Solidarity In Poland
Summary: Solidarity was the first non-communist party controlled by the Polish trade union federation in a Warsaw Pact country. In 1989, President George H. W. Bush sent Senator Bob Dole to Poland as a diplomatic representative of the United States to meet with Lech Walesa, who founded Solidarity, and to solidify relations between Poland and the United States.
Date Range:1981-1989
Online materials: Newspaper Articles, Press Releases, Chronologies, Speeches, and Congressional Resolutions all referencing Solidarity and US – Polish relations.
Additional materials: Many more press releases, congressional memos, resolutions, news articles, and constituent correspondence dealing with Polish Solidarity.
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Title: Bob and Elizabeth Dole with Lech Walesa in Poland
Date: 1989
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, Box 37, Folder 5, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Bob Dole meets Polish President Lech, Walesa
Date: 1991
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, Box 37, Folder 5, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Gary Cooper "High Noon" Solidarity Poster
Date: 1989
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, Box 37, Folder 5, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Medal Given to Bob Dole as an honorary member of the Polish resistance
Date: 1996
Citation: Memorabilia Collection, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Hebrew Congregations - Committee Softens Armenian Genocide Resolution
Date: 1989
Citation: Republican Leadership, 1985-1996, Box 587, Folder 16, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Bush Approves Sales of Wheat to the Soviet Union
Date: 1989-5-3
Citation: Republican Leadership, 1985-1996, Box 587, Folder 16, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Statement by Senator Dole on the Crisis in Poland
Date: 1981-12-28
Citation: Republican Leadership, 1985-1996, Box 593, Folder 2, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Chronology of the Polish Crisis
Date: 1982-1984
Citation: Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 186, Folder 9, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Statement by Senator Bob Dole
Date: 1981-12-28
Citation: Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 186, Folder 9, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Declaration on East-West Relations
Date: 1989-8-15
Citation: Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 351, Folder 3, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3402
Date: 1989-11-16
Citation: Senate Papers-Constituent Relations, 1969-1996, Box 68, Folder 14, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
