Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Development and University Relations Seminar of the University of Texas.

Letter from John K. Boaz of Illinois State University to Barbara C. Jordan, with an enclosed transcript of her Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture.

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a symposium in Austin, Texas with the theme: "Cities in Transition: Policies for the 1990s."

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."

Transcript of a talk given by Barbara Jordan at the University of Texas Texas Union lectureship in Student Leadership. Janet Anderson and Stan McLelland introduces her. Jordan discusses various examples of ethical dilemmas and personal values. She then answers a series of questions regarding patriotism, voter turnout, and ethics.

Typed draft of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Education Week at the University of Texas, about America's educational programs. Corrections and additions are handwritten in pencil.

Text for Barbara C. Jordan's commencement speech at the University of Texas about personal convictions and standards.

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the University of Texas Law School, about the findings and recommendations of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform.

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.

Text of a portion of the proceedings from "The Imperative for Excellence in American Society," a symposium held by the University of Texas at Austin. The first page is part of a program from that event, with an asterisk written beside "Excellence in the Professions and Public Service - Professor Barbara C. Jordan." The next two pages are from an unknown magazine and contains snippets from several of the speaker's presentations. The numbered section that follows contains Barbara Jordan's presentation on the value of people and American exceptionalism.

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."

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.

Text of remarks made by Barbara Jordan regarding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and maintaining objectivity in public television.

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Symposium on Women in Austin, Texas, about International Women's Year, the political influence of women in America, and recent related legislation.

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the University of Texas Union, about government secrecy.

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Education Week at the University of Texas, about America's educational programs.

Letter from Alan Wiseman, written on Howrey & Simon letterhead, to Barbara C. Jordan at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. The letter speaks of her recent testimony filed with the House Committee on the Judiciary, as well as the testimony of Burnell Roberts.

Text of Barbara C. Jordan's commencement address for the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Southwest Meeting of the American Assembly at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas. The speech is about social welfare policies.

Text of keynote address by Barbara Jordan at "The Great Society: A Twenty-Year Critique" event held at Austin, Texas. She discusses the virtues of Lyndon Johnson's vision for the American people.

Letter from Robert L. Payton of the Exxon Education Foundation in New York to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for her speech at the conference of the Council on Foundations.. Enclosed is a transcript of the speech.

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at Huston-Tillotson College in Austin, Texas about race and equality.

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).

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Texas Physical Therapy Association in Austin, Texas, about health care reform.