Soviet Disarmament

Summary: Diplomacy was instrumental in ending the Cold War and reconciling US-USSR relations. Soviet disarmament was a major step in easing Cold War tensions.
Date Range: 1982-1985
Online materials: Correspondence between US and Soviet diplomats, internal congressional documents discussing US -Soviet relations.
Additional materials: Documents focusing on nuclear arms control negotiations with the USSR, travel schedules for Senator Dole's visits to USSR, constituent letters, and news clippings.
Title: Gorbachev and framed image of the Mall
Date: 1990
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection 1880-1996- People, Box 17, Folder 3218, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Ronald Reagan giving his famous “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate at the Berlin Wall
Date: 1987-06-12
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Bob Dole shaking hands with President Eisenhower
Date: 1961
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1880-1996, Box 6, Folder 11, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Senator Dole in meeting about trade between United States and Soviet Union
Date: 1982-11
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1880-1996, Box 35, Folder 19, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Senator Dole from Kenneth Adelman
Date: 1983-04-14
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 362, Folder 7, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Congressional Record
Date: 1985-12-19
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 365, Folder 6, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: U.S. - Soviet Relations
Date: Undated
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 413, Folder 11, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: U.S. Response to Soviet Security and Political Challenges
Date: Undated
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 413, Folder 11, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Poland: Sanctions vs. the USSR
Date: Undated
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 413, Folder 11, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter from Senator Dole to Aleksei Shitikov, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the USSR
Date: 1983-01-11
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 427, Folder 11, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Secretary of State Shultz's Press Conference at SPASO House
Date: 1982-11-15
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 427, Folder 11, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter from Elizabeth Dole to Valentina N. Nikolayeva-Tereshkova
Date: 1983-01-19
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996, Box 427, Folder 11, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas