What Next for America? (open access)

What Next for America?

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, about America's future in the aftermath of Watergate and Richard Nixon.
Date: September 20, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - September 26th, 1975 - Television Information Office Luncheon (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - September 26th, 1975 - Television Information Office Luncheon

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Television Information Office Luncheon, about the American peoples' reliance on television for information about the government and politics, and how that affects governmental accountability to citizens.
Date: September 26, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - September 26th, 1975 - Television Information Office Luncheon (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - September 26th, 1975 - Television Information Office Luncheon

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Television Information Office Luncheon, about the American peoples' reliance on television for information about the government and politics, and how that affects governmental accountability to citizens.
Date: September 26, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peggy Simpson Swearing In Ceremony (open access)

Peggy Simpson Swearing In Ceremony

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the swearing-in ceremony for Peggy Simpson, speaking of the status of women in America.
Date: September 24, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alan Wiseman to Barbara C. Jordan - September 10, 1982] (open access)

[Letter from Alan Wiseman to Barbara C. Jordan - September 10, 1982]

Letter from Alan Wiseman, written on Howrey & Simon letterhead, to Barbara C. Jordan at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. The letter speaks of her recent testimony filed with the House Committee on the Judiciary, as well as the testimony of Burnell Roberts.
Date: September 10, 1982
Creator: Wiseman, Alan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - September 26th, 1975 - Television Information Office Luncheon (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - September 26th, 1975 - Television Information Office Luncheon

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Television Information Office Luncheon, about the American peoples' reliance on television for information about the government and politics, and how that affects governmental accountability to citizens.
Date: September 26, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rebuilding Our Foundation (open access)

Rebuilding Our Foundation

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the United Steel Workers, about America's economy and inflation.
Date: September 24, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Barbara Jordan's Remarks on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton] (open access)

[Draft of Barbara Jordan's Remarks on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she praises Azie Morton and discusses her background. The text is handwritten and contains a number of edits.
Date: September 12, 1979
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton, September 12, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton, September 12, 1977

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she praises Azie Morton and discusses her background.
Date: September 12, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pete Snelson Roast, September 29, 1986 (open access)

Pete Snelson Roast, September 29, 1986

Text of remarks given by Barbara Jordan at the roast of Pete Snelson. She gently makes fun of Snelson while praising his work ethic and personal qualities.
Date: September 29, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Statement Regarding H. R. 1242, H. R. 4072, and H. R. 5794] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Statement Regarding H. R. 1242, H. R. 4072, and H. R. 5794]

Text by Barbara Jordan regarding H. R. 1242, H. R. 4072, and H. R. 5794, laws proposed to alter antitrust legislation.
Date: September 9, 1982
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rebuilding Our Foundation (open access)

Rebuilding Our Foundation

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the United Steel Workers, about America's economy and inflation.
Date: September 24, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-In of Ms. Azie Morton (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-In of Ms. Azie Morton

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the swearing-in ceremony of Ms. Azie Morton as United States Treasurer.
Date: September 12, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Juanita Kreps Award (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Juanita Kreps Award

Text of acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan after receiving the Juanita Kreps Award. The speech covers the topics of Juanita Kreps' legacy, and the meaning of the award.
Date: September 8, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-In of Ms. Azie Morton (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-In of Ms. Azie Morton

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the swearing-in ceremony of Ms. Azie Morton as United States Treasurer.
Date: September 12, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan To The State Democratic Convention, Dallas, Texas - September 15, 1970 (open access)

Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan To The State Democratic Convention, Dallas, Texas - September 15, 1970

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the State Democratic Convention in Dallas, Texas, on which she served as the first African American officer.
Date: September 15, 1970
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Telegram from President Lyndon B. Johnson to Will D. Davis, September 17, 1968] (open access)

[Copy of Telegram from President Lyndon B. Johnson to Will D. Davis, September 17, 1968]

Copy of telegram from President Lyndon B. Johnson to Will D. Davis, Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, wishing him well on his campaign and asking him to support Hubert Humphrey in the upcoming election
Date: September 17, 1968
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Platform of the Democratic Party of Texas, 1968] (open access)

[Platform of the Democratic Party of Texas, 1968]

Typed narrative detailing the platform of the Democratic Party of Texas, written in Austin, Texas in September of 1968.
Date: September 17, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan To The State Democratic Convention (open access)

Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan To The State Democratic Convention

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan at the State Democratic Convention in Dallas, Texas.
Date: September 15, 1970
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan to the State Democratic Convention, Dallas, Texas, September 15, 1970] (open access)

[Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan to the State Democratic Convention, Dallas, Texas, September 15, 1970]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan in which she stands for the Democratic Party and notes the time period in which black Americans could not get a seat in the Democratic convention.
Date: September 15, 1970
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, September 27, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, September 27, 1967]

Letter from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, concerning the State Comptrollers Annual Report for the 1967 fiscal year.
Date: September 27, 1967
Creator: Schnabel, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proclamations by the Governor of the State of Texas: 41-1165 & 41-1149] (open access)

[Proclamations by the Governor of the State of Texas: 41-1165 & 41-1149]

Proclamations by the Governor of the State of Texas, containing a list of bills which he is choosing to veto because of a lack of financial resources.
Date: September 1, 1968
Creator: Connaly, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, September 20, 1967] (open access)

[Memo from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, September 20, 1967]

Memo from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, with a current Seniority and Pro Tem list of the Senate attached.
Date: September 20, 1967
Creator: Schnabel, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan to the State Democratic Convention, Dallas, Texas, September 15, 1970] (open access)

[Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan to the State Democratic Convention, Dallas, Texas, September 15, 1970]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan in which she stands for the Democratic Party and notes the time period in which black Americans could not get a seat in the Democratic convention.
Date: September 15, 1970
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History