Soviet Disarmament
Summary: From the end of World War II until the early 1990’s, the United States and Soviet Russia were engaged in a Cold War—a period where neither directly fought each other, but escalated tensions dramatically through nuclear arms build-up, and proxy-wars. Diplomacy was instrumental in ending the Cold War and reconciling United States-USSR ('Union of Soviet Socialist Republics', also known as the 'Soviet Union') relations. With the aid of Senator Bob Dole, bipartisan groups of senators and politicians worked with those in the USSR to help ease tensions between the two nations, which would ultimately lead to Soviet disarmament.
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.
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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
