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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech Notes] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech Notes]

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about the criminal justice system in America.
Date: February 11, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advocacy (open access)

Advocacy

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan at the dedication of the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center. The speech is entitled "Advocacy."
Date: July 23, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft of PHK Speech for Young Democrats to be Delivered 2/26/1977 (open access)

Draft of PHK Speech for Young Democrats to be Delivered 2/26/1977

Draft of a PHK speech to be given before young democrats in February of 1977, discussing the recent election of President Carter.
Date: 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Crime Symposium Speech] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Crime Symposium Speech]

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for a Crime Symposium in Austin, Texas. The speech addresses the condition and prospects of America's criminal justice system.
Date: February 11, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advocacy (open access)

Advocacy

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan given at the dedication of the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center in Houston, Texas. She describes what services the center will provide for the residence of the Fifth Ward. A program from the dedication ceremony is included, depicting the ceremony and providing a history of the development of the center.
Date: July 23, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Regulatory Act of 1977 (open access)

The Regulatory Act of 1977

Text for testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, in support of the Regulatory Reform Act of 1977 (S 600).
Date: May 24, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Society of Plastics Industry - March 23, 1977 (open access)

Society of Plastics Industry - March 23, 1977

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Society of the Plastics Industry, covering the topic of public policy concerning energy conservation, de-regulation, and wind-fall profits.
Date: March 23, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saving the Family (open access)

Saving the Family

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at a Delta Sigma Theta Banquet in Houston, Texas. Topics include the changes and neglect of the family unit in the United States, with focus on African-American families.
Date: January 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Education Week, University of Texas (open access)

Education Week, University of Texas

Typed draft of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Education Week at the University of Texas, about America's educational programs. Corrections and additions are handwritten in pencil.
Date: February 11, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Women's Conference - Opening Session Speech (open access)

National Women's Conference - Opening Session Speech

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in the opening session of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote speech of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote speech of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Regulatory Reform Act of 1977 (open access)

The Regulatory Reform Act of 1977

Text for testimony given by Barbara Jordan before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs about the Regulatory Reform Act of 1977.
Date: May 24, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks Suggested for Barbara Jordan to Speak at the Houston Dental Society, May 21, 1977] (open access)

[Remarks Suggested for Barbara Jordan to Speak at the Houston Dental Society, May 21, 1977]

Text of remarks suggested for Barbara Jordan to speak at a meeting of the Houston District Dental Society. The text calls for the containment of medical costs, increasing early and periodic screenings, and the development of a comprehensive national health care system. A letter from the Society asks for a copy of Jordan's speech.
Date: 1977-05-21~
Creator: unknown
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 Barbara Jordan before Women in Communications, June 18, 1977] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan before Women in Communications, June 18, 1977]

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the problems facing a democracy when the populace is uninformed and unengaged in politics. Several handwritten edits appear throughout the text.
Date: June 19, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Regulatory Reform Act of 1977 (open access)

The Regulatory Reform Act of 1977

Text for testimony given by Barbara Jordan before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs about the Regulatory Reform Act of 1977.
Date: May 24, 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
Remarks: Cong. Barbara Jordan, Houston Dental Society (open access)

Remarks: Cong. Barbara Jordan, Houston Dental Society

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan for the Houston Dental Society, about the development of a national health insurance program.
Date: May 21, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, House Committee on Public Works and Transportation (open access)

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, House Committee on Public Works and Transportation

Text of testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Subcommittee on Economic Development of the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, requesting enactment of HR 11 and provision of more direction in allocation of funds authorized by the Economic Development Administration.
Date: February 3, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Model Neighborhood Improvement Club (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Model Neighborhood Improvement Club

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Model Neighborhood Improvement Club in Houston, Texas, about the importance of neighborhoods to cities.
Date: October 1, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Education Week, University of Texas (open access)

Education Week, University of Texas

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Education Week at the University of Texas, about America's educational programs.
Date: February 11, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Foley's Conference on Women in Careers (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Foley's Conference on Women in Careers

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Foley's Conference on Women in Careers in Houston, Texas, about career-women in America.
Date: August 22, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History