United States -- Congress -- Senate

Scope and Contents The Artifacts series contains 1,053 framed items and objects collected by Chuck Hagel between 1967 and 2016 as Deputy Administrator at the Veterans Administration, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and in his years outside of public service. Each artifact is described individually. Artifacts are divided into 21 sub-series. Artifacts include artwork...

Series Description The Hagel Audio Files consist of 145 audio files from Hagel's U.S. Senate campaign in 1995-1996 and his two terms in office, 1997-2008. Recordings are a mix of Hagel's weekly conference calls with Nebraska media, speeches, press conferences, radio interviews, radio campaign ads, and misc. Hagel's weekly conference calls with the media--print, TV, and radio--take up the majority of the recordings. The calls were candid, on a variety of topics, and about 15-30 minutes each. Hagel opened each...

Scope and Contents This sub-series of 9 cubic feet of material contains files pertaining to Senator Chuck Hagel’s service on the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee from 1997 to 2008. The files on committee hearings are the largest sub-series containing almost 40% of overall material. Subcommittee hearings are a separate sub-series and comprise 30% of the overall material. Please note that the official records for this committee, along with all other official committee records for the...

Scope and Contents Note This sub-series of 17 cubic feet of material contains files pertaining to Senator Chuck Hagel’s service on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) from 1997 to 2008. The topics covered in this sub-series include pre- and post-9/11 relations with Iraq and Afghanistan, information regarding the Kyoto Protocol, and hearings for the nomination of John Bolton as US Ambassador to the United Nations. The background files, with files by country, are the largest sub-series containing...

Scope and Contents Note The Photographs Series contains ten subseries that date from 1923 to 2015. Images cover Chuck Hagel’s life from his childhood to his years in the U.S. Senate to his retirement as U.S. Secretary of Defense. These images provide a compelling visual take on both the private and public life of Hagel as he navigated many different spheres in service to the people of Nebraska and the United States.The series contains 9.5 cubic feet of foldered materials including photographs and...

Scope and Contents The Press, Media, and Speeches series is 19.3 feet (19 cartons plus one smaller box) of material from Senator Chuck Hagel's office in the U.S. Senate from 1997 to 2009. Unless otherwise specified the materials are arranged within each subseries in chronological order. The fourteen subseries range in size from one folder to multiple boxes. Key subseries are described below.The Interviews subseries is one foot (one carton) of material related to Hagel's interviews with press and...

Scope and Contents A rich set of daily schedules and appointment books brings us into Senator Hagel's busy life on and off Capitol Hill. The daily schedules, 55 cubic feet, cover his twelve years in the U.S. Senate. Schedules include entries on his meetings, public and private events, speeches, interviews, trips to every corner of Nebraska, travel outside the United States, and his personal life. Hagel’s meetings and events were wide-ranging and associated with committee work, legislation, senate hearings,...

Description 462 videos make up Senator Hagel's video record. Most are from his 1997-2008 service in the U.S. Senate. The rest are from his 1995-1996 U.S. Senate campaign and his life outside the Senate. Videos include news programs, debates, Senate floor speeches, committee hearings, and speeches in Nebraska and around the U.S. There are serious videos, like the dozens of videos relating to conflicts around the world; funny videos, like his visit to The Daily Show; and sweet...

Scope and Contents UNO alum Chuck Hagel served as a U.S. Senator (Nebraska-Republican) from 1997 to 2009 and as U.S. Secretary of Defense from 2013 to 2015 under President Obama. When he left the U.S. Senate, he donated his records to UNO. They became the U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives.The Hagel Archives contains paper documents and photos, miscellaneous digital records, digital audio and video recordings, and thousands of artifacts. These records reflect the complex relationship between...