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The Regulatory Reform Act of 1977 (open access)

The Regulatory Reform Act of 1977

Text for testimony given by Barbara Jordan before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs about the Regulatory Reform Act of 1977.
Date: May 24, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whither Goes the Government? (open access)

Whither Goes the Government?

Handwritten notes for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about the goal of the government.
Date: 1993-11~
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Opening Remarks, Institutional Investor Institute (open access)

Opening Remarks, Institutional Investor Institute

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the Institutional Investor Institute in Washington D.C.
Date: May 10, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy (open access)

Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan, about the connection between human rights and U.S. foreign policy.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Great Society and Its Markings (open access)

The Great Society and Its Markings

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote address for a conference in Austin, Texas with the theme: "The Great Society: A Twenty-Year Critique."
Date: April 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rep. Barbara Jordan - Remarks Texas Southern University Law School Dedication (open access)

Rep. Barbara Jordan - Remarks Texas Southern University Law School Dedication

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the dedication of the Law School at Texas Southern University, speaking of the need for African American Lawyers.
Date: February 14, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freedom: The Eternal Embryo (open access)

Freedom: The Eternal Embryo

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the nature of the freedom of speech and its history in relation to the United States. Minor handwritten edits appear throughout the paper.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quo Vadis Nixon II? (open access)

Quo Vadis Nixon II?

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan for the American Society of Newspapers in Washington, DC, about the implications of Watergate for the Richard Nixon and his presidency.
Date: May 2, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan: Building Bridges for Better Health, Keynote Address (open access)

Barbara Jordan: Building Bridges for Better Health, Keynote Address

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote speaker for the Building Bridges for Better Health conference in San Antonio, Texas. The speech is about the lack of healthcare for young women with children.
Date: March 12, 1991
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
International Women's Year: The Challenge We Face (open access)

International Women's Year: The Challenge We Face

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the celebration of the commencement of International Women's Year, about the political influence of women in America and recent related legislation.
Date: December 21, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Physician: Two Views (open access)

The Physician: Two Views

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding national health care and the integrity of the profession of physicians as well as the United States government.
Date: September 15, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: University of Cincinnati Commencement Address (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: University of Cincinnati Commencement Address

Text for a commencement address given by Barbara C. Jordan at the University of Cincinnati, encouraging the graduates to have a voice in their government.
Date: June 13, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbar Jordan - National Advisory Council on Minority Engineers (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbar Jordan - National Advisory Council on Minority Engineers

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the National Advisory Council on Minority Engineers, about activation of government resources.
Date: February 15, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Intellectual As Revolutionary (open access)

The Intellectual As Revolutionary

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan about the original American revolutionaries, creators of the Constitution, and their intentions for the government. She then applies the same revolutionary principles to the modern issue of education.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minority Truckers (open access)

Minority Truckers

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties and discrimination faced by minority truckers.
Date: May 21, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, Council of the Great City Schools, Outstanding Alumna Award, Houston ISD (open access)

Barbara Jordan, Council of the Great City Schools, Outstanding Alumna Award, Houston ISD

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Council of the Great City Schools' Outstanding Alumna Award ceremony for Houston ISD.
Date: October 27, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Annual Meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers at Houston, Texas - June 1, 1974 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Annual Meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers at Houston, Texas - June 1, 1974

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the annual meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers about social security policy and benefits.
Date: June 1, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Discrimination (open access)

The New Discrimination

handwritten text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding discrimination faced by the uneducated and how this should be counteracted by the government.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Justice (open access)

Justice

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about the criminal justice system in America.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Presidential Leadership and Congressional Responsibility Paper (open access)

Presidential Leadership and Congressional Responsibility Paper

Paper written about presidential leadership and congressional responsibility, and the balance of power between the two governmental branches.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"With Liberty and Justice for All" (open access)

"With Liberty and Justice for All"

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the 1988 presidential election campaign. She states her support of Michael Dukakis over George Bush and discusses the value of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Date: September 30, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History