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Justice
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding an increasing crime level in the United States, lack of government action, and a lack of understanding of the justice system by the average American.
Date:
June 4, 1976
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Justice
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding an increasing crime level in the United States, lack of government action, and a lack of understanding of the justice system by the average American. A number of handwritten edits can be seen across the document.
Date:
June 4, 1976
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Statewide Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation: Guidelines for Regional Coordinating Committees and Task Forces
Text of a study intended to develop a vocational rehabilitation program for handicapped individuals in Texas by July 1, 1975. It identifies those in need of vocational rehabilitation and operating requirements for such programs.
Date:
March 17, 1967
Creator:
Texas. State Project Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services]
Text describing the conceptual framework underpinning the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services as well as its goals.
Date:
1968
Creator:
University of Houston
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan's Declaration of Not Seeking Reelection]
Text by Barbara Jordan in which she declares that she will not seek reelection after her term ends in 1978. She notes that she does not know what the future holds for her and that her time in government has not made her cynical.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Barbara Jordan's Remarks on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton]
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she praises Azie Morton and discusses her background. The text is handwritten and contains a number of edits.
Date:
September 12, 1979
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, South Texas College of Law, April 2, 1977
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan discussing the public's dissatisfaction towards the judicial system, saying that most people find it punitive, expensive, and inaccessible.
Date:
April 2, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Federal Efforts to Assist Family Planning
Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the annual meeting of the Houston Planned Parenthood Association. She talks about the necessity of family planning and related upcoming legislation.
Date:
July 30, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Congressional View of the Judiciary
Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate. Handwritten edits appear in the text.
Date:
May 28, 1976
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Judiciary - Strengths & Weaknesses
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the animosity between the United States Congress and the nation's judiciary. Handwritten edits appear on the text.
Date:
1976
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the League of United Latin America Citizens, October 12, 1975
Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding discrimination faced by Mexican-Americans and African-Americans in Texas and the need to extend the Voting Rights Act.
Date:
October 12, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Ron Dellums Benefit, October 3, 1975
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding matters of public welfare and social justice.
Date:
October 4, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services]
Text describing the conceptual framework underpinning the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services as well as its goals.
Date:
1968
Creator:
University of Houston
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton, September 12, 1977
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she praises Azie Morton and discusses her background.
Date:
September 12, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Speech before the Houston Home Builders Association, October 29, 1976]
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the upcoming election of 1976. She discusses how Jimmy Carter is a better candidate than Gerald Ford because of Carter's abundance of ideas.
Date:
October 29, 1976
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Testimony of representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary, House Committee on Appropriations, April 5, 1977
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan offering reasons for the Department of State to open a Passport Office in Houston, Texas,
Date:
April 5, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pete Snelson Roast, September 29, 1986
Text of remarks given by Barbara Jordan at the roast of Pete Snelson. She gently makes fun of Snelson while praising his work ethic and personal qualities.
Date:
September 29, 1986
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Fundraising Banquet - October 10, 1974
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the public's cynicism towards government officials and the necessity of honesty and accountability of government officials.
Date:
October 10, 1974
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thirty Million Texans?
Photocopied sections of a document that describes the ethnic makeup of Texas. It includes growth projections of the racial makeup of the education system and the labor market from 1990 to 2020.
Date:
1993
Creator:
Bouvier, Leon F. & Poston, Dudley L., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan at Southern Methodist University Law School, April 23, 1977]
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding voter dissatisfaction with the legal system of the United States and the barriers between the two.
Date:
April 23, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kevin Sullivan to Ralph Carrigan, January 12, 1977]
Letter from Kevin Sullivan to Ralph Carrigan regarding an enclosed copy of Barbara Jordan's speech to the Fifth Circuit Conference. The speech is not included in the record. Sullivan says that Carrigan may use the address in a spring issue of The Houston Lawyer.
Date:
January 12, 1977
Creator:
Sullivan, Kevin J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Come Home
Commencement speech by Barbara Jordan to the graduating class of Texas Southern University regarding such topics as student loans, black colleges, and the future.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Congressional View of the Judiciary
Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate.
Date:
May 24, 1976
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Statement Regarding H. R. 1242, H. R. 4072, and H. R. 5794]
Text by Barbara Jordan regarding H. R. 1242, H. R. 4072, and H. R. 5794, laws proposed to alter antitrust legislation.
Date:
September 9, 1982
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System:
The Portal to Texas History