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Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, House Committee on the Judiciary, February 26, 1975, Extension of the Voting Rights Act (open access)

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, House Committee on the Judiciary, February 26, 1975, Extension of the Voting Rights Act

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan in which she testified for the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. She discusses discriminatory events that occurred before the act came to pass and warns of what could happen if it is allowed to expire. Includes a list of new proposed jurisdictions for coverage under the Act.
Date: February 26, 1975
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peter W. Rodino, Jr. to Richard Nixon, February 26, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Peter W. Rodino, Jr. to Richard Nixon, February 26, 1974]

Letter from Peter W. Rodino, Jr. to Richard Nixon discussing the status of the inquiry being conducted by the House Judiciary Committee.
Date: February 26, 1974
Creator: Rodino, Peter W., Jr., 1909-2005
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Text of President Nixon's Press Conference] (open access)

[Clipping: Text of President Nixon's Press Conference]

Newspaper clipping detailing Richard Nixon's February 25, 1974 press conference as a transcript. On the reverse are columns discussing recent events within political parties and a partial article regarding the impeachment proceedings for Richard Nixon.
Date: February 26, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History