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Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, South Texas College of Law, April 2, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, South Texas College of Law, April 2, 1977

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan discussing the public's dissatisfaction towards the judicial system, saying that most people find it punitive, expensive, and inaccessible.
Date: April 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks Before American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 17, 1975] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Remarks Before American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 17, 1975]

Text of remarks delivered by Barbara Jordan before the American Society of Newspaper Editors. She makes political jokes about conservatives.
Date: April 17, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Testimony of representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary, House Committee on Appropriations, April 5, 1977 (open access)

[Testimony of representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on State, Justice, Commerce and Judiciary, House Committee on Appropriations, April 5, 1977

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan offering reasons for the Department of State to open a Passport Office in Houston, Texas,
Date: April 5, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan at Southern Methodist University Law School, April 23, 1977] (open access)

[Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan at Southern Methodist University Law School, April 23, 1977]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding voter dissatisfaction with the legal system of the United States and the barriers between the two.
Date: April 23, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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 remarks by Barbara Jordan before the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society. She describes how members of legal professions are required by a democratic society, and how African-American lawyers in particular have safeguarded legal rights.
Date: April 17, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Aging Black Woman and Federal Policy (open access)

The Aging Black Woman and Federal Policy

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan discussing difficulties faced by the elderly, and elderly black women in particular. She also discusses how the Ford administration is thinning aid towards this group.
Date: April 15, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Great Society and Its Markings (open access)

The Great Society and Its Markings

Text of keynote address by Barbara Jordan at "The Great Society: A Twenty-Year Critique" event held at Austin, Texas. She discusses the virtues of Lyndon Johnson's vision for the American people.
Date: April 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Relation Between Liberty and the Rule of Law (open access)

The Relation Between Liberty and the Rule of Law

Text of speech at New York University's Annual Survey of American Law. She discusses the differences between liberty and the rule as well, as well as examples of what those terms mean.
Date: April 26, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Still Looking For The Mean! (open access)

Still Looking For The Mean!

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, for the university's celebration of 125 years of service.
Date: April 8, 1993
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
Tufts University, April 30, 1977 (open access)

Tufts University, April 30, 1977

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a conference at Tufts University about national food policy.
Date: April 30, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, April 15, 1978] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, April 15, 1978]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to members of Kappa Delta Pi during their Biennial Convocation at Palmer House in Chicago, Illinois. Topics include education and the difficulties faced by educators.
Date: April 15, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, April 15, 1978] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, April 15, 1978]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to members of Kappa Delta Pi during their Biennial Convocation at Palmer House in Chicago, Illinois. Topics include education and the difficulties faced by educators.
Date: April 15, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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
Tufts University - April 30, 1977 (open access)

Tufts University - April 30, 1977

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at Tufts University, about national food policy.
Date: April 30, 1977
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
Women in Action: Religious, Responsible Role Models (open access)

Women in Action: Religious, Responsible Role Models

Text of remarks of Barbara Jordan before the congregation of Good Hope Baptist Church regarding the Biblical concept of virtue in women and calls for black women to re-establish the family as a source of ethical training.
Date: April 24, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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
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