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 3: C

Item 1: Nicholas E. Calio to Bob Dole, 6/4/1992

Letter from Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Nicholas E. Calio to Senator Bob Dole including pictures of President George H.W. Bush, Bob Michel, and Dole at Bush's portrait unveiling ceremony.
Available here: c020_003_000_001 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Item 2: Andrew Card to Bob Dole, 4/29/2005

Letter from White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for the copy of One Soldier's Story.
Available here: c020_003_000_002 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Item 3: John Carlin to Bob Dole, 1983-09, circa

Card from Governor of Kansas John Carlin to Senator Bob Dole extending condolences for what is most likely the death of Dole's mother.
Available here: c020_003_000_003 (PDF, 4 pp.)

Item 4: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 1/12/1977

Letter from President-Elect Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole asking for legislative cooperation in order to increase the effectiveness of the executive branch.
Available here: c020_003_000_004 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 5: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 3/7/1977

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole detailing his appreciation of Dole's comments on the Grove Reservoir project.
Available here: c020_003_000_005 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 6: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 7/20/1977

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole wishing the senator a happy birthday.
Available here: c020_003_000_006 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 7: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 10/19/1977

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole inviting Dole to accept a pen Carter used to sign the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 into law.
Available here: c020_003_000_007 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 8: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 2/15/1978

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for encouraging the administration to defend duty-free bindings on soybeans.
Available here: c020_003_000_008 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Item 9: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 7/20/1978

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole wishing him a happy birthday.
Available here: c020_003_000_009 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Item 10: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 10/5/1978

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole urging him to help control inflation by supporting Carter's veto of a public works bill.
Available here: c020_003_000_010 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Item 11: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 7/22/1979

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole wishing him a happy birthday.
Available here: c020_003_000_011 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 12: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 7/26/1979

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole urging him to support the Panama Canal Treaty implementing bill.
Available here: c020_003_000_012 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Item 13: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 4/22/1980

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole requesting support for the "Medigap" amendment to the Social Security Disability Amendments of 1979.
Available here: c020_003_000_013 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Item 14: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 10/12/1979

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for his support in passing the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 and offering a commemorative pen in recognition.
Available here: c020_003_000_040 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 15: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 6/30/1980

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for his contributions to the Presidential Commission on World Hunger.
Available here: c020_003_000_014 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 16: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 7/18/1980

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole asking him to accept a pen Carter used to sign the Energy Security Act into law.
Available here: c020_003_000_015 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 17: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 7/21/1980

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole urging him to support the Alaska Lands conservation bill.
Available here: c020_003_000_016 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 18: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 8/20/1980

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole requesting support for provisions in the Domestic Violence Act.
Available here: c020_003_000_017 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 19: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 12/2/1980

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole requesting a vote for cloture on the Fair Housing Bill.
Available here: c020_003_000_018 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Item 20: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 6/15/1985

Letter from former president Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole asking him to consider making a contribution to Habitat for Humanity.
Available here: c020_003_000_019 (PDF, 2 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 21: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 9/26/1989

Letter from former president Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for providing a state flag for the Carter Presidential Library.
Available here: c020_003_000_020 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Item 22: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 12/22/1992

Letter from former president Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole regretting that Dole was unable to join him for a talk on global development cooperation.
Available here: c020_003_000_021 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 23: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 3/25/1996

Letter from former president Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole updating him on Carter Center work to reduce the level of violence in the Great Lakes region of East Africa.
Available here: c020_003_000_022 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 24: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 3/19/1996

Letter from former president Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole reporting on his recent humanitarian visit to Tunis.
Available here: c020_003_000_023 (PDF, 14 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Item 25: Jimmy Carter to Bob Dole, 7/6/2005

Letter from former president Jimmy Carter to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for a copy of One Soldier's Story.
Available here: c020_003_000_024 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Subject/Index Terms:: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021

Item 26: Dick Cheney to Bob Dole, 9/14/1988

Letter from Congressman Dick Cheney to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for his get-well wishes.
Available here: c020_003_000_025 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Item 27: Dick Cheney to Bob Dole, 1/21/2005

Letter from Vice President Dick Cheney to Senator Bob Dole offering prayers and love in wake of Dole's illness.
Available here: c020_003_000_026 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Item 28: Heng Cheng to Bob Dole, 10/29/1991

Letter from former President of Cambodia Heng Cheng to Senator Bob Dole asking for Dole's support in the upcoming Cambodian election.
Available here: c020_003_000_027 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Item 29: Raymond Chretien to Bob Dole, 11/18/1994

Letter from Canadian Ambassador Raymond Chretien to Senator Bob Dole enclosing a speech on the American-Canadian bilateral relationship.
Available here: c020_003_000_028 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Item 30: Warren Christopher to Bob Dole, 12/2/1993

Letter from Secretary of State Warren Christopher to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for his letter regarding the orderly withdrawal of troops from Somalia.
Available here: c020_003_000_029 (PDF, 3 pp.)

Item 31: Warren Christopher to Bob Dole, 12/22/1993

Letter from Secretary of State Warren Christopher to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for his letter regarding the intention to release $40 million in Economic Support Funds for Nicaragua.
Available here: c020_003_000_030 (PDF, 4 pp.)

Item 32: Warren Christopher to Bob Dole, 2/28/1994

Letter from Secretary of State Warren Christopher to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for his letter about passports and related restrictions on travel to Lebanon.
Available here: c020_003_000_031 (PDF, 2 pp.)

Item 33: Hillary Clinton to Bob Dole, 2/8/1993

Letter from First Lady Hillary Clinton to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for the opportunity to meet with him and Senator Lincoln Chafee to discuss health care reform.
Available here: c020_003_000_032 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Item 34: Hillary Clinton to Bob Dole, 7/28/1993

Letter from First Lady Hillary Clinton to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for the tape of Saturday Night Live.
Available here: c020_003_000_033 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Item 35: Hillary Clinton to Bob Dole, 6/28/2005

Letter from Senator Hillary Clinton to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for a copy of One Soldier's Story.
Available here: c020_003_000_034 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Item 36: William S. Cohen to Bob Dole, 1/23/1998

Letter from Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen to Senator Bob Dole extending an invitation to a full honors ceremony and parade in honor of the Senator.
Available here: c020_003_000_035 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Item 37: William S. Cohen to Bob Dole, 10/22/1998

Letter from Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen to Senator Bob Dole enclosing his speech on their bilateral relationship and requesting Dole's reaction.
Available here: c020_003_000_036 (PDF, 1 pp.)

Item 38: Edward F. Cox to Bob Dole, 1/22/1997

Letter from attorney Edward F. Cox to Senator Bob Dole expressing regrets that Dole would not be taking the Presidential oath and extending congratulations for his campaign.
Available here: c020_003_000_037 (PDF, 2 pp.)

Item 39: Tricia Nixon Cox to Bob Dole, 5/28/1995

Letter from the daughter of Richard Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for his hospitality at the unveiling of Spiro Agnew's bust.
Available here: c020_003_000_038 (PDF, 2 pp.)

Item 40: Alfredo Cristiani to Bob Dole, 7/26/1991

Letter from President of El Salvador Alfredo Cristiani to Senator Bob Dole thanking him for his participation in a debate regarding military assistance to El Salvador.
Available here: c020_003_000_039 (PDF, 1 pp.)