16 September 1978: PDF available: c019_021_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Republican National Heritage - Los Angeles, California, 17 September 1978: PDF available: c019_021_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Various Topics - Westchester, New York, 22 September 1978: PDF available: c019_021_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Ham Horton for Congress - Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 23 September 1978: PDF available: c019_021_019_all.pdf

Box 22

Folder 1: Pennsylvania Associated Builders and Contractors - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 26 September 1978: PDF available: c019_021_020_all.pdf
Folder 2: Tom Rippon for Congress - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 27 September 1978: PDF available: c019_022_001_all.pdf
Folder 3: Nashua Lions' Club - Nashua, New Hampshire, 30 September 1978: PDF available: c019_022_002_all.pdf
Folder 4: Association of School Business Officials - Washington, D.C., 4 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_003_all.pdf
Folder 5: National Hospice Association - Washington, D.C., 5 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_004_all.pdf
Folder 6: United Egg Producers Board of Directors - Washington, D.C., 11 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_005_all.pdf
Folder 7: The Greater Washington Business Center Opportunity Trade Fair - Washington, D.C., 12 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_006_all.pdf
Folder 8: Cape May GOP Brunch - Cape May, New Jersey, 15 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_007_all.pdf
Folder 9: Cumberland County GOP Reception and Dinner - Vineland, New Jersey, 15 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_008_all.pdf
Folder 10: Gloucester County GOP Rally - Mickleton, New Jersey, 15 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_009_all.pdf
Folder 11: York County GOP Dinner - York, Pennsylvania, 16 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_010_all.pdf
Folder 12: Sonny Kane for Congress Lunch - Media, Pennsylvania, 16 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_011_all.pdf
Folder 13: Aronoff for Congress Breakfast - Cincinnati, Ohio, 17 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_012_all.pdf
Folder 14: Henry County Republican Fundraising Dinner - Kewanee High School - Kewanee, Illinois, 17 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_013_all.pdf
Folder 15: Tom Thorson for Congress Luncheon - South Bend, Indiana, 17 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_014_all.pdf
Folder 16: 10th District Republican Fundraising Dinner - Evanston, Illinois, 18 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_015_all.pdf
Folder 17: Tim Simms for State Representative/Joint Candidates Dinner - Rockford, Illinois, 18 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_016_all.pdf
Folder 18: Jim Sensenbrenner for Congress - Agricultural Rally - Summit, Wisconsin, 19 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_017_all.pdf
Folder 19: National Institution Food Distributors Association - Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri, 19 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_018_all.pdf PDF available: c019_022_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Tom Tauke for Congress Luncheon - Dyersville, Iowa, 19 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Cumberland School of Law - Birmingham, Alabama, 20 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_020_all.pdf
Folder 22: Jim Martin for Senate Luncheon - Montgomery, Alabama, 20 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_021_all.pdf
Folder 23: Rowan County/Roger Austin Dinner - Catawba College - Salisbury, North Carolina, 20 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_022_all.pdf
Folder 24: Blanchard for Congress Breakfast - Jacksonville, North Carolina, 21 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_023_all.pdf
Folder 25: Caldwell County Republican Rally - West Caldwell High School - Lenoir, North Carolina, 21 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_024_all.pdf
Folder 26: Jim Martin for Congress Bar-B-Que and Rally - Lincolnton, North Carolina, 21 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_025_all.pdf
Folder 27: Baxter for Senate Dinner - Milford, Delaware, 23 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_026_all.pdf
Folder 28: President Ford Visit to Kansas for Nancy Kassebaum - Kansas, 23 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_027_all.pdf
Folder 29: Bill James Luncheon - Boca Raton, Florida, 25 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_028_all.pdf
Folder 30: Al Cardenas for Congress - Coral Gables, Florida, 26 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_029_all.pdf
Folder 31: Congressman Young Rally - St. Petersburg, Florida, 26 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_030_all.pdf
Folder 32: Jewish Retirees - Residents of Century Village Temple Israel - Deerfield Beach, Florida, 26 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_031_all.pdf

Box 23

Folder 1: Van Poole for State Senate Breakfast - Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 26 October 1978: PDF available: c019_022_032_all.pdf
Folder 2: Hillsborough County GOP Breakfast - Tampa, Florida, 27 October 1978: PDF available: c019_023_001_all.pdf
Folder 3: GOP Rally - Worcester, Massachusetts, 3 November 1978: PDF available: c019_023_002_all.pdf
Folder 4: GOP Rally - Moultonborough, New Hampshire, 3 November 1978: PDF available: c019_023_003_all.pdf PDF available: c019_023_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: National Association of Realtors - Honolulu, Hawaii, 9 November 1978: PDF available: c019_023_004_all.pdf
Folder 6: Grain Terminal Association Banquet - Minneapolis, Minnesota, 15 November 1978: PDF available: c019_023_005_all.pdf
Folder 7: Aerospace Industries Association - Arizona, 17 November 1978: PDF available: c019_023_006_all.pdf
Folder 8: National Grange Rural American Luncheon - Denver, Colorado, 17 November 1978: PDF available: c019_023_007_all.pdf
Folder 9: Anti-Defamation League - New York, New York, 18 November 1978: PDF available: c019_023_008_all.pdf
Folder 10: American Hotel and Motel Association - Kansas City, Missouri, 28 November 1978: PDF available: c019_023_009_all.pdf
Folder 11: Senator-Elect Gordon Humphrey Victory Dinner - Concord, New Hampshire, 1 December 1978: PDF available: c019_023_010_all.pdf
Folder 12: National Forum on Solutions to Economic Problems Facing U.S. Agriculture - Agriculture Council of America and Texas A&M University - College Station, Texas, 5 December 1978: PDF available: c019_023_011_all.pdf PDF available: c019_023_012_all.pdf