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[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
Barbara Jordan - People for the American Way - "Spirit of Liberty Award" honoring Robert L. Bernstein (open access)

Barbara Jordan - People for the American Way - "Spirit of Liberty Award" honoring Robert L. Bernstein

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, introducing the presentation of the "Spirit of Liberty Award" to Robert L. Bernstein, from People for the American Way.
Date: November 16, 1989
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Honorable Barbara Jordan: Harvard University Commencement (open access)

Remarks of Honorable Barbara Jordan: Harvard University Commencement

Text for the Harvard commencement speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with some handwritten 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
The Night the Lights went out in America (open access)

The Night the Lights went out in America

Handwritten Text by Barbara Jordan discussing an energy crisis, pollution, and problems with Congress. This is a photocopy of the original.
Date: April 16, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks Given at the Woman's National Democratic Club April 16, 1973 (open access)

Remarks Given at the Woman's National Democratic Club April 16, 1973

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Woman's National Democratic Club about America's current struggles in the areas of energy, pollution, water, air, social services, and constitutional crisis.
Date: April 16, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Night the Lights went out in America (open access)

The Night the Lights went out in America

Handwritten Text by Barbara Jordan discussing an energy crisis, pollution, and problems with Congress.
Date: April 16, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Obligations of Inter-Generational Justice (open access)

The Obligations of Inter-Generational Justice

Text for a commencement address given by Barbara C. Jordan at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, about the importance of caring for people.
Date: December 16, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Nancy Hanks Lecture - American Council for the Arts (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Nancy Hanks Lecture - American Council for the Arts

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as a Nancy Hanks Lecture for the American Council for the Arts in Washington DC, about the importance of the arts.
Date: March 16, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks Given at the Woman's National Democratic Club April 16, 1973 (open access)

Remarks Given at the Woman's National Democratic Club April 16, 1973

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Woman's National Democratic Club about America's current struggles in the areas of energy, pollution, water, air, social services, and constitutional crisis.
Date: April 16, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harvard Commencement: First Draft] (open access)

[Harvard Commencement: First Draft]

Typed first draft of the Harvard commencement speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with handwritten changes 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
[Harvard Commencement: Second Draft] (open access)

[Harvard Commencement: Second Draft]

Typed second 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
The Obligations of Inter-Generational Justice (open access)

The Obligations of Inter-Generational Justice

Text for a commencement address given by Barbara C. Jordan at Kenyon College, about the importance of caring for people.
Date: December 16, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan's Harvard Commencement Address, June 16th, 1977] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan's Harvard Commencement Address, June 16th, 1977]

Handwritten text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan as the 1977 Harvard commencement address. She discusses the value and role of people in the political process.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - The Television and Radio Advertising Club (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - The Television and Radio Advertising Club

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Television and Radio Advertising Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about whether community as a nation is possible.
Date: September 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - The Television and Radio Advertising Club (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - The Television and Radio Advertising Club

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Television and Radio Advertising Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about whether community as a nation is possible.
Date: September 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks-Barbara Jordan, Knights of Peter Claver, Texas Award Banquet, Houston, Texas, October 16, 1976 (open access)

Remarks-Barbara Jordan, Knights of Peter Claver, Texas Award Banquet, Houston, Texas, October 16, 1976

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the presidential debate of 1976 between Richard Nixon and Walter Mondale. She suggests that the candidates should listen to African Americans, and that African American's shouldn't lose faith in the political system.
Date: October 16, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Thomas to Barbara C. Jordan, December 16, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from George Thomas to Barbara C. Jordan, December 16, 1966]

Letter from George Thomas to Barbara C. Jordan, requesting her presence as a speaker at the Fifteenth Constitutional Convention of the District 5 Council, United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers.
Date: December 16, 1966
Creator: Thomas, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: Texas Race Peace Held Conditional] (open access)

[Newspaper Article: Texas Race Peace Held Conditional]

Copy of an article in the Dallas Morning News entitled "Texas Race Peace Held Conditional," including a picture and quotes from Barbara C. Jordan.
Date: April 16, 1968
Creator: Erwin, Dorothie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Brooks to Barbara C. Jordan, June 16, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Brooks to Barbara C. Jordan, June 16, 1966]

Letter from Jack Brooks of the House of Representatives to Barbara C. Jordan, congratulating her on her election to the Texas Senate.
Date: June 16, 1966
Creator: Brooks, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
From These Roots (open access)

From These Roots

Speech by Barbara Jordan regarding housing concerns, "redlining," and the economic development of African Americans. Parts of the text have been edited with liquid paper.
Date: October 16, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History