Democratic Woman of the Year (open access)

Democratic Woman of the Year

Text of an acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Democratic Women's Club, after receiving the award of Democratic Woman of the Year.
Date: March 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Society of Plastics Industry - March 23, 1977 (open access)

Society of Plastics Industry - March 23, 1977

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Society of the Plastics Industry, covering the topic of public policy concerning energy conservation, de-regulation, and wind-fall profits.
Date: March 23, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Annual Legislative Conference of the United Auto Workers, March 27, 1974. (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Annual Legislative Conference of the United Auto Workers, March 27, 1974.

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Watergate investigation, minimum wage, a bill to form an independent consumer protection agency, easing voter registration, and campaign finance reform. Handwritten edits appear on the first page.
Date: March 27, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moving On From Watergate (open access)

Moving On From Watergate

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Texas Law Review Annual Banquet in Austin, Texas, about the aftermath of Richard Nixon's resignation and what it meant for lawyers.
Date: March 8, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks by Sherman Fricks and Barbara Jordan at the Texas AFL-CIO Convention, March 11, 1974] (open access)

[Remarks by Sherman Fricks and Barbara Jordan at the Texas AFL-CIO Convention, March 11, 1974]

Text of remarks made at the Texas AFL-CIO Convention. Sherman Fricks introduces Barbara Jordan, speaking of her history as a congresswoman and earlier introductions. Jordan speaks about running for reelection, inflation, the loss of trust in government, and the impeachment of Richard Nixon.
Date: March 11, 1974
Creator: Fricks, Sherman & Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies (open access)

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies

Testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies, "to secure appropriations for the establishment of a Children's Nutrition Laboratory at the Baylor College of Medicine in conjunction with Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas.
Date: March 20, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moving On From Watergate (open access)

Moving On From Watergate

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Boston University School of Law, about the aftermath of Richard Nixon's resignation and what it meant for lawyers.
Date: March 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Woman of the Year (open access)

Democratic Woman of the Year

Text of an acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Democratic Women's Club, after receiving the award of Democratic Woman of the Year.
Date: March 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Annual Legislative - Political Conference of the Communications Workers of America, March 20, 1974. (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Annual Legislative - Political Conference of the Communications Workers of America, March 20, 1974.

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Watergate investigation, minimum wage, a bill to form an independent consumer protection agency, easing voter registration, and campaign finance reform.
Date: March 20, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moving On From Watergate (open access)

Moving On From Watergate

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Boston University School of Law, about the aftermath of Richard Nixon's resignation and what it meant for lawyers.
Date: March 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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
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. Included is a Library of Congress cover page, with Lisa Nickerson and her title (Analyst, History and Public Affairs) listed at the bottom of the page.
Date: March 21, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frederick Henry Syke Memorial Lecture (open access)

Frederick Henry Syke Memorial Lecture

Text for Barbara C. Jordan's Frederick Henry Syke Memorial Lecture given at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut, about education and the government.
Date: March 4, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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. Handwritten notes and edits are written in the margins.
Date: March 22, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History