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Guaranteeing an Open Society (open access)

Guaranteeing an Open Society

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Annual Convention of the Society of Professional Journalists, covering the topic of free speech.
Date: November 15, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Two Hundred Years, Now What? (open access)

Two Hundred Years, Now What?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the 4th Annual Conference for the National Alliance of Black School Educators in Miami Beach, FLorieda.
Date: November 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: November 1973-April 1974] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Newspaper Clippings: November 1973-April 1974]

Compilation of newspaper and magazine clippings mentioning Barbara C. Jordan, from November 1973 to April 1974. Also included are letters and photographs.
Date: 1973-11/1974-04
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Equality, Liberty and the Pursuit of Community in America (open access)

Equality, Liberty and the Pursuit of Community in America

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Texas Committee for the Humanities, entitled "Equality, Liberty and the Pursuit of Community in America."
Date: November 13, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Robert Harris to Members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, November 18, 1968] (open access)

[Memo from Robert Harris to Members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, November 18, 1968]

Memo from Robert Harris to the members of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, with a paper attached: The Case for the Negative Income Tax by Milton Friedman.
Date: November 18, 1968
Creator: Harris, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to Commission of First Hearing] (open access)

[Report to Commission of First Hearing]

Typed transcript of a report given by Otto Eckstein to the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs about a hearing that took place in Quincy, Florida.
Date: November 22, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rights and Liberties - Threats and Promises (open access)

Rights and Liberties - Threats and Promises

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan relating to threats facing civil rights in the United States. The record also includes a a routing and transmittal slip sent from Kay O'Brien to Bob Alcock thanking him for his help in writing the speech.
Date: 1977-11-11~
Creator: O'Brien, Kay
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is Our Democracy Healthy? (open access)

Is Our Democracy Healthy?

Handwritten notes for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about democracy and the recent election. Also included is a transcript of an earlier speech, "Is Our Democracy At Risk?" with handwritten edits.
Date: November 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bessemer Voters League: Combined Women's Night and the Citizens Rally Program] (open access)

[Bessemer Voters League: Combined Women's Night and the Citizens Rally Program]

Program for the Combined Women's Night and Citizens Rally of the Bessemer Voters League, with Senator Barbara C. Jordan as the featured speaker.
Date: November 10, 1967
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Intellectual and the Politician (open access)

The Intellectual and the Politician

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as an address to the Graduate Assembly of the University of Texas-Austin Faculty Club. The speech is entitled "The Intellectual and the Politician."
Date: November 9, 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is Our Democracy At Risk? (open access)

Is Our Democracy At Risk?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as part of the Bea and Boone Pickens Distinguished Lecture Series of West Texas State University about American democracy.
Date: November 1, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Barbara C. Jordan, November 22, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Barbara C. Jordan, November 22, 1966]

Letter from President Lyndon B. Johnson to Barbara C. Jordan, congratulating her on her election as a senator.
Date: November 22, 1966
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Leon Jaworski and Barbara C. Jordan, November 1971] (open access)

[Correspondence between Leon Jaworski and Barbara C. Jordan, November 1971]

Letters sent between Barbara C. Jordan and Leon Jaworski, regarding Jaworski's appointment to the American Bar Association's Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship.
Date: November 1970
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C. & Jaworski, Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is Our Democracy Healthy? (open access)

Is Our Democracy Healthy?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in Los Colinas, Texas. The speech addresses the health of American democracy as it relates to the recent election.
Date: November 12, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Juanice G. Boyd and Vera D. Harris to Barbara C. Jordan, November 1, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Juanice G. Boyd and Vera D. Harris to Barbara C. Jordan, November 1, 1967]

Letter from Juanice G. Boyd and Vera D. Harris, both Harris County Home Demonstration Agents, to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for participating as a guest speaker at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Extension Service's consumer education program.
Date: November 1, 1967
Creator: Harris, Vera D. & Boyd, Juanice G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William M. O'Brien to Barbara C. Jordan, November 9, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from William M. O'Brien to Barbara C. Jordan, November 9, 1967]

Letter from William M. O'Brien to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for agreeing to speak at the "Project Moneywise" training program in Houston, Texas. Included in the letter is a description and logistical information about the program.
Date: November 9, 1967
Creator: O'Brien, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hubert H. Humphrey to Barbara C. Jordan, November 19, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Hubert H. Humphrey to Barbara C. Jordan, November 19, 1966]

Letter from Humbert H. Humphrey, Vice President, to Barbara C. Jordan, congratulating her on her election.
Date: November 19, 1966
Creator: Humphrey, Hubert H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Norman J. McKenzie to Barbara C. Jordan, November 4, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Norman J. McKenzie to Barbara C. Jordan, November 4, 1968]

Letter from Norman J. McKenzie to Barbara C. Jordan, informing her of the next meeting of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs.
Date: November 4, 1968
Creator: McKenzie, Norman J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Searching For A New Consensus (open access)

Searching For A New Consensus

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Democratic Issues Convention in preparation for the upcoming Presidential race.
Date: November 21, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[President's Commission on Income Maintenance Progams: Notes for Discussion of Objectives] (open access)

[President's Commission on Income Maintenance Progams: Notes for Discussion of Objectives]

Document with typed notes for the discussion of objectives for the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, including sections about issues in program design, underlying issues, specific program proposals, and prospects for adoption.
Date: November 22, 1968
Creator: Harris, R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is Our Stewardship of Liberty Flagging? (open access)

Is Our Stewardship of Liberty Flagging?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Spirit of Liberty Award Ceremony for People for the American Way in New York. Also included is a letter from Philip Bobbitt to Barbara Jordan containing quotes from Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Judge Learned Hand, and Voltaire.
Date: November 17, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Will America Abandon Israel (open access)

Will America Abandon Israel

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the United States' support of Israel and decrying the United Nations declaring Zionism to be a form of racism.
Date: November 7, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Harvey Penick Award Acceptance Speech] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Harvey Penick Award Acceptance Speech]

Text of an acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Harvey Penick Award, "For Excellence in the Game of Life."
Date: November 9, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Two Hundred Years, Now What? (open access)

Two Hundred Years, Now What?

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the 4th Annual Conference for the National Alliance of Black School Educators in Miami Beach, Florida. The speech's title aligns with the theme of the conference: "Two Hundred Years, Now What?"
Date: November 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History