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Barbara Jordan, United Cerebral Palsy Greater Houston, Humanitarian Award Acceptance Remarks (open access)

Barbara Jordan, United Cerebral Palsy Greater Houston, Humanitarian Award Acceptance Remarks

Text of Barbara C. Jordan's acceptance speech for the Humanitarian Award from United Cerebral Palsy Greater Houston.
Date: June 26, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan Commencement Address, The Laurel School, Shaker Heights, OH (open access)

Barbara Jordan Commencement Address, The Laurel School, Shaker Heights, OH

Text for a commencement speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at The Laurel School in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Date: June 6, 1991
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences? (open access)

How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences?

Text of a speech entitled "How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences?" given by Barbara C. Jordan at a conference related to Race Relations in Ohio.
Date: June 28, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences? (open access)

How Do We Live With Each Other's Deepest Differences?

Speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding racial discrimination and a resurgence of racism in the United States.
Date: June 28, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Let's Celebrate Democracy (open access)

Let's Celebrate Democracy

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the United Auto Workers 29th Constitutional Convention in Anaheim, California.
Date: June 19, 1989
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
When You Care, Things Happen (open access)

When You Care, Things Happen

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the American Nurses' Association in Louisville, Kentucky, about the importance of caring.
Date: June 11, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights House Committee on the Judiciary, June 18, 1981 (open access)

Testimony of Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights House Committee on the Judiciary, June 18, 1981

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan in which she discusses discrimination faced by Latino voters.
Date: June 18, 1981
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert L. Payton to Barbara C. Jordan - June 6, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Robert L. Payton to Barbara C. Jordan - June 6, 1980]

Letter from Robert L. Payton of the Exxon Education Foundation in New York to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for her speech at the conference of the Council on Foundations.. Enclosed is a transcript of the speech.
Date: June 6, 1980
Creator: Payton, Robert L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Baltimore County General Hospital Foudnation, Melvyn Goldman Appreciation Dinner (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Baltimore County General Hospital Foudnation, Melvyn Goldman Appreciation Dinner

Text for a speech given by Barbara Jordan at the Melvyn Goldman Appreciation Dinner, held by the Baltimore County General Hospital Foundation in honor of the opening of the new Baltimore County General Hospital.
Date: June 4, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Womankind - June 25, 1977 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (open access)

Womankind - June 25, 1977 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, about the difficulty in passing the Equal Rights Amendment, and how it relates to the issues of women's rights.
Date: June 25, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Womankind - June 25, 1977 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (open access)

Womankind - June 25, 1977 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, about the difficulty in passing the Equal Rights Amendment, and how it relates to the issues of women's rights.
Date: June 25, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech Notes] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech Notes]

Handwritten notes for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, covering the theme: "The Gospel Ministry and Christian Young Women. Emphasis on Mother's Day." Also included is typed text of a speech given for "Women in Communications" in Houston, Texas.
Date: June 19, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Barbara Jordan before Women in Communications, June 18, 1977] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan before Women in Communications, June 18, 1977]

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the problems facing a democracy when the populace is uninformed and unengaged in politics. Several handwritten edits appear throughout the text.
Date: June 19, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Barbara Jordan before Women in Communications, June 18, 1977] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan before Women in Communications, June 18, 1977]

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the problems facing a democracy when the populace is uninformed and unengaged in politics.
Date: June 19, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Text of speech delivered by Rep. Barbara C. Jordan to the Associated Harvard Alumni on June 17, 1977 (open access)

Text of speech delivered by Rep. Barbara C. Jordan to the Associated Harvard Alumni on June 17, 1977

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Associated Harvard Alumni. The text is formatted as a letter, with Deane W. Lord's name typed above the text and the Harvard University News Office address listed.
Date: June 17, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Text of speech delivered by Rep. Barbara C. Jordan to the Associated Harvard Alumni on June 17, 1977 (open access)

Text of speech delivered by Rep. Barbara C. Jordan to the Associated Harvard Alumni on June 17, 1977

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Associated Harvard Alumni. The text is formatted as a letter, with Deane W. Lord's name typed above the text and the Harvard University News Office address listed.
Date: June 17, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan's Harvard Commencement Address, June 16th, 1977] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan's Harvard Commencement Address, June 16th, 1977]

Handwritten text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan as the 1977 Harvard commencement address. She discusses the value and role of people in the political process.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harvard Commencement: Final Draft] (open access)

[Harvard Commencement: Final Draft]

Typed final draft of the Harvard commencement speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with some handwritten corrections and edits written in the margins. In the speech she addresses the American people's ability to contribute to their government.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harvard Commencement: First Draft] (open access)

[Harvard Commencement: First Draft]

Typed first draft of the Harvard commencement speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with handwritten changes and edits written in the margins. In the speech she addresses the American people's ability to contribute to their government.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Harvard Commencement: Second Draft] (open access)

[Harvard Commencement: Second Draft]

Typed second draft of the Harvard commencement speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with some handwritten corrections and edits written in the margins. In the speech she addresses the American people's ability to contribute to their government.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Honorable Barbara Jordan: Harvard University Commencement (open access)

Remarks of Honorable Barbara Jordan: Harvard University Commencement

Text for the Harvard commencement speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with some handwritten edits written in the margins. In the speech she addresses the American people's ability to contribute to their government.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: University of Cincinnati Commencement Address (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: University of Cincinnati Commencement Address

Text for a commencement address given by Barbara C. Jordan at the University of Cincinnati, encouraging the graduates to have a voice in their government.
Date: June 13, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Democratic National Convention Speech Draft] (open access)

[Democratic National Convention Speech Draft]

Draft of a speech by Barbara C. Jordan for the Democratic National Convention, with several edits and notes written in the margins with pencil.
Date: June 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Justice (open access)

Justice

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding an increasing crime level in the United States, lack of government action, and a lack of understanding of the justice system by the average American.
Date: June 4, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History