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Bob Dole standing with American soldiers in front of an airplane

The Gulf War

Summary

From August 1990 through February 1991, the United States led a United Nations authorized coalition force of 34 nations in Operation Desert Storm against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

Archival Materials

Senators Bob Dole, George Mitchell, and Others Stand Behind President George H.W. Bush During a Speech in Saudi Arabia while Soldiers Listen

a group of men stand with the desert behind them. One man is speaking at a microphone. A crowd of soldiers in uniform are facing them.

File Name: ph_049_025_004

Material Type: Photograph

Date: 1990-11-22

Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 49, Folder 25, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Date Range

  • 1984-1991

Online Materials

  • Speeches and interviews that demonstrate Iraqi and U.S. perspectives, congressional documents about Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield

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Senator Bob Dole greets U.S. Soldiers Stationed in Persian Gulf in a pre-Thanksgiving visit by President Bush and Other Dignitaries during Operation Desert Storm

several soldiers in uniform stand watching while one reaches his hand out to Bob Dole's outstretched hand

File Name: ph_049_025_003

Material Type: Photograph

Date: 1990-11-22

Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 49, Folder 25, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Bob Dole talking with soldiers in Saudi Arabia

Bob Dole standing with a group of soldiers. There is an airplane in the background

File Name: ph_049_025_002

Material Type: Photograph

Date: 1990-11-22

Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 49, Folder 25, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Senator Bob Dole, Senator George Mitchell, and Others Stand Behind President George H.W. Bush During a Speech in Saudi Arabia

several men stand behind one man who is behind a podium

File Name: ph_065_011_001

Material Type: Photograph

Date: 1990-11-22

Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 65, Folder 11, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Public Addresses by President Bush and Senator Bob Dole’s Press Release in Response

A typed letter

File Name: lead_584_010_001

Material Type: Text

Date: 1991-01-08

Citation: Robert J. Dole Republican Leadership Collection, 1985-1996, Box 584, Folder 10, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Iraq Views & News Newsletter

A newsletter cover which features a smiling picture of Saddam Hussein along with a quote

File Name: s-leg_093_013_001

Material Type: Text

Date: 1984-07-17

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 93, Folder 13, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Interview with Saddam Hussein by U.S. Congressman Stephen Solarz

A typed summary of an interview

File Name: s-leg_093_013_002

Material Type: Text

Date: Undated

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 93, Folder 13, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Special Report: The U.S. Army in Operation Desert Storm

text, cover of a special report booklet

File Name: s-leg_501_001_001

Material Type: Text

Date: 1991-06

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 501, Folder 1, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee Legislative Notice Regarding H.R. 1282, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm Supplemental Appropriations Act, FY 1991

text, legislative notice

File Name: s-leg_500_006_001

Material Type: Text

Date: 1991-03-18

Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 500, Folder 6, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas


Bibliography

Crawford, Steve. The First Gulf War, 1990-1991. Redding, Conn.: Brown Bear Books, 2008.

Finlan, Alastair. The Gulf War of 1991. New York: Rosen Pub., 2009.

Mueller, John E. Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.