Correspondence Between Senator Bob Dole and a Constituent about the Senator&#039;s Efforts on Behalf of American POWs/MIAs (Prisoners of War and Missing in Action) in Vietnam

Correspondence Between Senator Bob Dole and a Constituent about the Senator's Efforts on Behalf of American POWs/MIAs (Prisoners of War and Missing in Action) in Vietnam

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File Name (Dublin Core): s-con_293_020_001
Title (Dublin Core): Correspondence Between Senator Bob Dole and a Constituent about the Senator's Efforts on Behalf of American POWs/MIAs (Prisoners of War and Missing in Action) in Vietnam
Date (Dublin Core): 1972-06
Date Created (Dublin Core): 1972-06
Congress (Dublin Core): 92nd (1971-1973)
Topics (Dublin Core): See all items with this value Prisoners of war--United States; See all items with this value Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Missing in action--United States
Policy Area (Curation): Armed Forces and National Security
Creator (Dublin Core): Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021
Record Type (Dublin Core): correspondence
Names (Dublin Core): See all items with this value National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia
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/controlcard&id=31&q=
Physical Location (Dublin Core): Collection 002, Box 293, Folder 20
Institution (Dublin Core): Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Archival Collection (Dublin Core): Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Constituent Relations, 1969-1996
Full Text (Extract Text): This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas
http://dolearchives.ku.edu

COPY

June 20, 1972

handwritten on page: POW

Mrs. (Redacted)
(Redacted)
Salina, Kansas 67401

Dear (Redacted):
Thanks for your letter of June 16, and I regret you felt my earlier letter of May 24 appeared to be a form letter.

As you, of course, realize, I do serve in two capacities, both as Senator for Kansas and as Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Many members of the National League of Families had contacted me in my capacity as National Chairman, and it was only proper that they receive a response from the Committee. However, of course, my primary responsibility is to Kansans, and therefore your letter was answered from my Senate office. However, as pointed out previously, the subject of the platform to be adopted by the Republican Convention in August is a matter for consideration of the Committee, and it was for that reason your letter was subsequently referred to them.

In any event, I appreciate your taking the time to write, and you may be assured of my continued efforts on behalf of American prisoners of war and missing in action. Like you, I also am hopeful they may soon produce the desired results in bringing our men home.

Thanks again for writing, and if we can be of assistance to you in any way, I trust you will contact me. Best wishes.

Sincerely yours,
BOB DOLE
U.S. Senate

BD: jc

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This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas
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JUNE 16, 1972

HON. BOB DOLE
NEW SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20510

DEAR SENATOR DOLE:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER CONCERNING THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARED TO BE MORE OR LESS A FORM LETTER TO ANSWER ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF FAMILIES OF AMERICAN PRISONERS AND MISSING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA WHO WROTE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, IT WAS KIND OF YOU TO TAKE NOTE OF OUR PLEA.

WHAT I REALLY WANT TO TELL YOU, HOWEVER, IS THAT (Redacted) TOLD ME FROM THE BEGINNING THAT YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT IN YOUR POSITION -- WHICH, I AM SURE, YOU KNEW YOU WERE OR YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN IT!

YOUR EFFORTS IN BEHALF OF THE MISSING IN ACTION AND PRISONERS OF WAR HAVE BEEN NOTED BY OUR FAMILY AND GREATLY APPRECIATED -- MAY THEY SUCCEED ONE OF THESE DAYS SOON IN BRINGING THE MEN HOME!

SINCERELY
(Redacted)
SALINA, KANSAS 67401

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