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 27: 1987

Box 44

Folder 4: Martin Luther King Federal Holiday, No Date: PDF available: c019_044_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Annual Legislative Conference of National Association of Postmasters - Washington, D.C., 18 February 1987: PDF available: c019_044_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: CPAC Convention - Washington, D.C., 20 February 1987: PDF available: c019_044_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: National Governors' Association Agriculture Committee - Washington, D.C., 23 February 1987: PDF available: c019_044_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Remodeling Association Industry Convention - Washington, D.C., 26 February 1987: PDF available: c019_044_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Pennsylvania GOP Lincoln Day Dinner - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 26 February 1987: PDF available: c019_044_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Tower Commission Report, No Date: PDF available: c019_044_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Meeting of Lawyers Committee of Senator Dole's Campaign America, 28 February 1987: PDF available: c019_044_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Mecklenburg Republican Party Annual Lincoln Day Dinner - Charlotte, North Carolina, 28 February 1987: PDF available: c019_044_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Association for Advanced Life Underwriting - Washington, D.C., 4 March 1987: PDF available: c019_044_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Carpet and Rug Institute - Washington, D.C., 5 March 1987: PDF available: c019_044_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Washington Non-Profit Tax Conference - Washington, D.C., 5 March 1987: PDF available: c019_044_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Georgia Republicans' Presidents' Day Dinner - Atlanta, Georgia, 6 March 1987: PDF available: c019_044_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Associated General Contractors - Washington, D.C., 10 March 1987: PDF available: c019_044_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: National Corn Growers Association - Washington, D.C., 11 March 1987: PDF available: c019_044_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: American Psychiatric Association - Washington, D.C., 16 March 1987: PDF available: c019_044_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: National Grain and Feed Dealers - Washington, D.C., 17 March 1987: PDF available: c019_044_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Ashland Oil - Washington, D.C., 19 March 1987: PDF available: c019_044_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Second Genesis - Washington, D.C., 25 March 1987: PDF available: c019_044_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: American Society of Civil Engineers - Washington, D.C., 26 March 1987: PDF available: c019_044_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Dedication of the Multispecialty Clinic at the University of Osteopathic Medicine - Des Moines, Iowa, 27 March 1987: PDF available: c019_044_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Pfizer Washington Government Relations Seminar - Washington, D.C., 1 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: "Know Your Cholesterol Kick-Off" - Washington, D.C., 1 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: California Agriculture Education Foundation - Washington, D.C., 8 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Land O'Lakes - Washington, D.C., 8 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: Campaign - Louisiana, 10 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_029_all.pdf
Folder 30: Campaign - Mississippi, 11 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: Campaign - Georgia, 11 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire - Manchester, New Hampshire, 20 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_032_all.pdf
Folder 33: Hal Daub Group - Washington, D.C., 23 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_033_all.pdf
Folder 34: North Carolina Federation of Republican Women - Durham, North Carolina, 26 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_034_all.pdf
Folder 35: United Conservative Appeal Dinner - Washington, D.C., 27 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_035_all.pdf
Folder 36: Freedom Federation Breakfast - Washington, D.C., 28 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_036_all.pdf
Folder 37: National GOP Jewish Leaders - Washington, D.C., 29 April 1987: PDF available: c019_044_037_all.pdf
Folder 38: Asian American Republican Assembly - Rosslyn, Virginia, 7 May 1987: PDF available: c019_044_038_all.pdf
Folder 39: American Cotton Shippers' Association - Washington, D.C., 15 May 1987: PDF available: c019_044_039_all.pdf
Folder 40: Delta Council Annual Meeting - Cleveland, Mississippi, 18 May 1987: PDF available: c019_044_040_all.pdf
Folder 41: Georgia State Republican Convention - Savannah, Georgia, 22 May 1987: PDF available: c019_044_041_all.pdf
Folder 42: Robert Byrd's (ERMA) 50th Anniversary - Washington, D.C., 28 May 1987: PDF available: c019_044_042_all.pdf
Folder 43: Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce 70th Anniversary - Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 19 June 1987: PDF available: c019_044_043_all.pdf

Box 45

Folder 1: Senate Republican Retreat - Williamsburg, Virginia [1 of 2], 20 June 1987: PDF available: c019_045_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Senate Republican Retreat - Williamsburg, Virginia [2 of 2], 20 June 1987: PDF available: c019_045_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Remembering and Saluting Bill Casey, 22 June 1987: PDF available: c019_045_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Minnesota Travel File - Minnesota, 2 July 1987: PDF available: c019_045_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Fraternal Order of Police Convention - Mobile, Alabama, 13 August 1987: PDF available: c019_045_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Republican Governors Association - Santa Fe, New Mexico, 24 November 1987: PDF available: c019_045_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: Iowa Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives - Des Moines, Iowa, 3 December 1987: PDF available: c019_045_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: New Hampshire Police Chiefs Association - Berlin, New Hampshire, 5 December 1987: PDF available: c019_045_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Gannett/USA Today Year-End Management Meeting, 7 December 1987: PDF available: c019_045_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Associated General Contractors of New Hampshire - Manchester, New Hampshire, 9 December 1987: PDF available: c019_045_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: J.M. Foundation "Search for Excellence" - 1987 Awards Luncheon - Washington, D.C., 10 December 1987: PDF available: c019_045_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Missouri Governor's Conference on Agriculture - Lake of the Ozarks, 14 December 1987: PDF available: c019_045_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Courage Center - Good Samaritan Nursing Home and Retirement Center - Golden Valley, Minnesota, 23 December 1987: PDF available: c019_045_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Index of Speeches [1 of 3], 1975 - 1987: PDF available: c019_045_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Index of Speeches [2 of 3], 1975 - 1987: PDF available: c019_045_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Index of Speeches [3 of 3], 1975 - 1987: PDF available: c019_045_016_all.pdf