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[Barbara Jordan Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton is in the background.
Date: August 8, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Men with Accompanying Document]

Photograph of Father Bohler with Mayor Tom Bradley shaking hands. On the reverse side is a note written to Barbara Jordan that says: "To Miss Jordan: Like you, Mr. Bradley is full of purpose. Even Tom would be the 1st to admit, however, that precious few public officials command the totality that is you. Father Bohler 8/15/74." Attached to the photo is a letter from Reverend Lewis P. Bohler to Barbara Jordan typed on "Church of the Advent" stationary regarding the Reverend's reaction to hearing Jordan speak.
Date: 1974-08-15/1975-08-15
Creator: Bohler, Lewis P., Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas G. Loeffler to Barbara Jordan, August 26, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas G. Loeffler to Barbara Jordan, August 26, 1975]

Letter from Thomas G. Loeffler to Barbara Jordan replying to an earlier phone call, and enclosing two photos taken during the "signing of the Voting Rights Bill on August 6th."
Date: August 26, 1975
Creator: Loeffler, Thomas G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Barbara Jordan]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan at the signing of the Voting Rights Bill. She is sitting at a microphone, wearing a light-colored dress, and visible from the shoulders up.
Date: August 6, 1975
Creator: Sleet, Moneta, Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dick Swanson to Barbara Jordan, August 22, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Dick Swanson to Barbara Jordan, August 22, 1974]

Letter from Dick Swanson to Barbara Jordan, apologizing for not getting her "in there to offset the republicans" but is including pictures from an event. According to the letter the pictures cannot be used for commercial or campaign purposes.
Date: August 22, 1974
Creator: Swanson, Dick
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Signing the Voting Rights Bill]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and other members of Congress signing the Voting Rights Bill. Jordan is wearing a dark-colored dress, and the other people in the room are wearing suits and dresses.
Date: August 6, 1975
Creator: Sleet, Moneta, Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: King State Dependent On South Parkers] (open access)

[Clipping: King State Dependent On South Parkers]

Clipping describing the opening of King State Bank in Houston, Texas, the first biracial chartered bank in Texas. The clipping includes information about the bank and community commentary. Part of another story is on the back describing Kendleton, Texas.
Date: August 9, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan: National Peace Corps Association (open access)

Barbara Jordan: National Peace Corps Association

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Peace Corps Association's 1995 Conference in Austin, Texas. The speech introduces the presentation of the Sargent Shriver Award for Humanitarian Service to Dr. Robert Pastor. Two different typed versions of the speech are included.
Date: August 6, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 93rd Congress and Health Care (open access)

The 93rd Congress and Health Care

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan to Physicians in Houston, Texas. In it, she discusses National Health Insurance, child health care, and maternity care in the United States.
Date: August 3, 1979
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Black Lawyer: Explorer and Reformer (open access)

The Black Lawyer: Explorer and Reformer

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding black lawyers working within a legal system in need of reforms.
Date: August 1, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life's Moral Possibilities: Commencement Address to Baylor College of Medicine (open access)

Life's Moral Possibilities: Commencement Address to Baylor College of Medicine

Text for a commencement address given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Included is a Library of Congress Congressional Research Service cover page, with Charles H. Whittier's name and title (Analyst, History and Public Affairs, Government and General Research Division) listed at the bottom of the page.
Date: August 29, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C. & Whittier, Charles H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - National Archives (open access)

Barbara Jordan - National Archives

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Archives in Washington D.C., about women's suffrage and the women behind the movement.
Date: August 26, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Foley's Conference on Women in Careers (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Foley's Conference on Women in Careers

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Foley's Conference on Women in Careers in Houston, Texas, about career-women in America.
Date: August 22, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Article: Opening Debate on Higher Education] (open access)

[Newspaper Article: Opening Debate on Higher Education]

Newspaper from the Dallas Times Herald about the debate on higher education, included with some notes for a speech on the topic by Barbara C. Jordan.
Date: August 18, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks by Professor Barbara Jordan: Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform to the National Conference of United We Stand, America (open access)

Remarks by Professor Barbara Jordan: Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform to the National Conference of United We Stand, America

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, as Chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, to the National Conference of United We Stand, America, in Dallas, Texas. The speech is about the work of her commission in the area of immigration.
Date: August 12, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Margaret Brent Award Acceptance - American Bar Association - Commission on Women in the Profession (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Margaret Brent Award Acceptance - American Bar Association - Commission on Women in the Profession

Text of acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Margaret Brent Award, given by the American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession, about the advancement of women in the field of law.
Date: August 7, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life's Moral Possibilities: Commencement Address to Baylor College of Medicine (open access)

Life's Moral Possibilities: Commencement Address to Baylor College of Medicine

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding national health care and the integrity of the profession of physicians as well as the United States government.
Date: August 29, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Hightower to Barbara C. Jordan, August 1, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Hightower to Barbara C. Jordan, August 1, 1967]

Letter from Jack Hightower to Barbara C. Jordan about travel and office rental expenses. The official Attorney General opinion on "Interim expenses of members of the Senate, 60th Legislature" is enclosed as an attachment.
Date: August 1, 1967
Creator: Hightower, Jack English, 1926-2013
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Black Lawyer: Explorer & Reformer (open access)

The Black Lawyer: Explorer & Reformer

Speech associated with the National Bar Association in Houston Texas, entitled "The Black Lawyer: Explorer & Reformer." The body of the text is crossed out with a hand-drawn "X."
Date: August 1, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben Barnes to Barbara C. Jordan, August 1, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Ben Barnes to Barbara C. Jordan, August 1, 1967]

Photocopy of a letter from Ben Barnes to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for meeting with him in Houston. A handwritten note on the copy says "Original document in Ben Barnes Papers."
Date: August 1, 1967
Creator: Barnes, Ben
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. David Letson to Barbara Jordan, August 8, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. David Letson to Barbara Jordan, August 8, 1968]

Letter from Mr. and Mrs. David Letson to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her on behalf of the Mariners Club of Webster Presbyterian church for accepting their invitation to attend a dinner meeting. Also included in the letter is information about the event.
Date: August 8, 1968
Creator: Letson, David
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Patricia Rice to Barbara C. Jordan, August 8, 1968] (open access)

[Telegram from Patricia Rice to Barbara C. Jordan, August 8, 1968]

Telegram from Patricia Rice to Barbara C. Jordan giving her information about an upcoming convention planning meeting.
Date: August 8, 1968
Creator: Rice, Patricia
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History