Speech Before the Congress of the United States, (21 May 1986) Washington, D.C.

“Speech Before the Congress of the United States” delivered May 21, 1986, Bonner, Elena (1923-2011)

Bonner, Elena. 1986. “Statement of Yelena Bonner on the 65th Birthday of her Husband, Dr. Andrei Sakharov.” U.S. Congress. Congressional Record. 99th Cong., 2nd sess., Vol. 132, E1807. (=A)

Bonner, Elena. 1986. “Speech Delivered by Elena Bonner at the Congress of the United States.” Scientists for Sakharov, Orlov and Shcharansky records, Box 24, Folder 4, Hoover Institution Archives, Palo Alto, California. (=B)

The copy-text is the statement as recorded in the Congressional Record (=A). This selection reflects the relative authority of the Congressional Record as a record of the remarks as delivered. However, the Congressional Record and the manuscript from The International League For Human Rights that was obtained from the archives of the Hoover Institution (=B) only differed slightly in punctuation and paragraphing, as well as a final “Thank you” that did not appear in the Congressional Record. Paragraphing and punctuation are representative of the manuscript from The International League For Human Rights (=B).

President Reagan’s letter to Yelena Bonner on May 14, 1986 was provided by the Hoover Institution.

Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Yelena Bonner, Scientists for Sakharov, Orlov and Shcharansky records, Box 24, Folder 4, Hoover Institution Archives, Palo Alto, California.

Typographical errors in the manuscript have been corrected for ease of reading. The transcript has been proofread for accuracy. Paragraph numbers were added in brackets.