[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at the Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet, November 10, 1973] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at the Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet, November 10, 1973]

Handwritten text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan the Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet. She discusses the accomplishments and vision of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Date: November 10, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan (Dem.-Texas) Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet - Houston (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan (Dem.-Texas) Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet - Houston

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet in Houston, Texas, memorializing Lyndon B. Johnson.
Date: November 10, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan (Dem.-Texas), Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet - Houston, November 10, 1973 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan (Dem.-Texas), Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet - Houston, November 10, 1973

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she extols the virtues of Lyndon Johnson, discusses his Great Society and his war on poverty, and the passing of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.
Date: November 10, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: November 1973-April 1974] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: November 1973-April 1974]

Compilation of newspaper and magazine clippings mentioning Barbara C. Jordan, from November 1973 to April 1974. Also included are letters and photographs.
Date: 1973-11/1974-04
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: What Cox Told Court He Hoped to Find on Watergate Tapes] (open access)

[Clipping: What Cox Told Court He Hoped to Find on Watergate Tapes]

Full page from The Washington Post covering impeachment proceedings, Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox's involvement in the investigation, his subsequent firing, and the public's reaction.
Date: October 22, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coalition for Purification (open access)

Coalition for Purification

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Convention, about social welfare programs.
Date: October 19, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coalition for Purification (open access)

Coalition for Purification

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Convention, about social welfare programs.
Date: October 19, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coalition for Purification (open access)

Coalition for Purification

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the AFL-CIO convention in October of 1973 regarding the Nixon administration's opposition to welfare programs.
Date: October 19, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coalition for Purification (open access)

Coalition for Purification

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the AFL-CIO convention in October of 1973 regarding the Nixon administration's opposition to welfare programs.
Date: October 19, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at AFL-CIO Convention, October 19, 1973] (open access)

[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at AFL-CIO Convention, October 19, 1973]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at an AFL-CIO Convention. In it, she discusses government aid to those in need, New Deal coalitions with workers, and the threat that the Nixon administration poses to these.
Date: October 19, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at AFL-CIO Convention, October 19, 1973] (open access)

[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at AFL-CIO Convention, October 19, 1973]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at an AFL-CIO Convention. In it, she discusses government aid to those in need, New Deal coalitions with workers, and the threat that the Nixon administration poses to these.
Date: October 19, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Federal Government and Human Needs (open access)

The Federal Government and Human Needs

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with a Library of Congress cover page and Lisa Nickerson's name and title (Analyst, History and Public Affairs) typed at the bottom.
Date: October 1, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Bud to Barbara Jordan, September 24, 1973] (open access)

[Memorandum from Bud to Barbara Jordan, September 24, 1973]

Memo from Bud to Barbara Jordan explaining that he purchased "3 each of 3 selections" from the photos taken by Chester Higgins, plus copyright permission. He mentions in the second paragraph that they "should get written access...before we allow professional photographers to take your picture." The handwritten note at the bottom says that Congresswoman Jordan has accepted the policy detailed in the second paragraph.
Date: September 24, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Democratic National Telethon] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Democratic National Telethon]

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan for the Democratic National Telethon in Los Angeles, California, telling the story of her journey from humble beginnings to a member of the United States Congress.
Date: September 15, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester Higgins, Jr. to Marian Ricks, September 14, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Chester Higgins, Jr. to Marian Ricks, September 14, 1973]

Letter from Chester Higgins, Jr. to Marian Ricks, or Barbara Jordan's office, saying that he hopes "the Congresswoman will be pleased with these photos of her."
Date: September 14, 1973
Creator: Higgins, Chester, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life's Moral Possibilities: Commencement Address to Baylor College of Medicine (open access)

Life's Moral Possibilities: Commencement Address to Baylor College of Medicine

Text for a commencement address given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Included is a Library of Congress Congressional Research Service cover page, with Charles H. Whittier's name and title (Analyst, History and Public Affairs, Government and General Research Division) listed at the bottom of the page.
Date: August 29, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C. & Whittier, Charles H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life's Moral Possibilities: Commencement Address to Baylor College of Medicine (open access)

Life's Moral Possibilities: Commencement Address to Baylor College of Medicine

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: August 29, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091)

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (USS Miller) in Norfolk, Virginia.
Date: June 30, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091)

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (USS Miller) in Norfolk, Virginia.
Date: June 30, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) Norfolk, Virginia -- June 30, 1973 (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) Norfolk, Virginia -- June 30, 1973

Text of Barbara Jordan's speech at the commissioning of a destroyer named after Dorie Miller.
Date: June 30, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert S. Stauss to Barbara Jordan, May 25, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Robert S. Stauss to Barbara Jordan, May 25, 1973]

Letter sent from Chairman Robert S. Strauss to the Honorable Barbara Jordan saying that he thinks Jordan will enjoy "having the enclosed." There is a handwritten note in the upper left corner that reads: "Send thank for picture, show this to Doug."
Date: May 25, 1973
Creator: Stauss, Robert S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Edward Murray to Barbara Jordan, May 14, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from J. Edward Murray to Barbara Jordan, May 14, 1973]

Letter from J. Edward Murray to Barbara Jordan complementing her on her Quo Vadis Nixon panel discussion in front of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
Date: May 14, 1973
Creator: Murray, J. Edward
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History