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 35: 1995

Box 96

Folder 12: Salute to U.S. Senate - Washington, D.C., 5 January 1995: PDF available: c019_096_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting - St. Louis, Missouri, 9 January 1995: PDF available: c019_096_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Introduction of Ellen Sauerbrey - Baltimore, Maryland, 13 January 1995: PDF available: c019_096_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Iowa - National Leadership Coalition for Health Care Reform - Washington, D.C., 17 January 1995: PDF available: c019_096_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: Winter Meeting of Republican national Committee - Washington, D.C., 21 January 1995: PDF available: c019_096_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Building Owners and Managers Association - Washington, D.C., 24 January 1995: PDF available: c019_096_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: The Heinz Awards - Washington, D.C., 26 January 1995: PDF available: c019_096_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Citizens for a Sound Economy - Jefferson Award - Washington, D.C., 26 January 1995: PDF available: c019_096_019_all.pdf

Box 97

Folder 1: U.S. Conference of Mayors 63rd Winter Meeting - Washington, D.C., 26 January 1995: PDF available: c019_097_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: American Hospital Association - Washington, D.C., 30 January 1995: PDF available: c019_097_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Republican Governors Association - America's Majority Dinner - Washington, D.C., 30 January 1995: PDF available: c019_097_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: John Quincy Adams Society - Dinner with Senator Robert Dole - Washington, D.C., 1 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Business Roundtable - Washington, D.C., 1 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: New Jersey Chamber of Commerce - Congressional Dinner - Washington, D.C., 2 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: John Danforth Event - St. Louis, Missouri, 7 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Republican National Committee Gala - Washington, D.C., 9 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: CPAC Conference - Washington, D.C., 10 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: Republican Party of Pennsylvania - Lincoln Day Dinner - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 10 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Governors' Ethanol Coalition - Washington, D.C., 15 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Maine GOP Event - Maine, 18 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Lewiston Bicentennial Celebration - Lewiston, Maine, 18 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: New Hampshire GOP Event - New Hampshire, 19 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: The Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial Foundation - Ceremony of Honor and Remembrance - Washington, D.C., 22 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: The Business Council - Washington, D.C., 23 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: National Forum for Agriculture - Telecommunications Reform and Revitalizing Rural America - Des Moines, Iowa, 27 February 1995: PDF available: c019_097_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom Policy Conference - Washington, D.C., 1 March 1995: PDF available: c019_097_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Hillsboro County Lincoln Day Dinner - New Hampshire, 3 March 1995: PDF available: c019_097_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: National Association of Counties - Washington, D.C., 6 March 1995: PDF available: c019_097_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: State GOP Dinner - Chicago, Illinois, 6 March 1995: PDF available: c019_097_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Farmers-Farm Bill - Washington, D.C., 7 March 1995: PDF available: c019_097_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: National Policy Forum - Telecommunications Reform: Jobs and Opportunity - Washington, D.C., 8 March 1995: PDF available: c019_097_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Board of Governors American Academy of Otolaryngology (Head and Neck) - Washington, D.C., 8 March 1995: PDF available: c019_097_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: American Chiropractic Association - National Legislative Conference - Washington, D.C., 9 March 1995: PDF available: c019_097_025_all.pdf

