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
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. A number of handwritten edits can be seen across the document.
Date: June 4, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Hartford, Connecticut - June 7, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Hartford, Connecticut - June 7, 1975

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in Hartford, Connecticut, about the American people's participation and confidence in government.
Date: June 7, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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.
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Annual Meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers at Houston, Texas - June 1, 1974 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Annual Meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers at Houston, Texas - June 1, 1974

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the annual meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers about social security policy and benefits.
Date: June 1, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Congressional Image (open access)

The Congressional Image

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Annual Convention and Public Affairs Conference of Advertising Industries.
Date: June 2, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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.
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
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Congressional Image (open access)

The Congressional Image

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Annual Convention and Public Affairs Conference of Advertising Industries.
Date: June 2, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Judiciary Committee, June 9, 1975, Regarding H.R. 6971, The Consumer Goods Pricing Act of 1975 (open access)

Statement of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Judiciary Committee, June 9, 1975, Regarding H.R. 6971, The Consumer Goods Pricing Act of 1975

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the House Judiciary Committee, voicing her support of The Consumer Goods Pricing Act of 1975 (H.R. 6971).
Date: June 9, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Congressional Image (open access)

The Congressional Image

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the public image of Congress, criticisms it receives, and the effects of televising the Richard Nixon impeachment debates.
Date: June 2, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) Norfolk, Virginia -- June 30, 1973 (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) Norfolk, Virginia -- June 30, 1973

Text of Barbara Jordan's speech at the commissioning of a destroyer named after Dorie Miller.
Date: June 30, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Annual Meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers at Houston, Texas - June 1, 1974 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the Annual Meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers at Houston, Texas - June 1, 1974

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Annual Meeting of the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, about the results of a recent increase in social security benefits.
Date: June 1, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091)

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (USS Miller) in Norfolk, Virginia.
Date: June 30, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Congressional Image (open access)

The Congressional Image

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the public image of Congress, criticisms it receives, and the effects of televising the Richard Nixon impeachment debates.
Date: June 2, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History