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 29: 1989

Box 48

Folder 16: National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club - Kansas City, Missouri, 6 January 1989: PDF available: c019_048_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Health Industry Roundtable - Federation of American Health Systems - Washington, D.C., 24 January 1989: PDF available: c019_048_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas - Distinguished Kansas, Kansan of the Year - Topeka, Kansas, 27 January 1989: PDF available: c019_048_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Kansas Day Club Gala - Introduction of Jeane Kirkpatrick - Topeka, Kansas, 28 January 1989: PDF available: c019_048_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Association of Reserve City Bankers - Washington, D.C., 30 January 1989: PDF available: c019_048_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: American Hospital Association - Washington, D.C., 31 January 1989: PDF available: c019_048_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Fidelity Management Trust Company's Client Conference - Washington, D.C., 31 January 1989: PDF available: c019_048_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: National Association of Wholesaler - Distributors Dinner - Washington, D.C., 1 February 1989: PDF available: c019_048_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Merrill Lynch Seminar Taping, 3 February 1989: PDF available: c019_048_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: National School Boards Association - Washington, D.C., 5 February 1989: PDF available: c019_048_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: "Understanding Congress: A Bicentennial Research Conference" - Washington, D.C., 9 February 1989: PDF available: c019_048_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Tobacco Institute Breakfast, 14 February 1989: PDF available: c019_048_027_all.pdf

Box 49

Folder 1: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association 47th Annual Meeting - Washington, D.C., 14 February 1989: PDF available: c019_049_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: National Forum Foundation Seminar on the Reagan Doctrine - Washington, D.C., 15 February 1989: PDF available: c019_049_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Sunday - Face the Nation, 19 February 1989: PDF available: c019_049_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Jewish Community Relations Council of New York - Accepting the Henry M. Jackson Senate Leadership Award - New York, New York, 26 February 1989: PDF available: c019_049_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Food Marketing Institute - Congress 101 - Washington, D.C., 27 February 1989: PDF available: c019_049_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: National Aggregates Association - National Ready Mixed Concrete Association - Washington, D.C., 28 February 1989: PDF available: c019_049_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: American Cast Metals Association - Foundry Industry Government Affairs Conference - Washington, D.C., 1 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce - Washington, D.C., 2 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Joint Session of Congress to Commemorate the Congressional Bicentennial - Washington, D.C., 2 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: World Perspectives, Inc. - "Inside U.S. Agricultural Policy" - Washington, D.C., 6 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Association for Advanced Life Underwriting Annual Meeting - Washington, D.C., 6 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: National Association of Credit Management Luncheon - Washington, D.C., 6 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: National Association of Professional Insurance Agents - Federal Legislative Conference - Washington, D.C., 7 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company - Federal Affairs Conference - Washington, D.C., 8 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: National Conference of State Legislatures' Leader-to-Leader Meeting - Washington, D.C., 9 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Washington Non-Profit Tax Conference - Washington, D.C., 9 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: National League of Families POW/MIA - Flag Ceremony - Washington, D.C., 9 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Sea Breeze Spirit of Young America Awards - Washington, D.C., 10 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Senate Republican Conference Weekend - University of Virginia - Charlottesville, Virginia, 11 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Briefing - Washington, D.C., 13 March 1989: PDF available: c019_049_020_all.pdf

