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Minority Truckers (open access)

Minority Truckers

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties and discrimination faced by minority truckers.
Date: May 21, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Universalization of the Philosophy or Ethic of Responsibility (open access)

The Universalization of the Philosophy or Ethic of Responsibility

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the commencement of the University of Louisville Law School. She discusses public service, personal responsibility, law, and Robert Fulghum's "All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten."
Date: May 15, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks Suggested for Barbara Jordan to Speak at the Houston Dental Society, May 21, 1977] (open access)

[Remarks Suggested for Barbara Jordan to Speak at the Houston Dental Society, May 21, 1977]

Text of remarks suggested for Barbara Jordan to speak at a meeting of the Houston District Dental Society. The text calls for the containment of medical costs, increasing early and periodic screenings, and the development of a comprehensive national health care system. A letter from the Society asks for a copy of Jordan's speech.
Date: 1977-05-21~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civil Liberties: Inoperative? Inaudible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted? (open access)

Civil Liberties: Inoperative? Inaudible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted?

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the erosion of civil liberties in the face of an expanding government. She calls for her audience to not abandon the government.
Date: May 11, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
American Pharmaceutical Association - New York City, May 15, 1977 (open access)

American Pharmaceutical Association - New York City, May 15, 1977

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the American Pharmaceutical Association in New York City, about America's health delivery system as viewed from different perspectives.
Date: May 15, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust (open access)

Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 8, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Public Philosophy: Revisited, Reaffirmed (open access)

The Public Philosophy: Revisited, Reaffirmed

Text for Barbara C. Jordan's commencement address at the University of Arkansas about the American public's view of America.
Date: May 10, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust (open access)

Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 8, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rebirth of Ethics---A Pervasive Challenge (open access)

The Rebirth of Ethics---A Pervasive Challenge

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Association for Investment Management and Research in San Antonio, Texas. She discusses the faltering trust between Americans and the United States government.
Date: May 5, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quo Vadis: Decision? (open access)

Quo Vadis: Decision?

Handwritten draft of a text by Barbara Jordan regarding politics, Congressional responsibilities, and contemporary issues. This was delivered as speech at the 1973 commencement of Delaware State College.
Date: May 13, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civil Liberties: Inoperative? In Audible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted? (open access)

Civil Liberties: Inoperative? In Audible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted?

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan given as the commencement address for Howard University, regarding the erosion of civil liberties in the face of an expanding government. She calls for her audience to not abandon the government.
Date: May 11, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement of Representative Barbara Jordan, Primary Election, May 1, 1976 (open access)

Statement of Representative Barbara Jordan, Primary Election, May 1, 1976

[1] p. ; 28 cm.
Date: May 1, 1976
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement of Representative Barbara Jordan - Primary Election - May 1, 1976 (open access)

Statement of Representative Barbara Jordan - Primary Election - May 1, 1976

Text of a statement given by Barbara C. Jordan, urging the American people to vote in the upcoming primary election.
Date: May 1, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks: Cong. Barbara Jordan, Houston Dental Society (open access)

Remarks: Cong. Barbara Jordan, Houston Dental Society

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan for the Houston Dental Society, about the development of a national health insurance program.
Date: May 21, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Talmadge Proposing the Medicare-Medicaid Administrative and Reimbursement Reform Act before the Senate, May 5, 1977] (open access)

[Herman Talmadge Proposing the Medicare-Medicaid Administrative and Reimbursement Reform Act before the Senate, May 5, 1977]

Photocopied text of a portion of the Congressional Record containing the proposal of Medicare-Medicaid Administrative and Reimbursement Reform Act (S.1470) by Herman Talmadge. Talmadge discusses the bill which deals with reimbursing hospital costs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Date: May 5, 1977
Creator: Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
American Pharmaceutical Association - New York City, May 15, 1977 (open access)

American Pharmaceutical Association - New York City, May 15, 1977

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the American Pharmaceutical Association in New York City, about America's health delivery system as viewed from different perspectives.
Date: May 15, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
LBJ School of Public Affairs Commencement Address (open access)

LBJ School of Public Affairs Commencement Address

Text of Barbara C. Jordan's commencement address for the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.
Date: May 19, 1979
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Common Good: A Framework for Discussion and Consensus (open access)

The Common Good: A Framework for Discussion and Consensus

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Southwest Meeting of the American Assembly at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas. The speech is about social welfare policies.
Date: May 11, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Why Not - Excellence? (open access)

Why Not - Excellence?

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the Golden Herald Awards Presentation in Dallas, Texas, an awards ceremony for school and community service for high school seniors.
Date: May 7, 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History