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Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss (open access)

Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the loss of public trust in the government, how to combat this loss, and economic concerns.
Date: May 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peggy Simpson Swearing In Ceremony (open access)

Peggy Simpson Swearing In Ceremony

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the swearing-in ceremony for Peggy Simpson, speaking of the status of women in America.
Date: September 24, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks Before American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 17, 1975] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Remarks Before American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 17, 1975]

Text of remarks delivered by Barbara Jordan before the American Society of Newspaper Editors. She makes political jokes about conservatives.
Date: April 17, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Action to Aid Women in Business (open access)

Congressional Action to Aid Women in Business

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding financial discrimination against women and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
Date: 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[University of Massachusetts at Amherst Commencement, May 31st, 1975] (open access)

[University of Massachusetts at Amherst Commencement, May 31st, 1975]

Commencement address by Barbara Jordan concerning the future of America, democracy, and the United States Constitution.
Date: May 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Action: Women in Business (open access)

Congressional Action: Women in Business

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the discrimination faced by women as well as related reforms.
Date: October 24, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Hartford, Connecticut - June 7, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Hartford, Connecticut - June 7, 1975

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in Hartford, Connecticut, about the American people's participation and confidence in government.
Date: June 7, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Peoples' Government (open access)

The Peoples' Government

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for The Volunteers of America, about the current form of government and whether it adequately serves its people.
Date: April 21, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties facing the United States and calling for a return to "government of, by, and for the people." (p. 5)
Date: May 6, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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
[Scrapbook of the Voting Rights Act Expansion, 1975] (open access)

[Scrapbook of the Voting Rights Act Expansion, 1975]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to the extension of the Voting Rights Act and Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
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
[Remarks of Barbara Jordan to the International Longshoremen's Association, July 23, 1975] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan to the International Longshoremen's Association, July 23, 1975]

Text of speech that was to be delivered to the the International Longshoremen's Association. In it, she discusses the Ford Administration's opposition to various social programs.
Date: 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Pollution Control for Houston (open access)

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the deterioration of air quality, the Clean Air Act, and Congressional reluctance to enforce expensive restrictions.
Date: May 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the United Auto Workers, Washington, D.C., February 5, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the United Auto Workers, Washington, D.C., February 5, 1975

Text of a speech that was to be given by Barbara Jordan regarding the economic plans of the Gerald Ford administration during 1975.
Date: 1975-02-05~
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss (open access)

Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the loss of public trust in the government, how to combat this loss, and economic concerns.
Date: May 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeking Equilibrium (open access)

Seeking Equilibrium

Two copies of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a fundraiser for Mayor Richard D. Hatcher in Gary, Indiana.
Date: February 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech For Texas Councils For Social Studies (open access)

Speech For Texas Councils For Social Studies

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan for the Texas Councils for Social Studies about possible changes to the school system.
Date: October 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss (open access)

Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Investment Company Institute, about America's path following the resignation of Richard Nixon.
Date: May 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Integrity in Government / Justice in Society" (open access)

"Integrity in Government / Justice in Society"

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Presbyterian Church in the United States, about morality and justice.
Date: February 25, 1975
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
Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties facing the United States and calling for a return to "government of, by, and for the people." (p. 5)
Date: May 6, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rights: Human / Constitutional (open access)

Rights: Human / Constitutional

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at Temple Emanu El during the observation of Human Rights Day. She speaks regarding the United States Constitution and its evolving nature regarding human rights.
Date: December 7, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History