Senator Dole on the Vietnam POW Amendment

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Extent (Dublin Core): 38 Seconds
File Name (Dublin Core): c031_017
Title (Dublin Core): Senator Dole on the Vietnam POW Amendment
Description (Dublin Core): Senator Bob Dole explains that although he felt that his proposed amendment was the best step forward for American prisoners of war and missing in action in Vietnam, he is certain that his colleagues who voted against it did not do so in an unpatriotic fashion.
Date (Dublin Core): 1970-06-04
Date Created (Dublin Core): 1970-06-04
Congress (Dublin Core): 91st (1969-1971)
Topics (Dublin Core): See all items with this value Vietnam War, 1961-1975; See all items with this value Prisoners of war--United States
Policy Area (Curation): Armed Forces and National Security
Creator (Dublin Core): Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021
Record Type (Dublin Core): radio programs
Rights (Dublin Core): http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Language (Dublin Core): eng
Collection Finding Aid (Dublin Core): https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=84&q=
Physical Collection (Dublin Core): Collection 031, Box 1
Institution (Dublin Core): Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Archival Collection (Dublin Core): Dole Audio Reels Collection, 1960-1979
Full Text (Extract Text): I question no one's motive. I said this wasn't a vote to test anyone's patriotism or their
commitment to prisoners of war, but I did feel that an affirmative vote on the amendment would
have given great hope to the wives and mothers and children of some of the American missing
in action or American prisoners of war. But I'm certain that many of those who voted against my
amendment sincerely feel this is not the best approach, but they care as much about prisoners
of war and American missing in action as I do.; I question no one's motive. I said this wasn't a vote to test anyone's patriotism or their
commitment to prisoners of war, but I did feel that an affirmative vote on the amendment would
have given great hope to the wives and mothers and children of some of the American missing
in action or American prisoners of war. But I'm certain that many of those who voted against my
amendment sincerely feel this is not the best approach, but they care as much about prisoners
of war and American missing in action as I do.; I question no one's motive. I said this wasn't a vote to test anyone's patriotism or their
commitment to prisoners of war, but I did feel that an affirmative vote on the amendment would
have given great hope to the wives and mothers and children of some of the American missing
in action or American prisoners of war. But I'm certain that many of those who voted against my
amendment sincerely feel this is not the best approach, but they care as much about prisoners
of war and American missing in action as I do.

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