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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.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D. Texas) to the Symposium on Health Care, Saturday, December 6, 1975
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the cost of medical care in the United States. This text includes an itinerary for addresses through December 5 through 8.
Date:
December 6, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the American Society of Newspaper Editors, joking about the upcoming 1976 presidential election.
Date:
April 17, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Pollution Control for Houston
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding oxidant air pollution in Houston, Texas, the Environmental Protection Agency power following the Clean Air Act, and the lack of cooperation between the Texas Air Control Board and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Date:
May 28, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
We Cannot Legislate Happiness
Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the University of Houston Executive Development Program regarding the relationship between people and the government.
Date:
March 7, 1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Media: Improving the Human Condition
Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Beverly Hills-Hollywood Chapter of Media Women, about the American peoples' reliance on television for information about the government and politics, and how that affects governmental accountability to citizens.
Date:
November 2, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Media: Improving the Human Condition
Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan to the Beverly Hills-Hollywood Chapter of Media Women at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She discusses how the televising of the Richard Nixon impeachment proceedings changed the public's perception of Congress and politics. She also discusses the importance of women voters.
Date:
November 2, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Statement of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Judiciary Committee, June 9, 1975, Regarding H.R. 6971, The Consumer Goods Pricing Act of 1975
Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the House Judiciary Committee, voicing her support of The Consumer Goods Pricing Act of 1975 (H.R. 6971).
Date:
June 9, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Continuing American Revolution
Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Council for the Social Studies, about how the American Revolution extends beyond the war and into modern American life.
Date:
April 25, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Prenatal Care Section, West End Health Center, September 9, 1975
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Maternal and Child Health Program, its benefits, and funding cuts to the program.
Date:
September 9, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Congressional-Private Sector Cooperation"
Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Council on Philanthropy Breakfast in Washington D.C., about cooperation between Congress and the private sector.
Date:
December 5, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Congress, Good and Bad
Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for a Recruitment and Training Program, about the process of government and particularly Congress.
Date:
March 28, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks to American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 17, 1975]
Handwritten text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the American Society of Newspaper editors. She makes jokes at the expense of the Republican party and several of its members, including Ronald Reagan.
Date:
April 17, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Congressional Image
Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the public image of Congress, criticisms it receives, and the effects of televising the Richard Nixon impeachment debates.
Date:
June 2, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of the Voting Rights Act Expansion, 1975]
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to the extension of the Voting Rights Act and Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date:
1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the League of United Latin America Citizens, October 12, 1975
Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding discrimination faced by Mexican-Americans and African-Americans in Texas and the need to extend the Voting Rights Act.
Date:
October 12, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Ron Dellums Benefit, October 3, 1975
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding matters of public welfare and social justice.
Date:
October 4, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks Before American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 17, 1975]
Text of remarks delivered by Barbara Jordan before the American Society of Newspaper Editors. She makes political jokes about conservatives.
Date:
April 17, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Moving On From Watergate
Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the fallout of the Watergate scandal under the Nixon Administration.
Date:
March 8, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July - November 1975]
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date:
1975
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Aging Black Woman and Federal Policy
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan discussing difficulties faced by the elderly, and elderly black women in particular. She also discusses how the Ford administration is thinning aid towards this group.
Date:
April 15, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Media: Improving the Human Condition
Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Beverly Hills-Hollywood Chapter of Media Women at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She discusses the Watergate scandal and issues for women.
Date:
November 2, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Barbara Jordan to the International Longshoremen's Association, July 23, 1975]
Text of speech that was to be delivered to the the International Longshoremen's Association. In it, she discusses the Ford Administration's opposition to various social programs.
Date:
1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History