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Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the University of Virginia (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the University of Virginia

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, about governmental secrecy.
Date: March 25, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Jefferson/Jackson Day Dinner, State Democratic Party of Georgia (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Jefferson/Jackson Day Dinner, State Democratic Party of Georgia

Draft of a speech to be made by Barbara C. Jordan at the Jefferson/Jackson Day Dinner of the State Democratic Party of Georgia. In the speech, she speaks to several reasons for supporting the democratic party.
Date: March 3, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Parren Mitchell Benefit (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Parren Mitchell Benefit

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Parren Mitchell Benefit, concerning the importance of a government's care for its people.
Date: March 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Salute to Black Elected Officials (open access)

Salute to Black Elected Officials

Text of a speech by Barbara C. Jordan entitled "Salute to Black Elected Officials," given at the Seventh Annual Dinner, Joint Center for Political Studies, and the Fourth National Policy Institute.
Date: March 2, 1984
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
Stewardship And The Public Trust: Private Resources, Public Responsibilities (open access)

Stewardship And The Public Trust: Private Resources, Public Responsibilities

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Council on Foundations conference in Atlanta, Georgia, entitled "Stewardship and the Public Trust: Private Resources, Public Responsibilities."
Date: March 30, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies (open access)

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies

Testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Related Agencies, "to secure appropriations for the establishment of a Children's Nutrition Laboratory at the Baylor College of Medicine in conjunction with Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas.
Date: March 20, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Crime (open access)

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Crime

Transcript of testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, presenting a bill for incorporation into the subcommittee's 1976 amendments.
Date: March 11, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watergate and Irangate or Arrogance and Ignorance (open access)

Watergate and Irangate or Arrogance and Ignorance

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at Boston University Law School about the Watergate scandal and its resemblance and lack of resemblance to a recent scandal with Ronald Reagan and Iran ("Irangate"). Related is a discussion of what it means to faithfully execute the office of President.
Date: March 18, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Where is the Country Politically? (open access)

Where is the Country Politically?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to a meeting of the Democratic members of the House of Representatives at The Gillis Long Issues Conference in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
Date: March 2, 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Where is the Country Politically? (open access)

Where is the Country Politically?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to a meeting of the Democratic members of the House of Representatives at The Gillis Long Issues Conference in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
Date: March 2, 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 1976 Elections -- A Democratic Perspective (open access)

The 1976 Elections -- A Democratic Perspective

Text of speech given by Barbara Jordan regarding the upcoming 1976 election, saying that the next president must be able to work with Congress.
Date: March 23, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities (open access)

Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities

Text of speech delivered at the University of Vermont by Barbara Jordan regarding the necessity of an educated electorate in a democratic nation.
Date: March 27, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks before the Society of the Plastics Industry, March 23, 1977] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Remarks before the Society of the Plastics Industry, March 23, 1977]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding President Carter's upcoming energy policy which will require energy conservation and efficiency across industries and among the populace
Date: March 23, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congress, Good and Bad (open access)

Congress, Good and Bad

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan discussing whether or not individual people are well served by the government, and how government decisions can have unforeseen outcomes for individuals. Handwritten edits appear throughout the document.
Date: March 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Speech to Texas Junior College Teachers Association, March 6th, 1976] (open access)

[Draft of Speech to Texas Junior College Teachers Association, March 6th, 1976]

Typed draft of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Texas Junior College Teachers Association. Censorship of class texts are discussed. Edits are written on each page of the document.
Date: March 6, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ethical Dilemmas of Leadership (open access)

Ethical Dilemmas of Leadership

Text of remarks delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Lectureship in Student Leadership in Austin, Texas. She discusses various examples of ethical dilemmas and personal values.
Date: March 1, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forgotten Citizens (open access)

Forgotten Citizens

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan saying that the government should not ignore the plight of poor individuals despite economic crisis.
Date: March 22, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moving On From Watergate (open access)

Moving On From Watergate

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the fallout of the Watergate scandal under the Nixon Administration.
Date: March 8, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
On the Erosion of Civil Liberties (open access)

On the Erosion of Civil Liberties

Text of commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the erosion of individual liberty to government encroachment.
Date: March 28, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Annual Legislative Conference of the United Auto Workers, March 27, 1974. (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Annual Legislative Conference of the United Auto Workers, March 27, 1974.

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Watergate investigation, minimum wage, a bill to form an independent consumer protection agency, easing voter registration, and campaign finance reform. Handwritten edits appear on the first page.
Date: March 27, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Annual Legislative - Political Conference of the Communications Workers of America, March 20, 1974. (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Annual Legislative - Political Conference of the Communications Workers of America, March 20, 1974.

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Watergate investigation, minimum wage, a bill to form an independent consumer protection agency, easing voter registration, and campaign finance reform.
Date: March 20, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Annual Legislative - Political Conference of the Communications Workers of America, March 20, 1974. (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Annual Legislative - Political Conference of the Communications Workers of America, March 20, 1974.

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Watergate investigation, minimum wage, a bill to form an independent consumer protection agency, easing voter registration, and campaign finance reform.
Date: March 20, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unique Problems of Black Businessmen (open access)

Unique Problems of Black Businessmen

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan discussing problems faced by black business owners, including discrimination from the white business community and uneven aid from the federal government.
Date: March 27, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History