Box 50

Folder 1: "The Congress" Dinner - National Theater/J.W. Marriott - Washington, D.C., 13 March 1989: PDF available: c019_050_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: National Rehabilitation Association - Governmental Affairs Seminar - Washington, D.C., 13 March 1989: PDF available: c019_050_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Eden Financial Group Conference, 14 March 1989: PDF available: c019_050_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: United States Telephone Association Government Relations Seminar, 16 March 1989: PDF available: c019_050_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: National Newspaper Association Government Affairs Conference, 16 March 1989: PDF available: c019_050_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Fundraiser for Re-Election of Senator Mitch McConnell - Villa Hills, Kentucky, 21 March 1989: PDF available: c019_050_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: Bipartisan Central American Accord, 27 March 1989: PDF available: c019_050_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Grand Opening - SigCo Sunflower Plant - Colby, Kansas, 28 March 1989: PDF available: c019_050_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Four-State Non-Food Use Conference - "Food for Thought: A Congressional Perspective" - Overland Park, Kansas, 29 March 1989: PDF available: c019_050_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: American Business Conference, 4 April 1989: PDF available: c019_050_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Y Group Breakfast - Washington, D.C., 5 April 1989: PDF available: c019_050_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, 5 April 1989: PDF available: c019_050_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Pfizer Washington Government Relations Seminar - Washington, D.C., 11 April 1989: PDF available: c019_050_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: American Association of Equipment Lessors - Government Relations Conference, 12 April 1989: PDF available: c019_050_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: California Agriculture Leadership Program - Washington, D.C., 13 April 1989: PDF available: c019_050_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Huck Boyd Foundation Dinner - Topeka, Kansas, 14 April 1989: PDF available: c019_050_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Marriott Corporation General Manager's Conference - Arlington, Virginia, 17 April 1989: PDF available: c019_050_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Union Pacific Senior Management Meeting - Washington, D.C., 17 April 1989: PDF available: c019_050_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Press Conference - U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission - Washington, D.C., 18 April 1989: PDF available: c019_050_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Wyoming Travel File - Wyoming, April 20-21, 1989: PDF available: c019_050_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: McDonald's National Government Relations Workshop - Washington, D.C., 24 April 1989: PDF available: c019_050_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: National Marine Manufacturers Association Legislative Seminar, 25 April 1989: PDF available: c019_050_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Dole Foundation Awards Dinner, 3 May 1989: PDF available: c019_050_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Congressman Chris Shays Greenwich Exchange Club - Washington, D.C., 4 May 1989: PDF available: c019_050_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Senators Lott and Oxley Washington Conference - Washington, D.C., 4 May 1989: PDF available: c019_050_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: Chicago Mercantile Exchange - S-207, Capitol, Washington, D.C., 9 May 1989: PDF available: c019_050_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Commission on Free and Fair Elections in Nicaragua - Washington, D.C., 9 May 1989: PDF available: c019_050_027_all.pdf

Box 51

Folder 1: American Society of Association Executives, 10 May 1989: PDF available: c019_051_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Testimony on Americans with Disabilities Act before Labor and Human Resources Committee, 10 May 1989
Folder 3: Virginia Travel File - Virginia, 15 May 1989: PDF available: c019_051_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: U.S./U.S.S.R. Trade and Economic Council - McLean, Virginia, 16 May 1989: PDF available: c019_051_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: National Machine Tool Builders Association 87th Spring Meeting - Washington, D.C., 18 May 1989: PDF available: c019_051_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Georgia State Convention - Georgia Travel File - Atlanta, Georgia, 20 May 1989: PDF available: c019_051_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: National Federation of Republican Women, 22 May 1989: PDF available: c019_051_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Computer and Communications Industry Association Executives - Washington, D.C., 23 May 1989: PDF available: c019_051_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Meals on Wheels America - Washington, D.C., 31 May 1989: PDF available: c019_051_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Southwest Michigan Council of the Boy Scouts 1989 Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner - Michigan Travel File - Kansas Travel File - Michigan - Kansas, June 1-2, 1989: PDF available: c019_051_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: David Brody Dinner - Anti-Defamation League - Washington, D.C., 7 June 1989: PDF available: c019_051_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Independent Bakers Association - Washington, D.C., 13 June 1989: PDF available: c019_051_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Korean War Veterans Memorial - White House, Rose Garden, 14 June 1989: PDF available: c019_051_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: First Strike Ceremony - Leadership Breakfast with Congressman Michel - Washington, D.C., 14 June 1989: PDF available: c019_051_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: President's Dinner - Washington, D.C., 14 June 1989: PDF available: c019_051_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce - Washington, D.C., 15 June 1989: PDF available: c019_051_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Senate Page Awards Ceremony - Washington, D.C., 16 June 1989: PDF available: c019_051_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Republican National Committee Seminar Meeting, 16 June 1989: PDF available: c019_051_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Bicentennial Congress - U.S. Capitol Preservation Committee - Washington, D.C., 20 June 1989: PDF available: c019_051_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Chaney Goodman Schwerner Memorial Service - Washington, D.C., 23 June 1989: PDF available: c019_051_020_all.pdf