Box 98

Folder 1: National Newspaper Association - National Press Club - Washington, D.C., 10 March 1995: PDF available: c019_098_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: National Conference of State Legislatures - Washington, D.C., 16 March 1995: PDF available: c019_098_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: Dinner Honoring Senator Thad Cochran - University of Mississippi - Andrew Mellon Auditorium - Washington, D.C., 22 March 1995: PDF available: c019_098_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: American Textile Manufacturers Association - Palm Beach, Florida, 25 March 1995: PDF available: c019_098_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Self-Insurance Industry Association - Washington, D.C., 29 March 1995: PDF available: c019_098_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Economic Strategy Institute - Washington, D.C., 19 March 1995: PDF available: c019_098_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: Semi-Conductor Industry Association - Washington, D.C., 29 March 1995: PDF available: c019_098_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Republican Network to Elect Women (RENEW) Salute - Washington, D.C., 30 March 1995: PDF available: c019_098_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Iowa Farm Bureau - Washington, D.C., 30 March 1995: PDF available: c019_098_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: New Hampshire Police Squad Club - New Hampshire, 31 March 1995: PDF available: c019_098_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: National Rifle Association - 2nd Amendment Conference - Washington, D.C., 3 April 1995: PDF available: c019_098_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Anti-Defamation League - Washington, D.C., 4 April 1995: PDF available: c019_098_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: McDonald's Owners and Operators - Washington, D.C., 5 April 1995: PDF available: c019_098_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: USO of Metropolitan Washington Awards Dinner - Washington, D.C., 6 April 1995: PDF available: c019_098_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors - Washington, D.C., 27 April 1995: PDF available: c019_098_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: GOPAC Charter Member Conference - Washington, D.C., 1 May 1995: PDF available: c019_098_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: Prescott Bush Awards Dinner - Milford, Connecticut, 1 May 1995: PDF available: c019_098_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: YPO Conference - Washington, D.C., 3 May 1995: PDF available: c019_098_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Second Annual National Unity Conference for Israel - Washington, D.C., 4 May 1995: PDF available: c019_098_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: Wingate College Commencement Ceremonies - Wingate, North Carolina, 6 May 1995: PDF available: c019_098_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: AIPAC - Washington, D.C., 8 May 1995: PDF available: c019_098_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: Team "100" Republican Presidential Briefing - Washington, D.C., 9 May 1995: PDF available: c019_098_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: 1995 Eisenhower Leadership Dinner - Washington, D.C., 9 May 1995: PDF available: c019_098_023_all.pdf

