The Congressional Image (open access)

The Congressional Image

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Annual Convention and Public Affairs Conference of Advertising Industries.
Date: June 2, 1975
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 before the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the St. Elizabeth Hospital Service Award Banquet in Houston, Texas, about health care costs.
Date: October 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Congressional Image (open access)

The Congressional Image

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Annual Convention and Public Affairs Conference of Advertising Industries.
Date: June 2, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, South Texas College of Law, April 2, 1977 (open access)

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
Quo Vadis Nixon II? (open access)

Quo Vadis Nixon II?

Text of a speech given by Barbara Jordan regarding the Nixon Administration's Watergate scandal.
Date: May 2, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rough Draft of Transcription of Speech by Congresswoman Barbara Jordan to the Texas School health Association, Houston, Texas, April 2, 1977] (open access)

[Rough Draft of Transcription of Speech by Congresswoman Barbara Jordan to the Texas School health Association, Houston, Texas, April 2, 1977]

Text of a transcript rough draft of a speech by Barbara Jordan at the Texas School Health Association. She discusses health care in the United States and takes questions from the audience.
Date: April 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech Before Texas School Health Association Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas, April 2, 1977, and Related Materials] (open access)

[Speech Before Texas School Health Association Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas, April 2, 1977, and Related Materials]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding comprehensive health care, health care for minors, and health education programs. The record includes a copy of the Journal of School Health, which contains a print copy of the speech. A memorandum on the journal, addressed to "Bud" and dated January 18, 1978, notes that Barbara Jordan's speech appears on page 643.
Date: April 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Joseph L. Zarefsky, February 2, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Joseph L. Zarefsky, February 2, 1968]

Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Joseph L. Zarefsky, expressing her excitement about participating in the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs and requesting to meet with him prior to the first meeting.
Date: February 2, 1968
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs Meeting Agenda] (open access)

[President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs Meeting Agenda]

Typed agenda for a meeting of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, including speakers and discussions.
Date: March 2, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Greater Fifth Ward, Citizens League Banquet, October 2, 1976 (open access)

Greater Fifth Ward, Citizens League Banquet, October 2, 1976

Text of a speech by Barbara C. Jordan entitled "Advocating," given at the Greater Fifth Ward Citizens League Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date: October 2, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bishop College Commencement, May 2nd, 1976] (open access)

[Bishop College Commencement, May 2nd, 1976]

Draft of a convocation speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at Bishop College. Topics include the history and future of the college and of the United States of America.
Date: May 2, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Passing State Law Not Easy But Sometimes It Can Be Fun (open access)

Passing State Law Not Easy But Sometimes It Can Be Fun

Paper written by Margaret Mayer, a special correspondent for The Dallas Daily Times Herald, about the passing of state laws.
Date: February 2, 1953
Creator: Mayer, Margaret
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Caucus (open access)

Democratic Caucus

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan recommending Carl Albert for the position of Speaker for the House of Representatives. The speech is entitled "Democratic Caucus."
Date: December 2, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History