Box 52

Folder 1: Representative Steven Pierce - Massachusetts Travel File - Boston, Massachusetts, 26 June 1989: PDF available: c019_052_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: West Virginia GOP Speech, 17 June 1989: PDF available: c019_052_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Rhode Island's Economy - Rhode Island Travel File - Providence, Rhode Island, 29 June 1989: PDF available: c019_052_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: National Association on Rehabilitation Facilities 20th Anniversary - Washington, D.C., 1 July 1989: PDF available: c019_052_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: College Sports Information Directors of America - Washington, D.C., 2 July 1989: PDF available: c019_052_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Face the Nation, 2 July 1989: PDF available: c019_052_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: Connecticut Summer Interns Program - Washington, D.C., 11 July 1989: PDF available: c019_052_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Tobacco Distributors, 12 July 1989: PDF available: c019_052_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Florida Victory Committee Breakfast, 13 July 1989: PDF available: c019_052_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Washington Center Interns - Washington, D.C., 19 July 1989: PDF available: c019_052_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Congressional Intern Program - Washington, D.C., 21 July 1989: PDF available: c019_052_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Junior Statesman Foundation - Washington, D.C., 25 July 1989: PDF available: c019_052_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Senate President's Council - Washington, D.C., 26 July 1989: PDF available: c019_052_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Candy Wholesalers and Brokers - Washington, D.C., 26 July 1989
Folder 15: Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity - Washington, D.C., 6 August 1989: PDF available: c019_052_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Kansas Travel File - Kansas [1 of 2], August 7-11, 1989: PDF available: c019_052_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Kansas Travel File - Kansas [2 of 2], August 7-11, 1989: PDF available: c019_052_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Fundraiser for Senator Dalton - Broad Run, Virginia, 10 September 1989: PDF available: c019_052_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Vern Clark Group - Washington, D.C., 11 September 1989: PDF available: c019_052_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: PAC Briefing for Lynn Martin - Washington, D.C., 12 September 1989: PDF available: c019_052_020_all.pdf

Box 53

Folder 1: Fundraising Breakfast for Senator Coats - Washington, D.C., 13 September 1989: PDF available: c019_053_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: American Business Conference - Washington, D.C., 13 September 1989: PDF available: c019_053_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Hellenic American Leadership Conference - Washington, D.C., 14 September 1989: PDF available: c019_053_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: "Republican Leadership: Making a Difference for America, For Florida - For the Future" - Florida Travel File - Florida, 15 September 1989: PDF available: c019_053_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Philadelphia Bar Association Washington Conference - Washington, D.C., 15 September 1989: PDF available: c019_053_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Kansas Association of School Boards - Topeka, Kansas, 16 September 1989: PDF available: c019_053_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: Meet the Press, 17 September 1989: PDF available: c019_053_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce - Washington, D.C., 18 September 1989: PDF available: c019_053_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: General Briefing Book, 24 September 1989: PDF available: c019_053_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Phill Gramm Fundraiser - Dallas, Texas, 24 September 1989: PDF available: c019_053_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: National Solid Wastes Management Association - Washington, D.C., 26 September 1989: PDF available: c019_053_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Reception and Dinner in Honor of Martin Sorkin - Washington, D.C., 26 September 1989: PDF available: c019_053_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Republican Inner Circle - Washington, D.C., 2 October 1989: PDF available: c019_053_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: New York Finance Committee Meeting - New York Travel File - New York, 2 October 1989: PDF available: c019_053_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Marion Labs Special Board of Directors Meeting - Washington, D.C., 18 October 1989: PDF available: c019_053_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: President's Commission on Executive Exchange Seminar - Washington, D.C., 19 October 1989: PDF available: c019_053_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Commissioning of USS Topeka - Groton, Connecticut, 21 October 1989: PDF available: c019_053_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Bob Novak Roast for Spina Bifida, 25 October 1989: PDF available: c019_053_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Building Products Association - Washington, D.C., 26 October 1989: PDF available: c019_053_019_all.pdf

Box 54

Folder 1: Meet the Press, 29 October 1989: PDF available: c019_054_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: U.S., U.S.S.R. Delegation - Kansas Trip and D.C. Visit, October 29-30, 1989: PDF available: c019_054_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Association of Medical Colleges - Washington, D.C., 31 October 1989: PDF available: c019_054_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: International Mass Retail Association - Washington, D.C., 1 November 1989: PDF available: c019_054_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Washington Research Group - Foreign Policy Issues - Washington, D.C., 2 November 1989: PDF available: c019_054_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: National Forum Foundation Conference - Washington, D.C., 6 November 1989: PDF available: c019_054_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: 50th Anniversary of WWII Luncheon - Washington, D.C., 8 November 1989: PDF available: c019_054_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: American Railroad Conference - Washington, D.C., 10 November 1989: PDF available: c019_054_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: American Council of Life Insurance - Washington, D.C., 13 November 1989: PDF available: c019_054_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: "Tough Tangling in a Partisan Way" - Hartford, Connecticut, 13 November 1989: PDF available: c019_054_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: National Electric Manufacturers Association - Washington, D.C., 13 November 1989: PDF available: c019_054_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: National Issues Forum Breakfast - Washington, D.C., 13 November 1989: PDF available: c019_054_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Interstate Natural Gas Association of America - Washington, D.C., 14 November 1989: PDF available: c019_054_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Presidential Roundtable - Washington, D.C., 15 November 1989: PDF available: c019_054_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Women's Bureau of U.S. Department of Labor - New York, New York, November 30 - December 1, 1989: PDF available: c019_054_015_all.pdf