Box 99

Folder 1: Capitol Historical Society Salute to Freshman Class - Washington, D.C., 9 May 1995: PDF available: c019_099_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Nassau County GOP Annual Spring Dinner - Hofstra University - Nassau County, New York, 11 May 1995: PDF available: c019_099_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: B-2 Bomber "Spirit of Kansas" Dedication - Wichita, Kansas, 13 May 1995: PDF available: c019_099_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Wine Institute - Orlando Chamber of Commerce - Washington, D.C., 17 May 1995: PDF available: c019_099_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: Tribute to Ronald Reagan -Washington, D.C., 17 May 1995: PDF available: c019_099_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Independent Insurance Agents of America - Washington, D.C., 17 May 1995: PDF available: c019_099_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: National Review Institute Conservative Summit - Washington, D.C., 3 June 1995: PDF available: c019_099_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: National Association of Home Builders - Washington, D.C., 5 June 1995: PDF available: c019_099_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: National Association of Manufacturers - Washington, D.C., 8 June 1995: PDF available: c019_099_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: U.S./Cuba Business Council - Washington, D.C., 8 June 1995: PDF available: c019_099_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: National Grocers Association - Washington, D.C., 11 June 1995: PDF available: c019_099_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: American Health Care Association - Washington, D.C., 12 June 1995: PDF available: c019_099_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: Senator Dole's Budget Response to President Clinton - Washington, D.C., 13 June 1995: PDF available: c019_099_013_all.pdf
Folder 14: Associated Builders and Contractors - Washington, D.C., 14 June 1995: PDF available: c019_099_014_all.pdf
Folder 15: St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association - Washington, D.C., 14 June 1995: PDF available: c019_099_015_all.pdf
Folder 16: National Federation of Independent Businesses - Washington, D.C., 15 June 1995: PDF available: c019_099_016_all.pdf
Folder 17: American Trucking Association - Pentagon City - Washington, D.C., 22 June 1995: PDF available: c019_099_017_all.pdf
Folder 18: Press Conference with Jack Kemp - Tax Commission - Washington, D.C., 1 June 1995: PDF available: c019_099_018_all.pdf
Folder 19: Senatorial Trust - Washington, D.C., 13 July 1995: PDF available: c019_099_019_all.pdf
Folder 20: National League of Families - Crystal City Gateway Marriott - Arlington, Virginia, 21 July 1995: PDF available: c019_099_020_all.pdf
Folder 21: Fifth Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act - Inauguration of the American Association of People with Disabilities - Washington, D.C., 25 July 1995: PDF available: c019_099_021_all.pdf
Folder 22: New Jersey Reception - Long Branch, New Jersey, 26 July 1995: PDF available: c019_099_022_all.pdf
Folder 23: Coalition to Save Medicare - Washington, D.C., 3 August 1995: PDF available: c019_099_023_all.pdf
Folder 24: Illinois State Fair - State Fairgrounds - Springfield, Illinois, 16 August 1995: PDF available: c019_099_024_all.pdf
Folder 25: Christian Coalition's Road to Victory, 1 September 1995: PDF available: c019_099_025_all.pdf
Folder 26: National Review 40th Anniversary Celebration - Washington, D.C., 8 September 1995: PDF available: c019_099_026_all.pdf
Folder 27: Republican Inner Circle Event - NRSC - Washington, D.C., 14 September 1995: PDF available: c019_099_027_all.pdf
Folder 28: Newsweek National Security Forum - SD-50 - Washington, D.C., 18 September 1995: PDF available: c019_099_028_all.pdf
Folder 29: National Automobile Dealers Association - Washington, D.C., 19 September 1995: PDF available: c019_099_029_all.pdf
Folder 30: National Association of Manufacturers - Washington, D.C., 21 September 1995: PDF available: c019_099_030_all.pdf
Folder 31: Concerned Women for America - Washington, D.C., 22 September 1995: PDF available: c019_099_031_all.pdf
Folder 32: Michigan - Detroit, Michigan, 22 September 1995: PDF available: c019_099_032_all.pdf

Box 100

Folder 1: Iowa Taxpayers' Day - Des Moines, Iowa, 23 September 1995: PDF available: c019_100_001_all.pdf
Folder 2: Business Week Symposium of CEOs - Washington, D.C., 28 September 1995: PDF available: c019_100_002_all.pdf
Folder 3: National Federation of Independent Business - Washington, D.C., 24 October 1995: PDF available: c019_100_003_all.pdf
Folder 4: Women Leaders Summit - Washington, D.C., 24 October 1995: PDF available: c019_100_004_all.pdf
Folder 5: American Conservative Union - Washington, D.C., 24 October 1995: PDF available: c019_100_005_all.pdf
Folder 6: Armenian Assembly of America Banquet - Statement on Jerusalem - Washington, D.C., 25 October 1995: PDF available: c019_100_006_all.pdf
Folder 7: National Republican Senatorial Committee Majority Anniversary Dinner - Washington, D.C., 8 November 1995: PDF available: c019_100_007_all.pdf
Folder 8: Vietnam Veterans Coalition - Washington, D.C., 9 November 1995: PDF available: c019_100_008_all.pdf
Folder 9: Bob Michel Room Dedication - U.S. Capitol - Washington, D.C., 14 November 1995: PDF available: c019_100_009_all.pdf
Folder 10: National Jewish Coalition - Washington, D.C., 28 November 1995: PDF available: c019_100_010_all.pdf
Folder 11: Iowa Farm Bureau, 29 November 1995: PDF available: c019_100_011_all.pdf
Folder 12: Memorial Service for Dr. Richard C. Halverson - Washington, D.C., 13 December 1995: PDF available: c019_100_012_all.pdf
Folder 13: 48th Annual Wright Memorial Dinner - Honoring Russell W. Meyer, Jr., 15 December 1995: PDF available: c019_100_013_all.pdf