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MS 106.3.4.6 Speech Files 1979-1996 12 boxes

Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains speeches, many of them handwritten or annotated, given by Cohen at events such as commencements, dedications of buildings, Senate hearings, and testimonial dinners. Some of the subjects covered are defense, health, education, and the economy, and there are also files on individuals such as Margaret Chase Smith, Robert Dole, and John Tower (nominated as Secretary of Defense in 1989). Some files span ten to fifteen years. For example, a file on Margaret Chase Smith contains drafts of speeches Cohen gave at events such as the dedication of the Margaret Chase Smith building in Bangor in 1984, Smith's ninetieth birthday celebration in 1987, and her memorial service in 1995. Speeches given by others, apparently used by Cohen for reference purposes, are also included in these files.

It should be noted that these speech files are not comprehensive; many of Cohen's statements and speeches may be found throughout his papers.

Folder Titles

Drafts of Speeches n.d.
Senate Acceptance Speech 1984
Aerospace Industry 1980
AFL-CIO 1984
Aging 1991-1995
Agriculture 1995
American Legion 1995
American Logistics Institution 1981
American Paper Industry n.d.
American Paper Institute 1981
Anti-Defamation 1979-1986
Anti-Defamation 1979-1986
Arms Control 1983-1989
Astronautics 1980
Athletics 1981-1990
Arts and Humanities 1979-1983
WSC Awards 1995
Babson College n.d.
Howard Baker 1987
Howard Baker 1979
Bangor Historical 1991
Red Barry n.d.
Bawks S and L's 1990-1991
BIW 1979-1995
BIW 1979-1995
BIW 1979-1995
BIW 1979-1995
Blessing of the Fleet 1982-1987
Blue Knights 1994
Books and Poetry 1991
Bowdoin Award 1989-1995
Ron Brown 1996
Budget 1990
Intro to V.P. Bush 1986
Bush-Quayle n.d.
Campaign 1996
Susan Curtis n.d.
Gene Carter n.d.
Child Immunization n.d.
China 1989-90
Choate n.d.
CIA 1995
Commencements n.d.
Commencements 1979-1996
City Commissioners n.d.
Civil Rights 1979-1995
Civility in the Senate 1995
Coast Gaurd 1989
Rueben Cohen 1995
Communications 1981-1985
Comprehensive Health Care Act of 1990 1990
Congress vs. President n.d.
Consumer Protection 1992
GE Contractors 1985-1987
County Commissioners 1984
Covert Bill 1993
Credit Union League 1988
Defense n.d.
Defense n.d.
Defense 1979-1982
Defense 1983-1989
Defense 1990-1991
Defense 1991-1992
Defense 1993-1996
Deficits 1985
Handicapped 1986
Drugs 1985-1993
Peter Dawkins 1978-1984
Dedications 1983-1993
D'Oench 1995
Bob Dole 1995-1996
Paul Duke n.d.
Eagle Scouts n.d.
Economy 1980-1993
Economy 1980-1993
Education 1979-1990
Eisenhower Essay 1996
Elderly 1982-1992
Elderly 1978-1991
Energy 1979-1992
Energy 1979-1992
Environment 1980-1990
Environment 1980-1990
FAA Air Safety 1992-1996
Fisheries 1981-1992
International Trade Commission 1984
Franco-American Festival 1989
Bob Gates 1987
General Notes 1981-1991
General Notes 1985
General Notes 1985
General Notes 1984
Germany n.d.
Ruth Baden 1993
Barry Goldwater 1985-1988
GOP Radio Address 1994
Government 1981-1994
Government 1981-1994
Government 1981-1994
Government Oversight 1993
Grace Commission 1985
Haiti n.d.
Hart 1979-1987
Health 1984-1995
Health 1984-1995
Health 1984-1995
Health 1984-1995
Health 1984-1995
Holidays and Special Days 1990
Holilngs Story n.d.
Housing 1981-1985
Husson College 1984
Indian Affairs 1980-1981
Introductions 1977-1991
I.R.S. 1993
Iran-Contra 1987
Iran-Contra 1987
Israel 1979-1995
Japan 1989
JFK Files n.d.
Henry Kissinger 1979-1991
Labor 1988-1992
Law 1968-1982
Law Enforcement 1987-1992
Sugar Ray Leonard 1981
Legal Reform 1995
Lincoln Day Republicans 1978-1994
Line-Item Veto n.d.
Lobby Reform 1994
Loring AFB 1980-1991
University of Maine Hockey 1993
University of Maine Law Albums 1990-1994
Lippman n.d.
Maine 1993-1994
Maine Press Association 1987
Marriot in Portland 1988
Maine Republicans 1984-1994
Maine Republicans 1984-1994
Maine Republicans 1984-1994
Maine Republicans 1984-1994
Maine Republicans 1984-1994
John McCain 1988
Maine Bar Association n.d.
Medical Testing n.d.
Memorial Day Background 1973-1981
Miscellaneous Addresses 1993-1995
G.J. Mitchell 1995
Moderate Republicans 1987-1991
Muscular Dystrophy 1987
Muskie 1994-1996
Military procurement for CBS interview n.d.
Muskie 1980
Muskie 1979
MX 1985
NATO n.d.
NATO 1980-1991
Naval Power n.d.
New Zealand 1985
Nicaragua 1983-1985
Nominations 1990
Ambassador Norris 1988
Nuclear 1984-1992
Nuclear Arms n.d.
Nuclear Winter 1984
Notes for various speeches n.d.
Packwood 1985
Pac-man and Picasso 1983
Payson Museum 1983
Pensions 1985
Phillipines 1986
Portsmouth Shipyard 1995
Possible Topics 1988-1989
Public Relations Journal 1980
Product Liability 1994
Public Broadcasting 1996
Random Scrawls 1995
Dan Rather 1981-1989
Ronald Reagan 1984-1987
Redskin MVP 1981
Registered Reform 1995
Republicans 1980-1994
Retirement From Senate 1996
Retirement From Senate 1996
Roasts 1979-1987
Roasts and Jokes n.d.
University of Rochester 1988
Rockhurst Collection 1988
Rudman 1986
Rural Housing 1985
Salt II 1979-1985
Ship Commission 1984
Shoes 1984-1990
S and L Scandal 1993
Cohen Statements 1992
Small Business 1988
Small Business 1985
Margaret Chase Smith 1984-1985
Social Security 1984-1991
Special Operations 1986
Speeches by others 1950-1996
Speeches by others 1950-1996
Speeches by others 1950-1996
Speeches by others 1950-1996
Speeches by others 1950-1996
Stonecutter n.d.
Taiwan n.d.
Terrorism 1986
Torch of Liberty Award 1980
John Tower 1982-1995
John Tower 1982-1995
John Tower nomination n.d.
Trade 1985-1995
Trade 1985-1995
Transportation 1982-1991
Tree of Life n.d.
TV Coverage 1984
Unfunded Mandates 1994-1995
Unemployment 1983-1993
Umaine DPC Dedication 1993
USA n.d.
US-USSR Relations 1979-1995
US-USSR Relations 1979-1995
University of Maine 1996
Veterans 1979-1994
Veterans 1979-1994
Veterans 1979-1994
Veterans 1979-1994
Volunteerism 1989-1993
Waldo County Hospital n.d.
Waste Dump 1986-1991
Waterville Centennial 1988
West Palm 1984
William Carlos Williams 100th Birthyear 1983
Women 1981-1991
Writer's Conference n.d.
Olga Zhondetskaya 1993-1994


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