Reflections on the Constitution (open access)

Reflections on the Constitution

Article written by Barbara Jordan for The Houston Lawyer regarding
Date: July 14, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech: Democracy] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech: Democracy]

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about the maintenance and importance of democracy.
Date: July 23, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt (open access)

A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan at the Eleanor Roosevelt Centennary in Roosevelt Campobello International Park. Jordan discusses Roosevelt's qualities and support of human rights.
Date: July 8, 1984
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is the Necessity for a Higher Education More in Demand Today Than a Decade Ago? (open access)

Is the Necessity for a Higher Education More in Demand Today Than a Decade Ago?

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about why the higher education is becoming more necessary over time.
Date: July 24, 1952
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Original text of Jordan speech before Judiciary Committee, July 25, 1974 (open access)

Original text of Jordan speech before Judiciary Committee, July 25, 1974

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan calling for the impeachment of Richard Nixon. She describes impeachment and the criteria thereof.
Date: July 25, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Efforts to Assist Family Planning (open access)

Federal Efforts to Assist Family Planning

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the annual meeting of the Houston Planned Parenthood Association. She talks about the necessity of family planning and related upcoming legislation.
Date: July 30, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks before the Democratic National Convention, July 12, 1976] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Remarks before the Democratic National Convention, July 12, 1976]

Text of Barbara Jordan remarks before the Democratic National Convention. She discusses Democratic party ideals.
Date: July 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Where is Home for America? (open access)

Where is Home for America?

Text regarding poverty in America and the failure of anti-poverty legislation. It includes a typed bibliography and a handwritten body of text and related notes.
Date: July 30, 1972
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
American Imports Revalued: "Tributaries of American Culture" (open access)

American Imports Revalued: "Tributaries of American Culture"

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at Dichley Park on behalf of the Ditchley Foundation regarding foreign policy in the United States.
Date: July 25, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July - October, 1970] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July - October, 1970]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan. Topics include welfare reform, child support, and Democratic party dealings. Barbara Jordan's name is underlined in various articles.
Date: July 1970
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Role of the Advocate (open access)

The Role of the Advocate

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Texas Trial Lawyers Association in Houston, Texas.
Date: July 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seconding Speech For Senator Lloyd Bentsen (open access)

Seconding Speech For Senator Lloyd Bentsen

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, seconding the nomination of Lloyd Bentsen.
Date: July 21, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Change: From What to What?" (open access)

"Change: From What to What?"

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote address for the 1992 Democratic National Convention.
Date: July 13, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Dean Acheson to Barbara C. Jordan, July 3, 1968] (open access)

[Telegram from Dean Acheson to Barbara C. Jordan, July 3, 1968]

Telegram from Dean Acheson to Barbara C. Jordan, inviting her to join the National Lawyers for Humphrey Committee.
Date: July 3, 1968
Creator: Acheson, Dean
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Making It -- Losing It (open access)

Making It -- Losing It

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at a luncheon at the Annual indiana Black Expo. Topics include the financial struggles of African-Americans in the United States. This text is followed by a press release describing the speech and the event.
Date: July 6, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Change: From What to What?" (open access)

"Change: From What to What?"

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote address for the 1992 Democratic National Convention.
Date: July 13, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s (open access)

State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Cincinnati, Ohio. She discusses the political ethical environment of the 1990s, the behavior of legislators, and racism.
Date: July 28, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ditchley Foundation Lecture (open access)

The Ditchley Foundation Lecture

Text of the Ditchley Foundation Lecture given by Barbara C. Jordan in Oxfordshire, England, entitled "American Imports Revalued: 'Tributaries of American Culture.' The topic of the lecture is American importation of ideas.
Date: July 23, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s (open access)

State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Cincinnati, Ohio. She discusses the political ethical environment of the 1990s, the behavior of legislators, and racism.
Date: July 28, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unemployment Compensation During a Period of Temporary Illness (open access)

Unemployment Compensation During a Period of Temporary Illness

Text for testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan before the House Committee on Ways and Means, attempting to garner support for her bill, HR 2320.
Date: July 29, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ditchley Foundation Lecture (open access)

The Ditchley Foundation Lecture

Text of the Ditchley Foundation Lecture given by Barbara C. Jordan in Oxfordshire, England, entitled "American Imports Revalued: 'Tributaries of American Culture.' The topic of the lecture is American importation of ideas.
Date: July 23, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: July-December 1974] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: July-December 1974]

Compilation of newspaper and magazine clippings, as well as other miscellaneous items related to Barbara C. Jordan, printed from July to December of 1974.
Date: 1974-07/1974-12
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Office of Minority Business Enterprise Trade Fair, Jackson, Mississippi - July 19, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Office of Minority Business Enterprise Trade Fair, Jackson, Mississippi - July 19, 1975

Text of speech given by Barbara Jordan regarding the difficulties faced by black business owners, from discrimination from the white business community and uneven aid from the federal government.
Date: July 19, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Statewide Planning for Vocational Rehabilitation Services Pamphlet] (open access)

[Texas Statewide Planning for Vocational Rehabilitation Services Pamphlet]

Pamphlet for Texas Statewide Planning For Vocational Rehabilitation Services, with text on the cover: "From old world extermination, ridicule, and asylum to 20th century: Total rehabilitation in services offered and people served."
Date: July 1967
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History