Guide to the Dale Butland Oral History, 2025 February 19, October 17 SPEC.OCA.57.0027 Finding aid prepared by Sierra Sales Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2026 May This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2026-06-03T09:35-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Dale Butland Oral History SPEC.OCA.57.0027 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.02 Cubic feet 177.44 megabytes 2025 February 19, October 7 Dale Butland was Senator John Glenn’s press secretary, speechwriter, and campaign director from 1980 to 1999. The Dale Butland Oral History dates February 19 and October 7, 2025 and consists of an audio recording and edited transcript of the oral history interview between Dale Butland and Cory Ackerman. Butland discusses his role as a press secretary, speechwriter, and campaign director for Senator John Glenn’s 1984 presidential campaign and 1992 Senate reelection campaign. (1) letter file folder; (1) MP3 file; (1) PDF file English Butland, Dale, 1948- Arrangement of Materials

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 Biographical Note

Dale Butland was Senator John Glenn’s press secretary, speechwriter, and campaign director. Butland’s political career began in the Jimmy Carter administration, where he served as a Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Trade. In 1980, Butland joined Senator John Glenn’s staff as a speechwriter and small business legislative assistant. Butland was Senator Glenn’s press secretary, speechwriter, and campaign director for Glenn’s 1984 presidential election campaign. Following the campaign, Butland became Senator Glenn’s press secretary and later directed his 1992 Senate reelection campaign. After Senator Glenn retired in 1999, Butland founded Butland and Associates, a media consulting firm, and continued to advise Democratic campaigns and ballot initiatives. As of 2026, he is retired.

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The Dale Butland Oral History dates February 19 and October 7, 2025, and consists of an audio recording and edited transcript of the oral history interview between Dale Butland and Cory Ackerman. Butland discusses his role as a press secretary, speechwriter, and campaign director for Senator John Glenn’s 1984 presidential campaign. Other topics discussed in this oral history include Annie Glenn’s role in the 1984 presidential campaign, Senator Glenn’s 1992 Senate reelection campaign against Mike DeWine, and Butland’s work to shape Senator Glenn’s public image.

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 Butland, Dale, 1948- Dewine, Mike, 1947- Glenn, Annie, 1920-2020 Glenn, John, 1921-2016 Federal government--United States--20th century Files (digital files) Oral histories (literary works) Political campaigns--Ohio--20th century Political campaigns--United States--20th century Politicians' spouses --United States--20th century Press secretaries--United States Public relations--Washington (D.C.)--20th century Speechwriters--Washington (D.C.)--20th century Speechwriting--Washington (D.C.)--20th century United States--Officials and employees--20th century United States--Politics and government--20th century Interview recording 2025 February 19 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

(1) MP3 file

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Also available online.

 Transcript (1) PDF OPPA Oral History 1 2025 October 7 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

(1) PDF file

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The transcript for this oral history is available in two formats. A physical copy of the transcript is available in the Ohio Public Policy Archive's shared oral history box. An electronic copy of the transcript is available online in the University Libraries Knowledge Bank as a PDF file.

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Also available online.