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The Peoples' Government (open access)

The Peoples' Government

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for The Volunteers of America, about the current form of government and whether it adequately serves its people.
Date: April 21, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, concerning the impeachment of Richard Nixon.
Date: April 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
American Society of Newspaper Editors (open access)

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Continuing American Revolution (open access)

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks to American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 17, 1975] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks Before American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 17, 1975] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Aging Black Woman and Federal Policy (open access)

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights Senate Committee on the Judiciary, April 22, 1975, Extension of the Voting Rights Act (open access)

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights Senate Committee on the Judiciary, April 22, 1975, Extension of the Voting Rights Act

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan in which she testified for the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. She discusses discriminatory events that occurred before the act came to pass and warns of what could happen if it is allowed to expire.
Date: April 22, 1975
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Continuing American Revolution (open access)

The Continuing American Revolution

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the AFS Congressional Breakfast, about how the American Revolution extends beyond the war and into modern American life.
Date: April 30, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Aging Black Woman and Federal Policy (open access)

The Aging Black Woman and Federal Policy

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the National Caucus on the Black Aged. In it, Jordan discusses the plight of elderly African-American women, welfare, and contemporary politics. Numerous handwritten edits have been added throughout the text.
Date: April 15, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, concerning the impeachment of Richard Nixon.
Date: April 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund April 11, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund April 11, 1975

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the state of civil rights in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Date: April 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund April 11, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund April 11, 1975

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the state of civil rights in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Date: April 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History