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[Barbara Jordan and Andy Knight]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan, Charlie Wilson, and Andy Knight standing at an Air Force base for LBJ's funeral, while a group of people look on. Knight is wearing a light-colored jacket, Jordan is wearing a dark-colored jacket, and Wilson is wearing a dark fur collard jacket.
Date: March 7, 1973
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan, Charlie Wilson and Andy Knight]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan (center), Charlie Wilson (right), and Andy Knight (left) standing at an Air Force base for LBJ's funeral, while a group of people look on. Wilson is wearing a light-colored coat, Jordan is wearing a dark-colored coat, and Knight is wearing a dark colored fur collared coat.
Date: March 7, 1973
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note from Jack Brooks to Barbara Jordan, May 7, 1974] (open access)

[Note from Jack Brooks to Barbara Jordan, May 7, 1974]

Note from Jack Brooks to Barbara Jordan saying that he is enclosing pictures taken during a reception for "the Building and Construction Trades people on April 3, 1974."
Date: May 7, 1974
Creator: Brooks, Jack
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Hartford, Connecticut - June 7, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Hartford, Connecticut - June 7, 1975

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in Hartford, Connecticut, about the American people's participation and confidence in government.
Date: June 7, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Church and Public Policy (open access)

The Church and Public Policy

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Religious Liberty Conference in Washington D.C., about how the church may influence public policy.
Date: October 7, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
We Cannot Legislate Happiness (open access)

We Cannot Legislate Happiness

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the University of Houston Executive Development Program regarding the relationship between people and the government.
Date: March 7, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Why Not - Excellence? (open access)

Why Not - Excellence?

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the Golden Herald Awards Presentation in Dallas, Texas, an awards ceremony for school and community service for high school seniors.
Date: May 7, 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Will American Abandon Isreal (open access)

Will American Abandon Isreal

Text of a speech by Barbara Jordan at the testimonial dinner of Leon and Peggy Samet at Kfar Silver School in Houston, Texas. She discusses America's relationship with Israel and repudiates the idea that Zionism is racist. Handwritten edits appear across the document.
Date: November 7, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, Huston-Tillotson College, April 7, 1995 (open access)

Barbara Jordan, Huston-Tillotson College, April 7, 1995

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at Huston-Tillotson College in Austin, Texas about race and equality.
Date: April 7, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks--Accepting the Bess Wallace Truman Award (open access)

Remarks--Accepting the Bess Wallace Truman Award

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, accepting the Bess Wallace Truman Award, and speaking of the meaning of the award through the years.
Date: May 7, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Margaret Brent Award Acceptance - American Bar Association - Commission on Women in the Profession (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Margaret Brent Award Acceptance - American Bar Association - Commission on Women in the Profession

Text of acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Margaret Brent Award, given by the American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession, about the advancement of women in the field of law.
Date: August 7, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rights: Human / Constitutional (open access)

Rights: Human / Constitutional

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at Temple Emanu El during the observation of Human Rights Day. She speaks regarding the United States Constitution and its evolving nature regarding human rights.
Date: December 7, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, October 7, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, October 7, 1968]

Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, informing her of the next meeting of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, with a schedule of proposed assignments of Commissioners to hearing sites attached.
Date: October 7, 1968
Creator: Heineman, Ben W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Will America Abandon Israel (open access)

Will America Abandon Israel

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the United States' support of Israel and decrying the United Nations declaring Zionism to be a form of racism.
Date: November 7, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History