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Can We Govern Ourselves? (open access)

Can We Govern Ourselves?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Association of American Railroads in Tucson, Arizona, about the public's cynicism concerning government.
Date: October 19, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can We Govern Ourselves? (open access)

Can We Govern Ourselves?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Association of American Railroads in Tucson, Arizona. The speech covers the topic of cynicism in America.
Date: October 19, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, Houston Club - October 11, 1994, Houston, TX (open access)

Barbara Jordan, Houston Club - October 11, 1994, Houston, TX

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Houston Club in Houston, Texas, at a centennial celebration for the organization.
Date: October 11, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Law School - October 6, 1994 (open access)

University of Texas Law School - October 6, 1994

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the University of Texas Law School, about the findings and recommendations of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform.
Date: October 6, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Law School - October 6, 1994 (open access)

University of Texas Law School - October 6, 1994

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the University of Texas Law School, about the findings and recommendations of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform.
Date: October 6, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for CA Democratic Party] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for CA Democratic Party]

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the California Democratic Party in Los Angeles, California, endorsing Kathleen Brown for election as governor.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton is in the background.
Date: August 8, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Margaret Brent Award Acceptance - American Bar Association - Commission on Women in the Profession (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Margaret Brent Award Acceptance - American Bar Association - Commission on Women in the Profession

Text of acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Margaret Brent Award, given by the American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession, about the advancement of women in the field of law.
Date: August 7, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Universalization of the Philosophy or Ethic of Responsibility (open access)

The Universalization of the Philosophy or Ethic of Responsibility

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the commencement of the University of Louisville Law School. She discusses public service, personal responsibility, law, and Robert Fulghum's "All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten."
Date: May 15, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women in Action: Religious, Responsible Role Models (open access)

Women in Action: Religious, Responsible Role Models

Text of remarks of Barbara Jordan before the congregation of Good Hope Baptist Church regarding the Biblical concept of virtue in women and calls for black women to re-establish the family as a source of ethical training.
Date: April 24, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Texas Commerce Bank Luncheon] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Texas Commerce Bank Luncheon]

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for a Texas Commerce Bank luncheon, congratulating to John Adams and his board members for their initiatives, and championing the values of tolerance, responsibility, and citizenship.
Date: April 13, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, TCB-Dallas (open access)

Barbara Jordan, TCB-Dallas

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a luncheon for Texas Commerce Bank - Dallas.
Date: April 13, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
TCB-Riverside, April 6, 1994 (open access)

TCB-Riverside, April 6, 1994

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Texas Commerce Bank - Riverside. The text is a mix of typed and handwritten notes.
Date: April 6, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Orchestrating Our Own Renaissance: Culture, Collaboration and Technology (open access)

Orchestrating Our Own Renaissance: Culture, Collaboration and Technology

Text for a keynote address given by Barbara C. Jordan for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators in Dallas, Texas.
Date: March 24, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ethical Dilemmas of Leadership (open access)

Ethical Dilemmas of Leadership

Text of remarks delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Lectureship in Student Leadership in Austin, Texas. She discusses various examples of ethical dilemmas and personal values.
Date: March 1, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Naturalization Ceremony Speech] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Naturalization Ceremony Speech]

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a Naturalization Ceremony in Austin, Texas, addressing the honor of American citizenship.
Date: January 21, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Acceptance Speech at Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Acceptance Speech at Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies]

Text of acceptance speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies commemoration of the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She discusses immigration policy and and the civil rights of immigrants. Handwritten edits appear throughout the photocopied document.
Date: 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan and Some of the UT Class of 1994]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan with some members of the University of Texas Class of 1994.
Date: 1994~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at a Speaking Engagement]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan at a speaking engagement. She is seated in a wheelchair in front of a microphone. The California state flag is visible in the background.
Date: 1994~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at an Abilities Expo]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan at an Abilities Expo. She is in the middle of a group of people, some of whom are in wheelchairs.
Date: 1994~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at an Abilities Expo #2]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan at an Abilities Expo. She is shaking hands with a man who is also in a wheelchair, and there are two women standing behind watching them.
Date: 1994~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at Home]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan wheelchair bound at her home in Austin, Texas. There are four people visible in the background.
Date: 1994~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at the Hollywood Women Political Caucus]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan sitting at a table. She is wearing a white dress, and there is a California Republic flag in the background.
Date: 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at the Hollywood Women Political Caucus]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan at the Hollywood Women Political Caucus. She is sitting next to a another woman, wearing a white coat, and visible from the chest up.
Date: 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History