Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to George H. W. Bush, April 3, 1967] (open access)

Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to George H. W. Bush, April 3, 1967]

Letter from Barbara Jordan to George H. W. Bush of the House of Representatives, thanking him for sending a newspaper clipping. Included is a handwritten note from Bush, an envelope, and a small newspaper clipping
Date: April 3, 1967
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Southern Methodist University Law School, Saturday, April 23, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Southern Methodist University Law School, Saturday, April 23, 1977

Text discussing public distrust of the legal system and suggestions for restoring public faith.
Date: April 23, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, April 1, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, April 1, 1968]

Letter from Barbara Guthrie to Barbara C. Jordan, inviting her to visit her health and beauty spa "Slender Magic." Included are two blank membership cards.
Date: April 1, 1968
Creator: Guthrie, Barbara
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Texas Commerce Bank Luncheon] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Texas Commerce Bank Luncheon]

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for a Texas Commerce Bank luncheon, congratulating to John Adams and his board members for their initiatives, and championing the values of tolerance, responsibility, and citizenship.
Date: April 13, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, concerning the impeachment of Richard Nixon.
Date: April 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Celebration of Our African-American Legal Legacy (open access)

A Celebration of Our African-American Legal Legacy

Text of a speech given by Barbara Jordan for the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society of the University of Texas. The speech is entitled "A Celebration of Our African-American Legal Legacy."
Date: April 17, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pro Bono Programs - Democracies' Guarantor (open access)

Pro Bono Programs - Democracies' Guarantor

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Pro Bono Conference in Austin, Texas.
Date: April 11, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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
[Notification of Personnel Action: Barbara C. Jordan Appointment to President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs] (open access)

[Notification of Personnel Action: Barbara C. Jordan Appointment to President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs]

"Notification of Personnel Action" form notifying Barbara C. Jordan of her executive appointment to the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs.
Date: April 10, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Senators - A Distinction With a Difference (open access)

U.S. Senators - A Distinction With a Difference

Text of a speech, entitled "U.S. Senators - A Distinction With a Difference," given by Barbara C. Jordan befor the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Date: April 25, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Great Society and Its Markings (open access)

The Great Society and Its Markings

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote address for a conference in Austin, Texas with the theme: "The Great Society: A Twenty-Year Critique."
Date: April 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Great Society and Its Markings (open access)

The Great Society and Its Markings

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote address for a conference in Austin, Texas with the theme: "The Great Society: A Twenty-Year Critique."
Date: April 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Peoples' Government (open access)

The Peoples' Government

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for The Volunteers of America, about the current form of government and whether it adequately serves its people.
Date: April 21, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Barbara Jordan Regarding Texas Department of Agriculture Sunset Legislation (open access)

Testimony of Barbara Jordan Regarding Texas Department of Agriculture Sunset Legislation

Text for testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan before the House Government Organization Committee about the Texas Department of Agriculture Sunset Legislation.
Date: April 4, 1989
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, TCB-Dallas (open access)

Barbara Jordan, TCB-Dallas

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a luncheon for Texas Commerce Bank - Dallas.
Date: April 13, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, concerning the impeachment of Richard Nixon.
Date: April 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
TCB-Riverside, April 6, 1994 (open access)

TCB-Riverside, April 6, 1994

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Texas Commerce Bank - Riverside. The text is a mix of typed and handwritten notes.
Date: April 6, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks by Representative Barbara Jordan (D-Tex) on the Floor of the House on April 18, 1973 on the Constitutional Crisis (open access)

Remarks by Representative Barbara Jordan (D-Tex) on the Floor of the House on April 18, 1973 on the Constitutional Crisis

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the House of Representatives about the Constitutional crisis surrounding election of a Democratic Congress with a Republican President.
Date: April 18, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
American Society of Newspaper Editors (open access)

American Society of Newspaper Editors

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the American Society of Newspaper Editors, joking about the upcoming 1976 presidential election.
Date: April 17, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan on H.R. 6168 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan on H.R. 6168

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan about H.R. 6168, and the importance of setting up an inflation control program.
Date: April 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Continuing American Revolution (open access)

The Continuing American Revolution

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Council for the Social Studies, about how the American Revolution extends beyond the war and into modern American life.
Date: April 25, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: April-May 1971] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: April-May 1971]

Compilation of newspaper articles from various Texas newspapers, each mentioning Barbara C. Jordan. Her name is underlined in pen in each article.
Date: 1971-04/1971-05
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Emancipation of All the Minorities in the United States of America: Address to be Delivered to the Polish-American League of Houston, Texas (open access)

Emancipation of All the Minorities in the United States of America: Address to be Delivered to the Polish-American League of Houston, Texas

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Polish-American League of Houston, Texas, about the issues of minorities and immigration in America.
Date: April 25, 1976
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