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., about the establishment of economic policies.
Date: May 10, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Regulatory Act of 1977 (open access)

The Regulatory Act of 1977

Text for testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, in support of the Regulatory Reform Act of 1977 (S 600).
Date: May 24, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Womankind - June 25, 1977 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (open access)

Womankind - June 25, 1977 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, about the difficulty in passing the Equal Rights Amendment, and how it relates to the issues of women's rights.
Date: June 25, 1977
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
Saving the Family (open access)

Saving the Family

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at a Delta Sigma Theta Banquet in Houston, Texas. Topics include the changes and neglect of the family unit in the United States, with focus on African-American families.
Date: January 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tufts University, April 30, 1977 (open access)

Tufts University, April 30, 1977

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a conference at Tufts University about national food policy.
Date: April 30, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Education Week, University of Texas (open access)

Education Week, University of Texas

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.
Date: February 11, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Womankind - June 25, 1977 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (open access)

Womankind - June 25, 1977 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, about the difficulty in passing the Equal Rights Amendment, and how it relates to the issues of women's rights.
Date: June 25, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks by Barbara Jordan before the American Pharmaceutical Association, May 15, 1977] (open access)

[Remarks by Barbara Jordan before the American Pharmaceutical Association, May 15, 1977]

Text of speech given by Barbara Jordan at the American Pharmaceutical Association. She discusses national health care, health care laws, and public drug education.
Date: May 15, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Women's Conference - Opening Session Speech (open access)

National Women's Conference - Opening Session Speech

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in the opening session of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote speech of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote speech of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
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
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
Tufts University - April 30, 1977 (open access)

Tufts University - April 30, 1977

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at Tufts University, about national food policy.
Date: April 30, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks Suggested for Barbara Jordan to Speak at the Houston Dental Society, May 21, 1977] (open access)

[Remarks Suggested for Barbara Jordan to Speak at the Houston Dental Society, May 21, 1977]

Text of remarks suggested for Barbara Jordan to speak at a meeting of the Houston District Dental Society. The text calls for the containment of medical costs, increasing early and periodic screenings, and the development of a comprehensive national health care system. A letter from the Society asks for a copy of Jordan's speech.
Date: 1977-05-21~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harvard Commencement: Final Draft] (open access)

[Harvard Commencement: Final Draft]

Typed final draft of the Harvard commencement speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with some handwritten corrections and edits written in the margins. In the speech she addresses the American people's ability to contribute to their government.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
American Pharmaceutical Association - New York City, May 15, 1977 (open access)

American Pharmaceutical Association - New York City, May 15, 1977

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the American Pharmaceutical Association in New York City, about America's health delivery system as viewed from different perspectives.
Date: May 15, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet, Houston, Texas, October 2, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet, Houston, Texas, October 2, 1977

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the increasing costs of health care, lagging health services for African Americans, and ways to improve these conditions.
Date: October 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - University of Missouri Magazine Awards for Public Service (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - University of Missouri Magazine Awards for Public Service

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the University of Missouri Magazine Awards for Public Service in New York City, New York, about the relationship between politicians and journalists.
Date: November 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Text of speech delivered by Rep. Barbara C. Jordan to the Associated Harvard Alumni on June 17, 1977 (open access)

Text of speech delivered by Rep. Barbara C. Jordan to the Associated Harvard Alumni on June 17, 1977

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Associated Harvard Alumni. The text is formatted as a letter, with Deane W. Lord's name typed above the text and the Harvard University News Office address listed.
Date: June 17, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Barbara Jordan before Women in Communications, June 18, 1977] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan before Women in Communications, June 18, 1977]

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the problems facing a democracy when the populace is uninformed and unengaged in politics. Several handwritten edits appear throughout the text.
Date: June 19, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
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