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One Nation Indivisible: True or False, Rhetoric or Reality (open access)

One Nation Indivisible: True or False, Rhetoric or Reality

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a symposium in Austin, Texas with the theme: "Cities in Transition: Policies for the 1990s."
Date: October 6, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women and the Constitution: The Challenge (open access)

Women and the Constitution: The Challenge

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the omission of women from the Constitution, how that has changed over the years, and contemporary issues facing the rights of women.
Date: February 11, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
"With Liberty and Justice for All" (open access)

"With Liberty and Justice for All"

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the 1988 presidential election campaign. She states her support of Michael Dukakis over George Bush and discusses the value of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Date: September 30, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
"With Liberty and Justice for All" (open access)

"With Liberty and Justice for All"

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Press Club in Washington DC, about the upcoming presidential election.
Date: September 30, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Kevin Sullivan to Barbara Jordan, September 27, 1988] (open access)

[Memorandum from Kevin Sullivan to Barbara Jordan, September 27, 1988]

Memorandum from Kevin Sullivan to Barbara Jordan regarding talking points for a speech against the election of George Bush, followed by the text of the speech.
Date: September 27, 1988
Creator: Sullivan, Kevin & Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Facing the Future Together: A Policy for America -- And the Democratic Party (open access)

Facing the Future Together: A Policy for America -- And the Democratic Party

Summary and conclusion section of a paper detailing "a winning Democratic strategy for 1988 and beyond."
Date: 1988~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mankind: The Meeting Place of Church and State (open access)

Mankind: The Meeting Place of Church and State

Charles P. Taft Memorial lecture given by Barbara C. Jordan at Christ Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, about the relationship between church and state.
Date: April 28, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Call For Action (open access)

A Call For Action

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Follow Through Conference in Austin, Texas, regarding the State Debate on Health Care.
Date: December 1, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
When You Care, Things Happen (open access)

When You Care, Things Happen

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the American Nurses' Association in Louisville, Kentucky, about the importance of caring.
Date: June 11, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seconding Speech For Senator Lloyd Bentsen (open access)

Seconding Speech For Senator Lloyd Bentsen

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, seconding the nomination of Lloyd Bentsen.
Date: July 21, 1988
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
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
Barbara Jordan: Statement to the Press (open access)

Barbara Jordan: Statement to the Press

Text of a statement given to the press by Barbara C. Jordan endorsing the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket in the upcoming Presidential election.
Date: September 10, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History