Robert J. Dole Republican Leadership Collection, 1985-1996

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Resource class: Collection

Identifier (Dublin Core): c007
Archival Collection (Dublin Core): Robert J. Dole Republican Leadership Collection, 1985-1996
Creator (Dublin Core): Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021
Extent (Dublin Core): 268.0 Linear Feet
Arrangement (Curation): Where materials were originally arranged chronologically, this scheme has been preserved. Otherwise, materials are arranged alphabetically.
Description (Dublin Core): Series 1: Legislative Relations, 1969-1996
Series 2: Personal/Political, 1980-1996
Series 3: Press Related Materials
Abstract (Dublin Core): This collection comprises the legislative and political activities of the Office of the Senate Republican Leader during Senator Dole's time in that position, 1985-1996. These files were maintained by several administrative and legislative staffers, notably Senator Dole's Chief-of-Staff Sheila Burke. The collection documents the Republican Leader's involvement in legislation pending in the Senate, political efforts on behalf of Republican candidates, and the internal workings of the office, including its relationship with the Senator's office in the Hart Building. The collection contains three series: Legislative Relations, Personal/Political Files, and Press Related Materials.

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Correspondence from Senator Bob Dole to Secretary Lloyd Bentsen regarding Internal Revenue code that relates to ADA
Senator Bob Dole writes to Secretary Bentsen of the U.S. Department of the Treasury requesting information be provided to him annually on Internal Revenue tax code relating to businesses and the implementation of ADA (the Americans with Disabilities Act).
Tax Credits and Financial Assistance Information for Businesses Implementing ADA
Correspondence and memorandum regarding government efforts to financially aid businesses to adapt to comply with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards.
ADA Technical Assistance and Dole Congressional Record Request for Amendment
ADA Technical Assistance describes the need for financial assistance to aid businesses in implementing ADA (the Americans with Disabilities Act). Congressional record regarding government efforts to aid businesses financially to comply with ADA standards. Includes statements by Senator Bob Dole
Dear Colleague Letter on Introducing Joint Resolution to Recognize the Armenian Genocide
Alan Simpson Letter to Bob Dole Regretting His Involvement
This letter from Al Simpson explains his reasons for not supporting the recognition of the Armenian Genocide Joint Resolution, though he also expresses that it pains him to take a different stance than Bob Dole, the Republican Senate leader at the time.
Letter from Turkish Embassy to Senator Bob Dole
Turkish Ambassador to the United States, Nuzhet Kandemir writes to Senator Dole, opposing S.J.Res 212 and detailing political implications of the United States recognizing the Armenian Genocide, from the Turkish government's perspective.
S.J. Res. 212, Designating April 24, 1990 as "National Day of Remembrance of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923"
Senate Joint Resolution 212 in the first session of the 101st Congress would have been the United States' first formal recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
Feb 22 Roll Call Vote Tally
This Roll Call Vote Tally records the members' votes on a cloture motion; whether to end Senator Robert Byrd's filibuster and proceed to Senate Joint Resolution 212. Because the final tally was a tie at 49-49, the Senate could not proceed to discussing the Resolution further.
Project Hope Newsletter
Statement on Senate floor by Senator Dole in Honor of Hampar Kelikian
Women's Equal Opportunity Act of 1991 ("Glass Ceiling Bill") and associated legislative materials
Articles, including one written by Senator Dole titled "America can't ignore the needs of working women;" statements by Dole regarding the Women's Equal Opportunity Act; and a draft of the act with a section-by-section analysis.