Media Activity: South Dakota News

Media Activity: National News

This series consists of clippings, press releases, journal articles and newsletters document those functions of the Daschle offices related to the media, 1974-2004. Researchers may find some national news items located in the South Dakota news series and vice versa. Due to the size of the collection it is difficult to catch all items during processing. Please bring this to the attention of staff so they can place the item in the correct folder.

Save Files: Political Memorabilia

Save Files: Memorabilia
Save Files: Collected Writings
Save Files: Constituent Samples
Save Files: Party Memorabilia

Save Files: Collected Publications
Save Files:Memorabilia

Save Files: Collected Addresses
Save Files: Collected Articles about Daschle
Save Files: Collected Publications

Political Records: State Office Files
Political Records: Speeches

Political Records: State Office Files

Political Records: Recognition Files

Political Records: Political Party Files

Political Records: Monthly Reports
Political Records: Office Administation Files

Political Records: Memorandum
Political Records: Monthly Reports

Political Records: Events
Political Records: Memorandum

Political Records: Events

Political Records: Swritings

Political Records: Congressional Travel

This series consists mainly of information concerning political-related records, such as congressional travel, events, recognition, memorandum, speeches, and writings.

Correspondence: Positive Comments

Correspondence: T to Z, Positive Comments

Correspondence: O to S

Correspondence: J to N

Correspondence: D to I

Correspondence: A to C

Congressional correspondence includes all written communications sent to or received from Members of Congress, congressional committees, staff members, individuals, and organizations whose correspondence has been forwarded by a Member of Congress for assistance in preparing a reply. Senators and representatives receive thousands of letters every month. Members use this correspondence as they make policy and budget decisions. Composed of a wide range of routine courtesy correspondence, thank-you letters, personal correspondence, and positive and negative mail. Composed of a wide range of routine courtesy correspondence, thank-you letters, personal correspondence, and positive and negative mail. Folders also contain invitations, requests for pictures and appearances, campaign congratulations, get well cards, holiday cards, correspondence, between the Senator's office and other branches of government.

Legislative Records: Subject Files

Legislative Records: South Dakota Projects
Legislative Records: Specific Bill Files

Legislative Records: Nomination Files
Legislative Records: South Dakota Projects

Legislative Records: Legislative Activities and Voting Record
Legislative Records: Majority Leader Files
Legislative Records: Nomination Files

Legislative Records: Health Security Act of 1993
Legislative Records: Legislative Activities and Voting Record

Legislative Records: Congressional Record
Legislative Records: Floor Statements
Legislative Records: Health Security Act of 1993

Legislative records illustrate how while Senator Daschle's interests expanded over the years from an initial set of agricultural matters to a much broader range of issues relating to the national and international political climate and economy, his focus on his constituents always remained strong. Files reflect his broad interests, including veterans, health care reform, foreign policy, and congressional ethics reform. Of particular interest are files dealing with the nomination process of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court in 1987, and files related to the Health Care Security Act of 1993. Included are congressional records, floor statements, Health Security Act of 1993 files, files related to Daschle's legislative activities and voting record, Majority Leader files, nomination files related to the process of nomination of individuals for specific appointed positions in the government, South Dakota Projects files, specific bill files and subject files.

Campaign Manager Files: Issues

Campaign Manager Files: Interest Groups
Campaign Manager Files: Issues

Campaign Manager Files: Daschle for Senate
Campaign Manager Files: Fundraiding
Campaign Manager Files: Interest Groups

Campaign Manager Files: Daschle for Senate

U. S. Senate Campaign vs. John Thune
Campaign Manager Files: Accomplishments
Campaign Manager Files: Contributions

U. S. Senate Campaign vs. Ron Schmidt
U. S. Senate Campaign vs. John Thune

U. S. Senate Campaign vs. Charlene Haar

U. S. Senate Campaign vs. James Abdnor
U. S. Senate Campaign vs. Charlene Haar

Campaign Manager Files: Audio-visual

Campaign Manager Files: Political Advertising
Campaign Manager Files: Thune for Senate
Campaign Manager Files: Audio-visual

Campaign Manager Files: Issues
Campaign Manager Files: Johnson for Senate
Campaign Manager Files: Persons

U. S. House of Representatives Campaign vs. Leo Thorsness
U. S. House of Representatives Campaign vs. Bart Kull
U. S. House of Representatives Campaign vs. Clint Roberts
U. S. House of Representatives Campaign vs. Dale Bell

The Campaign Records is composed of material related to all of Daschle's campaign races, from his first campaign for a U.S. House of Representative seat in 1978 to his final campaign for the U.S. Senate seat in 2004. While each campaign is unique much of the material in each series is similar. Folders consist of advertising, campaign literature, media clippings, correspondence, financial records, opposition research, issue files, and polling results. Researchers will find the 2004 Campaign Manager Files interesting as they present a perspective on how a senate race is run from a manager's point of view.

Abourezk Legislative Assistant and East River Constituent Service Director

Abourezk Legislative Assistant and East River Constituent Service Director

McGovern Campaign Volunteer

The Pre-Congressional series is composed of material collected by Daschle prior to his congressional career. He served as a volunteer on the McGovern presidential campaign in 1972 and worked for South Dakota Senator James Abourezk from 1972-1977 as a Legislative Assistant. Materials consist of campaign materials, correspondence, speeches, subject files, and various other files consistent with a senator's office. This includes material collected while Daschle worked as a volunteer for the George S. McGovern campaign and files related to his work as a legislative assistant to Senator James G. Abourezk and East River Constituent Service Director.