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It's More Than A Lifeless Archives (open access)

It's More Than A Lifeless Archives

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Constitution Day Naturalization Ceremony, entitled "It's More Than A Lifeless Archives." The speech describes the purpose and continuing efficacy of the U.S. Constitution.
Date: September 17, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Domestic Affairs, 1981] (open access)

[Domestic Affairs, 1981]

Handwritten text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the future of the 1980s and the economic prosperity of the United States of America.
Date: 1981
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Facing the Future Together: A Policy for America -- And the Democratic Party (open access)

Facing the Future Together: A Policy for America -- And the Democratic Party

Summary and conclusion section of a paper detailing "a winning Democratic strategy for 1988 and beyond."
Date: 1988~
Creator: unknown
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
Address of Barbara Jordan to the Joint Economic Committee, December 10, 1980] (open access)

Address of Barbara Jordan to the Joint Economic Committee, December 10, 1980]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the economic policy of the upcoming Reagan presidency, stressing cooperation between business and labor.
Date: December 10, 1980
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Address of Barbara Jordan to the Nationwide Insurance Management conference, May 21, 1981, Columbus, Ohio (open access)

Address of Barbara Jordan to the Nationwide Insurance Management conference, May 21, 1981, Columbus, Ohio

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding supply-side economics in the Reagan presidency.
Date: May 21, 1981
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conviction Values (open access)

Conviction Values

Text for Barbara C. Jordan's commencement speech at the University of Texas about personal convictions and standards.
Date: May 24, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women and the Constitution: The Challenge (open access)

Women and the Constitution: The Challenge

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the omission of women from the Constitution, how that has changed over the years, and contemporary issues facing the rights of women.
Date: February 11, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Public Philosophy: Revisited, Reaffirmed (open access)

The Public Philosophy: Revisited, Reaffirmed

Text for Barbara C. Jordan's commencement address at the University of Arkansas about the American public's view of America.
Date: May 10, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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
Values in Common (open access)

Values in Common

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the graduating class of Middlebury College. She discusses virtues necessary for a democracy: truth, tolerance, respect, and community.
Date: May 24, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pete Snelson Roast, September 29, 1986 (open access)

Pete Snelson Roast, September 29, 1986

Text of remarks given by Barbara Jordan at the roast of Pete Snelson. She gently makes fun of Snelson while praising his work ethic and personal qualities.
Date: September 29, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Testimony for the Equal Access to Voting Act, May 10, 1989] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Testimony for the Equal Access to Voting Act, May 10, 1989]

Text of testimony delivered by Barbara Jordan to a committee regarding the proposed Equal Access to Voting Act. She discusses low voter turnout and the barriers to voter registration.
Date: May 10, 1989
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
The Law and Lawyers: Democracy's Bulwark (open access)

The Law and Lawyers: Democracy's Bulwark

Text for an acceptance speech by Barbara C. Jordan for the William O. Douglas Award.
Date: March 28, 1989
Creator: Jorda, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
One Nation Indivisible: True or False, Rhetoric or Reality (open access)

One Nation Indivisible: True or False, Rhetoric or Reality

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a symposium in Austin, Texas with the theme: "Cities in Transition: Policies for the 1990s."
Date: October 6, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Church and Public Policy (open access)

The Church and Public Policy

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Religious Liberty Conference in Washington D.C., about how the church may influence public policy.
Date: October 7, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Stephen A. Berrang to Barbara C. Jordan - February 11, 1985] (open access)

[Memo from Stephen A. Berrang to Barbara C. Jordan - February 11, 1985]

Memo from Stephen A. Berrang to barbara C. jordan about the status of the Democratic party in America.
Date: February 11, 1985
Creator: Berrang, Stephen A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights House Committee on the Judiciary, June 18, 1981 (open access)

Testimony of Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights House Committee on the Judiciary, June 18, 1981

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan in which she discusses discrimination faced by Latino voters.
Date: June 18, 1981
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"With Liberty and Justice for All" (open access)

"With Liberty and Justice for All"

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Press Club in Washington DC, about the upcoming presidential election.
Date: September 30, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: January 1984-February 1985] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: January 1984-February 1985]

Compilation of photocopies of newspaper articles related to the Democratic party and members, ranging from January 1984 to February 1985.
Date: 1984-01/1985-02
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Kevin Sullivan to Barbara Jordan, September 27, 1988] (open access)

[Memorandum from Kevin Sullivan to Barbara Jordan, September 27, 1988]

Memorandum from Kevin Sullivan to Barbara Jordan regarding talking points for a speech against the election of George Bush, followed by the text of the speech.
Date: September 27, 1988
Creator: Sullivan, Kevin & Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Special Briefing: February 11, 1987, 70th Legislature and Higher Education Funding - Edited Remarks by Barbara Jordan (open access)

Special Briefing: February 11, 1987, 70th Legislature and Higher Education Funding - Edited Remarks by Barbara Jordan

Transcript of remarks made by Barbara Jordan at a special briefing of the 70th Legislature and Higher Education Funding.
Date: February 11, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History