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Air Pollution Control for Houston (open access)

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Text for a statement made by Barbara C. Jordan before the Texas Air Control Board about the issue of air pollution in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss (open access)

Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the loss of public trust in the government, how to combat this loss, and economic concerns. Included with this document is two pages of an editorial from CHANGE entitled "How Separate? How Equal?," which discusses black separatism and intellectualism and ends with a circled section about Barbara Jordan.
Date: May 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of representative Barbara Jordan, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, May 13, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of representative Barbara Jordan, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, May 13, 1975

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Voting Rights Bill and its importance to civil rights.
Date: May 13, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss (open access)

Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the loss of public trust in the government, how to combat this loss, and economic concerns.
Date: May 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties facing the United States and calling for a return to "government of, by, and for the people." (p. 5)
Date: May 6, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Pollution Control for Houston (open access)

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding oxidant air pollution in Houston, Texas, the Environmental Protection Agency power following the Clean Air Act, and the lack of cooperation between the Texas Air Control Board and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Date: May 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan for the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, concerning controversy surrounding the upcoming Voting Rights Bill.
Date: May 13, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Pollution Control for Houston (open access)

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the deterioration of air quality, the Clean Air Act, and Congressional reluctance to enforce expensive restrictions.
Date: May 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss (open access)

Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the loss of public trust in the government, how to combat this loss, and economic concerns.
Date: May 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, National Convention Association of Broadcasters (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, National Convention Association of Broadcasters

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Convention Association of Broadcasters, about the circumstances surrounding the recent resignation of Richard Nixon.
Date: May 30, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss (open access)

Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Investment Company Institute, about America's path following the resignation of Richard Nixon.
Date: May 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties facing the United States and calling for a return to "government of, by, and for the people." (p. 5)
Date: May 6, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - Apprentice Opportunity Program - May 23, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - Apprentice Opportunity Program - May 23, 1975

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Apprentice Opportunity Program (Houston Apprentice Outreach Program), about employment issues in America.
Date: May 23, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[University of Massachusetts at Amherst Commencement, May 31st, 1975] (open access)

[University of Massachusetts at Amherst Commencement, May 31st, 1975]

Commencement address by Barbara Jordan concerning the future of America, democracy, and the United States Constitution.
Date: May 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Dedication of Cullen Residence Hall, May 23, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Dedication of Cullen Residence Hall, May 23, 1975

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding inflation, unemployment, and a lack of compassion from the Gerald Ford administration. She discusses various programs passed through Congress to alleviate a number of social problems.
Date: May 23, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy (open access)

America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy

Photocopied text of speech by Barbara Jordan that was delivered at Virginia Union University. The speech discusses the Constitution and issues of local and national government control. Handwritten edits can be found throughout the paper.
Date: May 4, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy (open access)

America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan that was delivered at Virginia Union University. The speech discusses the Constitution and issues of local and national government control. Handwritten edits can be found throughout the paper.
Date: May 4, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History