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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech Before Texas School Health Association Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas, April 2, 1977, and Related Materials] (open access)

[Speech Before Texas School Health Association Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas, April 2, 1977, and Related Materials]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding comprehensive health care, health care for minors, and health education programs. The record includes a copy of the Journal of School Health, which contains a print copy of the speech. A memorandum on the journal, addressed to "Bud" and dated January 18, 1978, notes that Barbara Jordan's speech appears on page 643.
Date: April 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Physical Therapy: A Primary Health Care Profession (open access)

Physical Therapy: A Primary Health Care Profession

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Texas Physical Therapy Association in Austin, Texas, about health care reform.
Date: April 29, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pro Bono Programs - Democracy's Guarantor (open access)

Pro Bono Programs - Democracy's Guarantor

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the virtue of pro bono work on behalf of the poor.
Date: April 26, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaping Health Policy: Will Nursing Make A Difference? Or, Where Were You on the Road to a Kinder, Gentler Nation? (open access)

Shaping Health Policy: Will Nursing Make A Difference? Or, Where Were You on the Road to a Kinder, Gentler Nation?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the University of Texas School of Nursing's Second Post-Doctoral Alumni Symposium in Austin, Texas. The speech covers the topic of health policy in America.
Date: April 20, 1989
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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 at the AFS Congressional Breakfast, about how the American Revolution extends beyond the war and into modern American life.
Date: April 30, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dominant Political Issues and Forces in the 1980's (open access)

Dominant Political Issues and Forces in the 1980's

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Houston Society of Security Analysts, about the predicted political issues of the 80s.
Date: April 22, 1980
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Black Women Lawyers Association (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Black Women Lawyers Association

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Black Women Lawyers Association in Houston, Texas, about restoring equilibrium to American society.
Date: April 10, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Law, The Promise and the Power (open access)

The Law, The Promise and the Power

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Law Day at Texas Southern University.
Date: April 27, 1967
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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 the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The speech addresses the ongoing struggle for equality in America.
Date: April 24, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lyndon Johnson and the Concept of Equal Basic Liberty or The Political Stirrings of An Uncommon Texan (open access)

Lyndon Johnson and the Concept of Equal Basic Liberty or The Political Stirrings of An Uncommon Texan

Text for a keynote address given by Barbara C. Jordan at Hofstra University's "Lyndon Baines Johnson: A Texas in Washington."
Date: April 10, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Keynote Address for Southern Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group Council on Foundations] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Keynote Address for Southern Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group Council on Foundations]

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote address for the Southern Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group Council on Foundations in Chicago.
Date: April 21, 1991
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Aging Black Woman and Federal Policy (open access)

The Aging Black Woman and Federal Policy

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the National Caucus on the Black Aged. In it, Jordan discusses the plight of elderly African-American women, welfare, and contemporary politics. Numerous handwritten edits have been added throughout the text.
Date: April 15, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at Bell Helicopter, April 6, 1995, Fort Worth, Texas] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at Bell Helicopter, April 6, 1995, Fort Worth, Texas]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding Bell Helicopter's corporate ethics. She states that they should expand their code of ethics outward into the community.
Date: April 6, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund April 11, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund April 11, 1975

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the state of civil rights in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Date: April 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund April 11, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund April 11, 1975

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the state of civil rights in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Date: April 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History