![Bob Dole signing a pledge on a billboard that reads 'The Seniors Coalition Pledge to Save Medicare'](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/16_9_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Medicare_Medicaid/ph_138_021_001.jpg?h=20700aa4&itok=xsVvyVOo)
Medicare & Medicaid: Voting on the Original Medicare and Medicaid Act in 1965
Summary
These resources were compiled by Dr. David Slusky for his Fall 2016 First Year Experience Seminar, ECON 177: The Affordable Care Act.
The Social Security Amendments of 1965 was a piece of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society program enacted on July 30, 1965. The legislation called for federally-provided health insurance for the elderly and poor families, and resulted in the creation of Medicare and Medicaid.
While these resources are focused on a time when Bob Dole was early in his career, serving in the House of Representatives, throughout his time in Congress, he advocated for preserving Medicare, and introduced legislation to reform Medicaid.
Archival Materials
Correspondence Relating to the Inclusion of Podiatrists in the Medicare Program
![Letter from Bob Dole to Honorable John W. Byrnes in support of inclusion of podiatrists in Medicare](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Medicare_Medicaid/house_014_009_001.jpg?h=57985f58&itok=yZe3Xi9S)
File Name: house_014_009_001
Material Type: Text
Date: c. 1966
Citation: Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969, Box 14, Folder 9, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Correspondence Relating to Medicare Reimbursement for Extended Care Facilities
![Bob Dole reply to anti-Medicare letter from Hutchinson, Kansas constituent](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Medicare_Medicaid/house_014_009_002.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=MSmEQl4L)
File Name: house_014_009_002
Material Type: Text
Date: c. 1966
Citation: Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969, Box 14, Folder 9, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Anti-Medicare Letter from Norton, Kansas, Man with Bob Dole's Reply
![Handwritten anti-Medicare letter from Norton, Kansas, Man to Bob Dole](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Medicare_Medicaid/house_081_003_001.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=3UVJKsLv)
File Name: house_081_003_001
Material Type: Text
Date: 1964-09
Citation: Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969, Box 81, Folder 3, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Anti-Medicare Telegram from Salina, Kansas, Doctor with Bob Dole's Reply
![Western Union telegram from Salina, Kansas Doctor to Bob Dole urging him to vote against financing healthcare through social security](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/7_5_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Medicare_Medicaid/house_081_003_002.jpg?h=aed89ed1&itok=67xouby_)
File Name: house_081_003_002
Material Type: Text
Date: 1964-09
Citation: Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969, Box 81, Folder 3, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Anti-Medicare Letter from Hutchinson, Kansas, Man with Bob Dole's Reply
![Bob Dole reply to Hutchinson, Kansas man's letter opposing Medicare](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Medicare_Medicaid/house_081_003_003.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=BA4ycSlr)
File Name: house_081_003_003
Material Type: Text
Date: 1964-09
Citation: Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969, Box 81, Folder 3, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Anti-Medicare Letter from Leoti, Kansas, Man with Bob Dole's Reply
![Bob Dole reply to Leoti, Kansas man's letter opposing Medicare](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Medicare_Medicaid/house_081_003_004.jpg?h=57985f58&itok=5n9KE4Tg)
File Name: house_081_003_004
Material Type: Text
Date: 1964-09
Citation: Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969, Box 81, Folder 3, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Letter from Hutchinson, Kansas, Doctor Opposing the Inclusion of American Physicians within the Social Security Program, with Bob Dole's Reply
![Bob Dole reply to Hutchinson, Kansas doctor's anti-Medicare letter](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Medicare_Medicaid/house_081_003_005.jpg?h=57985f58&itok=j7YgvVaU)
File Name: house_081_003_005
Material Type: Text
Date: 1964-09
Citation: Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969, Box 81, Folder 3, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Anti-Medicare Letter from Hutchinson, Kansas, Woman with Bob Dole's Reply
![Bob Dole reply to Hutchinson, Kansas woman's letter opposing Medicare](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Medicare_Medicaid/house_081_003_006.jpg?h=57985f58&itok=mXacEyvw)
File Name: house_081_003_006
Material Type: Text
Date: 1964-09
Citation: Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969, Box 81, Folder 3, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Senate Report No. 247: Older Americans Act of 1965
![first page of Senate report no. 247 Older Americans Act of 1965](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Medicare_Medicaid/house_164_001_001.jpg?h=57985f58&itok=rN1X6inC)
File Name: house_164_001_001
Material Type: Text
Date: 1965-05-24
Citation: Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969, Box 164, Folder 1, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Letter and Supporting Documentation to Bob Dole from the Commissioner of Social Security Detailing the Enrollment Deadlines for Medicare
![letter from the Commissioner of Social Security to Bob Dole Detailing the Enrollment Deadlines for Medicare](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Medicare_Medicaid/house_164_001_002.jpg?h=57985f58&itok=VIvfGujv)
File Name: house_164_001_002
Material Type: Text
Date: 1966-05-19
Citation: Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969, Box 164, Folder 1, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas