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Values in Common (open access)

Values in Common

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the graduating class of Middlebury College. She discusses virtues necessary for a democracy: truth, tolerance, respect, and community.
Date: May 24, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Congressional View of the Judiciary (open access)

A Congressional View of the Judiciary

Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate.
Date: May 24, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Congressional View of the Judiciary (open access)

A Congressional View of the Judiciary

Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate.
Date: May 24, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conviction Values (open access)

Conviction Values

Text for Barbara C. Jordan's commencement speech at the University of Texas about personal convictions and standards.
Date: May 24, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Robert Harris to Members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, May 24, 1968] (open access)

[Memo from Robert Harris to Members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, May 24, 1968]

Memorandum from Robert Harris to the members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs regarding plans for future research. There are several attached documents.
Date: May 24, 1968
Creator: Harris, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History