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Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, University of Missouri magazine Awards for Public Service, New York City, New York, November 2, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, University of Missouri magazine Awards for Public Service, New York City, New York, November 2, 1977

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the public perception of Congressional ethics.
Date: November 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, University of Missouri magazine Awards for Public Service, New York City, New York, November 2, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, University of Missouri magazine Awards for Public Service, New York City, New York, November 2, 1977

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the public perception of Congressional ethics. Handwritten edits have been made throughout the paper.
Date: November 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Sits on a Stage With Other People]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan on stage with the University of Texas - Austin symphony at the Lincoln Portrait Rehearsal. She is sitting at a stand, wearing a dark-colored patterned dress, and visible from the waist up.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Murphy, Larry
Object Type: Photograph
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at PBS Program Fair Banquet, November 6, 1986] (open access)

[Remarks by Barbara Jordan at PBS Program Fair Banquet, November 6, 1986]

Text of remarks made by Barbara Jordan regarding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and maintaining objectivity in public television.
Date: November 6, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Here, Sir, the People Govern" (open access)

"Here, Sir, the People Govern"

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan before the Hollywood Women's Political Committee in Los Angeles, California. She discusses Rosa Parks and ongoing challenges to civil rights in the United States and abroad.
Date: November 3, 1989
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - People for the American Way - "Spirit of Liberty Award" honoring Robert L. Bernstein (open access)

Barbara Jordan - People for the American Way - "Spirit of Liberty Award" honoring Robert L. Bernstein

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, introducing the presentation of the "Spirit of Liberty Award" to Robert L. Bernstein, from People for the American Way.
Date: November 16, 1989
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whither Goes the Government? (open access)

Whither Goes the Government?

Handwritten notes for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about the goal of the government.
Date: 1993-11~
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, University of Texas, Development and University Relations Seminar (open access)

Barbara Jordan, University of Texas, Development and University Relations Seminar

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Development and University Relations Seminar of the University of Texas.
Date: November 9, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whither Goes the Government? (open access)

Whither Goes the Government?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the La Plata County Democrats in Durango, Colorado, about the goal of the government.
Date: November 12, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Citizen Focus - Accountability in Government (open access)

Citizen Focus - Accountability in Government

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the UT Symposium: Managing for Results. The speech is entitled "Citizen Focus - Accountability in Government."
Date: November 3, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks by Barbara Jordan, Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (open access)

Remarks by Barbara Jordan, Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, to the Immigration and Naturalization Service

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, as chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, speaking of the work of her commission in the area of immigration.
Date: November 28, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History