[Senate Calendar, House Bills, March 15, 1967] (open access)

[Senate Calendar, House Bills, March 15, 1967]

Document containing a list of Texas House Bills and their summaries.
Date: March 15, 1967
Creator: Morse, Arline M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moving On From Watergate (open access)

Moving On From Watergate

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the fallout of the Watergate scandal under the Nixon Administration.
Date: March 8, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forgotten Citizens (open access)

Forgotten Citizens

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan saying that the government should not ignore the plight of poor individuals despite economic crisis.
Date: March 22, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
On the Erosion of Civil Liberties (open access)

On the Erosion of Civil Liberties

Text of commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the erosion of individual liberty to government encroachment.
Date: March 28, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
On the Erosion of Civil Liberties (open access)

On the Erosion of Civil Liberties

Text of speech discussing the Constitution and the various government encroachments to liberty that have occurred over the history of the United States.
Date: March 28, 1974
Creator: Nickerson, Lisa
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Statewide Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation: Guidelines for Regional Coordinating Committees and Task Forces (open access)

Texas Statewide Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation: Guidelines for Regional Coordinating Committees and Task Forces

Text of a study intended to develop a vocational rehabilitation program for handicapped individuals in Texas by July 1, 1975. It identifies those in need of vocational rehabilitation and operating requirements for such programs.
Date: March 17, 1967
Creator: Texas. State Project Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
We Cannot Legislate Happiness (open access)

We Cannot Legislate Happiness

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the University of Houston Executive Development Program regarding the relationship between people and the government.
Date: March 7, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congress, Good and Bad (open access)

Congress, Good and Bad

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for a Recruitment and Training Program, about the process of government and particularly Congress.
Date: March 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks before the Society of the Plastics Industry, March 23, 1977] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Remarks before the Society of the Plastics Industry, March 23, 1977]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding President Carter's upcoming energy policy which will require energy conservation and efficiency across industries and among the populace
Date: March 23, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of Barbara Jordan's Activities, March 1971] (open access)

[Scrapbook of Barbara Jordan's Activities, March 1971]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings about Barbara Jordan's activities and other issues related to her time in the Texas Senate during 1971.
Date: March 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
On the Erosion of Civil Liberties (open access)

On the Erosion of Civil Liberties

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, about the status of civil liberties in America. Handwritten edits and additions are written in the margins.
Date: March 21, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: March 1975-May 1977] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: March 1975-May 1977]

Compilation of newspaper articles mentioning Barbara C. Jordan, from March 1975 to May 1977.
Date: 1975-03/1977-05
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs Meeting Agenda] (open access)

[President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs Meeting Agenda]

Typed agenda for a meeting of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, including speakers and discussions.
Date: March 2, 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities (open access)

Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities

Text of speech delivered at the University of Vermont by Barbara Jordan regarding the necessity of an educated electorate in a democratic nation.
Date: March 27, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
On the Erosion of Civil Liberties (open access)

On the Erosion of Civil Liberties

Draft of speech discussing the Constitution and the various government encroachments to liberty that have occurred over the history of the United States.
Date: March 21, 1974
Creator: Nickerson, Lisa
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Moneywise: Role of the Credit Unions in the War on Poverty (open access)

Project Moneywise: Role of the Credit Unions in the War on Poverty

Booklet about the "Project Moneywise" program and its effects in assisting the poor with financial literacy.
Date: March 1967
Creator: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Robert Harris to Members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs] (open access)

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

Memo from Robert Harris to members of The President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, containing a detailed summary of the latest Commission meeting.
Date: March 26, 1968
Creator: Harris, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the University of Virginia (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the University of Virginia

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, about governmental secrecy.
Date: March 25, 1976
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
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Parren Mitchell Benefit (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Parren Mitchell Benefit

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Parren Mitchell Benefit, concerning the importance of a government's care for its people.
Date: March 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cuyahoga Community College, March 26, 1977 (open access)

Cuyahoga Community College, March 26, 1977

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan, given at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, about the individual's personal contribution to government.
Date: March 26, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forgotten Citizens (open access)

Forgotten Citizens

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Social Workers, about American citizens having a voice in government.
Date: March 22, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Nancy Hanks Lecture - American Council for the Arts (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Nancy Hanks Lecture - American Council for the Arts

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as a Nancy Hanks Lecture for the American Council for the Arts in Washington DC, about the importance of the arts.
Date: March 16, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congress, Good and Bad (open access)

Congress, Good and Bad

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan discussing whether or not individual people are well served by the government, and how government decisions can have unforeseen outcomes for individuals. Handwritten edits appear throughout the document.
Date: March 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History