VIP Letters, 1960-2008 | Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections

By Erin Wolfe, Damien Gilbert, Julia Stanislav

Collection Overview

Title: VIP Letters, 1960-2008

Predominant Dates:1960-2004

ID: 01/020

Extent: 593.0 Letters

Arrangement: The letters are arranged alphabetically by the sender's last name. Multiple letters from the same sender are arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The VIP Letters collection consists of letters that were removed from the Dole papers. With few exceptions, the letters were written to Senator Dole from notable public figures, including U.S. Presidents (about 66% of the letters), Congresspeople, foreign officials, and other distinguished persons. The contents of the letters covers a wide range of topics, including current events, personal notes, responses to letters from Dole, and more.

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Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: A-B],
[Box 2: George H.W. Bush],
[Box 3: C],
[Box 4: Bill Clinton],
[Box 5: D-E],
[Box 6: F-K],
[Box 7: Gerald Ford],
[Box 8: L],
[Box 9: M-Q],
[Box 10: Richard Nixon],
[Box 11: R],
[Box 12: Ronald Reagan],
[Box 13: S-Z],
[All]

Box 1: A-B

Item 1: David M. Abshire to Bob Dole, 6/9/1971: Letter from Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations David Abshire to Senator Dole regarding the Alfred M. Landon lecture series at Kansas State University.
Available here: c020_001_000_001 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 2: Spiro Agnew to Bob Dole, 6/7/1995: Letter from former Vice President Spiro Agnew to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for attending a bust unveiling and for speaking at the event.
Available here: c020_001_000_002 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 3: Madeleline Albright to Bob Dole, 1/5/1997: Letter from Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to Senator Bob Dole confirming a contribution of $2,000,000 to Dole's International Commission on Missing Persons.
Available here: c020_001_000_003 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 4: Senator Lamar Alexander to Bob Dole, 7/14/2005: Letter from Senator Lamar Alexander to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for the copy of One Soldier's Story.
Available here: c020_001_000_004 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 5: Heydar Aliyev to Bob Dole, 2/10/1996: Letter from President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev to Senator Bob Dole thanking Dole for his actions modifying the Freedom Support Act. Russian letter with separate English translation.
Available here: c020_001_000_005 (PDF, 2 pp.)
Item 6: Corazon Aquino to Bob Dole, 9/16/1991: Letter from President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino to Senator Bob Dole informing him that, due to her dismay at the Philippine Senate's rejection of the RP-US Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Security, she would be calling for a national refer
Available here: c020_001_000_006 (PDF, 2 pp.)
Item 7: Nancy Kassebaum to Bob Dole, 7/18/2006: Letter from former Senator Nancy Kassebaum to Senator Bob Dole wishing him a happy birthday.
Available here: c020_001_000_007 (PDF, 2 pp.)
Item 8: Birch Bayh to Bob Dole, undated: Letter from Senator Birch Bayh to Senator Bob Dole wishing him a happy belated birthday.
Available here: c020_001_000_008 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 9: Birch Bayh to Bob Dole, 9/27/2005: Letter from former Senator Birch Bayh to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for the copy of One Soldier's Story.
Available here: c020_001_000_009 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 10: Robert Bennett to Bob Dole, 12/5/1975: Letter from Governor of Kansas Robert Bennett to Senator Bob Dole opposing the Energy Policy and Conservation Act's oil pricing provisions.
Available here: c020_001_000_010 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 11: Lloyd Bentsen to Bob Dole, 2/4/1994: Letter from Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen to Senator Bob Dole responding to Dole's letter concerning Armenia's difficult economic situation and calling on multilateral assistance for the country.
Available here: c020_001_000_011 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 12: Alexander A. Bessmertnykh to Bob Dole, 11/14/1990: Letter from the USSR Ambassador Alexander A. Bessmertnykh to Senator Bob Dole confirming the transmission of pictures taken during an August-September 1990 visit by Dole to the USSR.
Available here: c020_001_000_012 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 13: Boris Biancheri to Bob Dole, 11/8/1993: Letter from Italian Ambassador Boris Biancheri to Senator Bob Dole assuring Italy's agreement to an anti-personnel landmine export ban being drafted by the United Nations.
Available here: c020_001_000_013 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 14: Joe Biden to Bob Dole, 4/4/1989: Letter from Senator Joe Biden to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for attending a reception for Mike Mansfield.
Available here: c020_001_000_014 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 15: Mohammad Bin Hussein Al-Shaali to Bob Dole, 8/29/1995: Letter from Ambassador to United Arab Emirates Mohammad Bin Hussein Al-Shaali to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for receiving Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahayan in his office.
Available here: c020_001_000_015 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 16: David A. Brandon to Bob Dole, 6/30/2005: Letter from Domino's Pizza CEO David A. Brandon to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for a copy of One Soldier's Story.
Available here: c020_001_000_016 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 17: Tom Brokaw to Bob Dole, 7/23/1980: Letter from journalist Tom Brokaw to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for appearing on TODAY during the Republican National Convention.
Available here: c020_001_000_017 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 18: Pat Buchanan to Bob Dole, 7/11/1996: Letter from presidential candidate Pat Buchanan to Senator Bob Dole declining his invitation to attend a lunch at the City Club.
Available here: c020_001_000_018 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 19: William E. Burger to Bob Dole, 4/1/1985: Letter from Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Warren E. Burger to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for his support of S.B. 704.
Available here: c020_001_000_019 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 20: Barbara Bush to Bob Dole, 9/9/1983: Letter from Second Lady of the United States Barbara Bush to Senator Bob Dole delivering condolences for the loss of his mother.
Available here: c020_001_000_020 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 21: Barbara Bush to Bob Dole, 3/9/1995: Letter from former First Lady Barbara Bush to Senator Bob Dole declining his invitation to speak at the National Teacher's Hall of Fame.
Available here: c020_001_000_021 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 22: Barbara Bush to Bob Dole, 6/28/1996: Letter from former First Lady Barbara Bush to Senator Bob Dole encouraging him on the upcoming presidential election.
Available here: c020_001_000_022 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 23: George W. Bush to Bob Dole, 4/29/2004: Letter from President George W. Bush to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for his work establishing the Volunteer Service Award.
Available here: c020_001_000_023 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 24: George W. Bush to Bob Dole, 5/18/2004: Letter from President George W. Bush to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for his work on Bush's 2004 re-election campaign.
Available here: c020_001_000_024 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 25: George W. Bush to Bob Dole, 4/6/2005: Letter from President George W. Bush to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for attending his inauguration.
Available here: c020_001_000_025 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 26: George W. Bush to Bob Dole, 4/25/2005: Letter from President George W. Bush to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for a copy of One Soldier's Story.
Available here: c020_001_000_026 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 27: George W. Bush to Bob Dole, 2/14/2008: Letter from President George W. Bush to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for attending the 2008 State of the Union address.
Available here: c020_001_000_027 (PDF, 1 pp.)
Item 28: Earl L. Butz to Bob Dole, 12/12/1974: Letter from Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for the talk given by Dole at a Commodities Conference.
Available here: c020_001_000_028 (PDF, 1 pp.)