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Whither Goes the Government? (open access)

Whither Goes the Government?

Handwritten notes for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about the goal of the government.
Date: 1993-11~
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to Commission of First Hearing] (open access)

[Report to Commission of First Hearing]

Typed transcript of a report given by Otto Eckstein to the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs about a hearing that took place in Quincy, Florida.
Date: November 22, 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at PBS Program Fair Banquet, November 6, 1986] (open access)

[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at PBS Program Fair Banquet, November 6, 1986]

Text of remarks made by Barbara Jordan regarding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and maintaining objectivity in public television.
Date: November 6, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at the Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet, November 10, 1973] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at the Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet, November 10, 1973]

Handwritten text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan the Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet. She discusses the accomplishments and vision of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Date: November 10, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Media: Improving the Human Condition (open access)

The Media: Improving the Human Condition

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Beverly Hills-Hollywood Chapter of Media Women at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She discusses the Watergate scandal and issues for women.
Date: November 2, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Equality, Liberty and the Pursuit of Community in America (open access)

Equality, Liberty and the Pursuit of Community in America

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Texas Committee for the Humanities, entitled "Equality, Liberty and the Pursuit of Community in America."
Date: November 13, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Searching For A New Consensus (open access)

Searching For A New Consensus

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Democratic Issues Convention in preparation for the upcoming Presidential race.
Date: November 21, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[President's Commission on Income Maintenance Progams: Notes for Discussion of Objectives] (open access)

[President's Commission on Income Maintenance Progams: Notes for Discussion of Objectives]

Document with typed notes for the discussion of objectives for the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, including sections about issues in program design, underlying issues, specific program proposals, and prospects for adoption.
Date: November 22, 1968
Creator: Harris, R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Robert Harris to Members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, November 18, 1968] (open access)

[Memo from Robert Harris to Members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, November 18, 1968]

Memo from Robert Harris to the members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, with a paper attached: The Case for the Negative Income Tax by Milton Friedman.
Date: November 18, 1968
Creator: Harris, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is Our Democracy Healthy? (open access)

Is Our Democracy Healthy?

Handwritten notes for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about democracy and the recent election. Also included is a transcript of an earlier speech, "Is Our Democracy At Risk?" with handwritten edits.
Date: November 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Intellectual and the Politician (open access)

The Intellectual and the Politician

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as an address to the Graduate Assembly of the University of Texas-Austin Faculty Club. The speech is entitled "The Intellectual and the Politician."
Date: November 9, 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is Our Democracy Healthy? (open access)

Is Our Democracy Healthy?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in Los Colinas, Texas. The speech addresses the health of American democracy as it relates to the recent election.
Date: November 12, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hubert H. Humphrey to Barbara C. Jordan, November 19, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Hubert H. Humphrey to Barbara C. Jordan, November 19, 1966]

Letter from Humbert H. Humphrey, Vice President, to Barbara C. Jordan, congratulating her on her election.
Date: November 19, 1966
Creator: Humphrey, Hubert H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Will America Abandon Israel (open access)

Will America Abandon Israel

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the United States' support of Israel and decrying the United Nations declaring Zionism to be a form of racism.
Date: November 7, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Harvey Penick Award Acceptance Speech] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Harvey Penick Award Acceptance Speech]

Text of an acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Harvey Penick Award, "For Excellence in the Game of Life."
Date: November 9, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, University of Texas, Development and University Relations Seminar (open access)

Barbara Jordan, University of Texas, Development and University Relations Seminar

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Development and University Relations Seminar of the University of Texas.
Date: November 9, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whither Goes the Government? (open access)

Whither Goes the Government?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the La Plata County Democrats in Durango, Colorado, about the goal of the government.
Date: November 12, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guaranteeing an Open Society (open access)

Guaranteeing an Open Society

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Annual Convention of the Society of Professional Journalists, covering the topic of free speech.
Date: November 15, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Here, Sir, the People Govern" (open access)

"Here, Sir, the People Govern"

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan before the Hollywood Women's Political Committee in Los Angeles, California. She discusses Rosa Parks and ongoing challenges to civil rights in the United States and abroad.
Date: November 3, 1989
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Will American Abandon Isreal (open access)

Will American Abandon Isreal

Text of a speech by Barbara Jordan at the testimonial dinner of Leon and Peggy Samet at Kfar Silver School in Houston, Texas. She discusses America's relationship with Israel and repudiates the idea that Zionism is racist. Handwritten edits appear across the document.
Date: November 7, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks by Barbara Jordan, Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (open access)

Remarks by Barbara Jordan, Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, to the Immigration and Naturalization Service

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, as chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, speaking of the work of her commission in the area of immigration.
Date: November 28, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guaranteeing an Open Society (open access)

Guaranteeing an Open Society

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Annual Convention of the Society of Professional Journalists, covering the topic of free speech.
Date: November 15, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Two Hundred Years, Now What? (open access)

Two Hundred Years, Now What?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the 4th Annual Conference for the National Alliance of Black School Educators in Miami Beach, FLorieda.
Date: November 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is Our Democracy At Risk? (open access)

Is Our Democracy At Risk?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as part of the Bea and Boone Pickens Distinguished Lecture Series of West Texas State University about American democracy.
Date: November 1, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History