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[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.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seconding Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan for Speaker Carl Albert - December 2, 1974 (open access)

Seconding Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan for Speaker Carl Albert - December 2, 1974

Text of speech wherein Barbara Jordan seconds Carl Albert for the position of the Speaker of the House, describing his qualities that qualify him for that position.
Date: December 2, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Salute to Black Elected Officials (open access)

Salute to Black Elected Officials

Text of a speech by Barbara C. Jordan entitled "Salute to Black Elected Officials," given at the Seventh Annual Dinner, Joint Center for Political Studies, and the Fourth National Policy Institute.
Date: March 2, 1984
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seconding Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan for Speaker Carl Albert - December 2, 1974 (open access)

Seconding Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan for Speaker Carl Albert - December 2, 1974

Text of speech wherein Barbara Jordan seconds Carl Albert for the position of the Speaker of the House, describing his qualities that qualify him for that position.
Date: December 2, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quo Vadis Nixon II? (open access)

Quo Vadis Nixon II?

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan for the American Society of Newspapers in Washington, DC, about the implications of Watergate for the Richard Nixon and his presidency.
Date: May 2, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, University of Missouri magazine Awards for Public Service, New York City, New York, November 2, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, University of Missouri magazine Awards for Public Service, New York City, New York, November 2, 1977

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the public perception of Congressional ethics.
Date: November 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Media: Improving the Human Condition (open access)

The Media: Improving the Human Condition

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Beverly Hills-Hollywood Chapter of Media Women, about the American peoples' reliance on television for information about the government and politics, and how that affects governmental accountability to citizens.
Date: November 2, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Media: Improving the Human Condition (open access)

The Media: Improving the Human Condition

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan to the Beverly Hills-Hollywood Chapter of Media Women at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She discusses how the televising of the Richard Nixon impeachment proceedings changed the public's perception of Congress and politics. She also discusses the importance of women voters.
Date: November 2, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Where is the Country Politically? (open access)

Where is the Country Politically?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to a meeting of the Democratic members of the House of Representatives at The Gillis Long Issues Conference in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
Date: March 2, 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Congressional Image (open access)

The Congressional Image

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the public image of Congress, criticisms it receives, and the effects of televising the Richard Nixon impeachment debates.
Date: June 2, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prayer of representative Barbara Jordan, National Prayer Breakfast, Washington, D. C., February 2, 1978 (open access)

Prayer of representative Barbara Jordan, National Prayer Breakfast, Washington, D. C., February 2, 1978

Text of prayer spoken by Barbara Jordan in which she asks for guidance and aid.
Date: February 2, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prayer of Representative Barbara Jordan - National Prayer Breakfast (open access)

Prayer of Representative Barbara Jordan - National Prayer Breakfast

Typed transcript of a prayer given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.
Date: February 2, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Congressional Image (open access)

The Congressional Image

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the public image of Congress, criticisms it receives, and the effects of televising the Richard Nixon impeachment debates.
Date: June 2, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History