Barbara Jordan: National Peace Corps Association (open access)

Barbara Jordan: National Peace Corps Association

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Peace Corps Association's 1995 Conference in Austin, Texas. The speech introduces the presentation of the Sargent Shriver Award for Humanitarian Service to Dr. Robert Pastor. Two different typed versions of the speech are included.
Date: August 6, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Honorable Barbara Jordan Speaking at the League of Women Voters 75th Birthday Celebration (open access)

The Honorable Barbara Jordan Speaking at the League of Women Voters 75th Birthday Celebration

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the League of Women Voters 75th Birthday Celebration, about the legacy of the league and what it is celebrating.
Date: February 22, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ethic of Responsibility (open access)

The Ethic of Responsibility

Text of a commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the graduating class of Texas Tech University Law School. She discusses the necessity of values in the legal profession and how lawyers are the defenders of democracy.
Date: May 13, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, Huston-Tillotson College, April 7, 1995 (open access)

Barbara Jordan, Huston-Tillotson College, April 7, 1995

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at Huston-Tillotson College in Austin, Texas about race and equality.
Date: April 7, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles F. Dambach to Professor Barbara Jordan - July 24, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Charles F. Dambach to Professor Barbara Jordan - July 24, 1995]

Letter from Charles F. Dambach to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for agreeing to present the Shriver Award at the National Peace Corps Association's awards luncheon. Included with the letter is background information about the Peace Corps, the National Peace Corps Association, Sargent Shriver and Loret Ruppe (namesakes for awards presented), and the award winners (Robert A. Pastor and North Caroline Returned Peace Corps Volunteers).
Date: July 24, 1995
Creator: Dambach, Charles F.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democratic Party - What Now? (open access)

The Democratic Party - What Now?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in Austin, Texas. The speech is entitled "The Democratic Party - What Now?" and speaks of the future agenda of the Senate Democrats.
Date: October 21, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democratic Party - What Now? (open access)

The Democratic Party - What Now?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in Austin, Texas. The speech is entitled "The Democratic Party - What Now?" and speaks of the future agenda of the Senate Democrats.
Date: October 21, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Citizen Focus - Accountability in Government (open access)

Citizen Focus - Accountability in Government

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the UT Symposium: Managing for Results. The speech is entitled "Citizen Focus - Accountability in Government."
Date: November 3, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History