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Harding's Magazine, February 1959
Page 14-15, 38-40

The Open Road/Pioneer's Club, February 1948
Page 30-31

Amateur Wrestling News
1969 April 16, Page 1

Jim Koch Amateur Wrestling Collection
Hilton M. Briggs Library/Lower Level

• 796.8105 Am15

Harding's Magazine, FEbruary 1960
Page 14-15, 40-41

Tape T-6

Flandreau Indian School

Miller's interview with Thomas Dobbs

In the 1986 election, Daschle became South Dakota's junior senator by winning 52 percent of the vote in a tight race with Republican Senator James Abdnor. Senator Daschle was appointed to the Finance Committee during his first year in the Senate, an unusual honor for a freshman. In 1988, he became the first South Dakotan ever to hold a Senate Leadership position when he was named the first ever co-chair of the Democratic Policy Committee by then Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell.

When Senator Mitchell retired in 1994, Daschle ran for the post of Democratic Minority Leader and won, 24-23, over Senator Christopher Dodd. Only Lyndon B. Johnson had served fewer years in the Senate before being elected to the Leader position.

Senator Daschle served as Minority Leader from 1994 to 2001, when the Senate became deadlocked with 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans for the first time in the Senate's history. Daschle became Majority Leader for 17 days, from January 3 to January 20, because the new congress took office before a new presidential administration. Vice-President Al Gore acted as ex officio President of the Senate to give the Democrats a majority.

Daschle and Trent Lott, the Republican Leader, negotiated for five weeks to invent new rules to share power in an evenly-divided Congress and finally came up with an agreement that was passed unanimously by the Senate. In May of 2001, Republican Senator Jim Jeffords became an Independent, which gave the Democrats a majority in the chamber to make Senator Daschle Majority Leader once again, from June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003. After the 2002 election, Daschle again became Minority Leader for the 108th Congress until his defeat in the 2004 election.

Tom Daschle lost the 2004 election to John Thune by 4,534 votes, a 49%-51% margin. He had been the Democratic Leader for ten years, two years longer than Lyndon B. Johnson, and was the first party leader in a half-century to be voted out of office.

The U.S. Senate papers series of the Daschle Papers is composed of records created by Tom Daschle and his staff during his tenure in the U.S. Senate. Included are trip schedules, speeches, sponsored and cosponsored legislation, and administrative files including financial disclosures, appointments and schedules. This series does not contain much material related to Daschle's campaigns for voting records during this time.

The trip schedules and files regarding his frequent trips back to South Dakota, including quite a few of Daschle's "Trip Notes" which are Daschle's notes to his staff regarding his impressions of the details of the trip and issues and concerns encountered on the trips that he wanted his staff to address.

Also included are files on the Whitewater issue during the Clinton administration, veterans issues, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota Water Projects, the accident of South Dakota Governor Mickelson, and aviation issues.

This collection documents the U.S. House of Representatives service of Thomas A. Daschle from 1979 to 1986, following his election to Congress in 1978 by a margin of 110 votes after a recount. Daschle served four terms in the House and became a member of the Democratic leadership. During his tenure, he participated in significant legislative activity related to agriculture, health and human services policy, federal budgeting, and rural development. At the 1980 Democratic National Convention, Daschle received ten delegate votes for Vice President of the United States, despite not being a candidate.

The papers consist primarily of legislative and policy files, including committee hearings, bill files, drafts of legislation, reports, issue briefs, background materials, correspondence, and subject files. A substantial portion of the material relates to the House Committee on Agriculture and associated subcommittees, reflecting federal agricultural policy and farm program debates during a period of economic stress in the agricultural sector. Additional records document Medicare reimbursement systems, prospective payment policies, budget proposals, and other domestic policy matters. The collection also includes campaign files, voting record materials, and The Daschle Record, a set of twelve volumes compiled by staff summarizing Daschle’s voting record, legislative sponsorships, and committee activities from 1979 to 1986.

The collection dates approximately from 1891 to 1992, with the bulk concentrated between 1979 and 1986. Due to the overall size and scope of the broader Daschle congressional collection, three-dimensional objects such as plaques, framed items, textiles, artwork, and other materials were separated and stored appropriately.
The collection documents Thomas A. Daschle’s early congressional career and his role in shaping federal agricultural and domestic policy during the late twentieth century. The legislative files and committee materials provide primary documentation of congressional deliberation, oversight, and policy development during a period marked by agricultural crisis, federal budget restructuring, and reforms in health care financing. The inclusion of campaign materials and compiled voting records further illustrates Daschle’s political development, legislative priorities, and growing influence within House Democratic leadership. Together, these materials offer valuable insight into the legislative process and the federal response to major economic and social policy challenges of the era.