National Women's Conference - Opening Session Speech (open access)

National Women's Conference - Opening Session Speech

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in the opening session of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote speech of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Keynote Speech - National Women's Conference

Text of speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote speech of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas, about the true, unrecognized value of women in America.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan (Dem.-Texas), Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet - Houston, November 10, 1973 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan (Dem.-Texas), Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet - Houston, November 10, 1973

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she extols the virtues of Lyndon Johnson, discusses his Great Society and his war on poverty, and the passing of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.
Date: November 10, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Will American Abandon Isreal (open access)

Will American Abandon Isreal

Text of a speech by Barbara Jordan at the testimonial dinner of Leon and Peggy Samet at Kfar Silver School in Houston, Texas. She discusses America's relationship with Israel and repudiates the idea that Zionism is racist. Handwritten edits appear across the document.
Date: November 7, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan (Dem.-Texas) Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet - Houston (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan (Dem.-Texas) Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet - Houston

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Susan B. Anthony Annual Banquet in Houston, Texas, memorializing Lyndon B. Johnson.
Date: November 10, 1973
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
[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
[Letter from Leon Jaworski to Barbara C. Jordan, November 1, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Leon Jaworski to Barbara C. Jordan, November 1, 1971]

Letter from Leon Jaworski to Barbara C. Jordan, explaining the importance of the American Bar Association's Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship. Included is an article written by Jaworski in the American Bar Association Journal.
Date: November 1, 1971
Creator: Jaworski, Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History