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[Memo from Stephen A. Berrang to Barbara C. Jordan - February 11, 1985] (open access)

[Memo from Stephen A. Berrang to Barbara C. Jordan - February 11, 1985]

Memo from Stephen A. Berrang to barbara C. jordan about the status of the Democratic party in America.
Date: February 11, 1985
Creator: Berrang, Stephen A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights House Committee on the Judiciary, June 18, 1981 (open access)

Testimony of Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights House Committee on the Judiciary, June 18, 1981

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan in which she discusses discrimination faced by Latino voters.
Date: June 18, 1981
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Introduction of the Honorable Barbara Jordan given by Elaine R. Jones at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (open access)

Introduction of the Honorable Barbara Jordan given by Elaine R. Jones at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

Transcript of a speech delivered by Elaine Jones to introduce Barbara Jordan at the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Awards Dinner. Jones laments the loss of Jordan's presence as a watchdog of civil rights in the United States Congress.
Date: May 9, 1989
Creator: Jones, Elaine R., 1944-
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Law and Lawyers: Democracy's Bulwark (open access)

The Law and Lawyers: Democracy's Bulwark

Text for an acceptance speech by Barbara C. Jordan for the William O. Douglas Award.
Date: March 28, 1989
Creator: Jorda, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Press Conference and Minimum Competency Testing Hearing Remarks] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Press Conference and Minimum Competency Testing Hearing Remarks]

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a press conference in Washington D.C., detailing her reasons for serving as hearing officer for the National Institute of Education's clarification hearing. Also included are her opening and closing remarks as hearing officer for the Minimum Competency Testing Hearing.
Date: July 1981
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan's Remarks - San Jacinto Day Celebration (open access)

Barbara Jordan's Remarks - San Jacinto Day Celebration

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a San Jacinto Day Celebration in Houston, Texas, about the battle of San Jacinto and its impact on modern-day Texas.
Date: April 21, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barriers to Wholeness (open access)

Barriers to Wholeness

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the United Church of Christ in New Orleans, Louisiana, about how the church may assist in eliminating barriers to wholeness in America.
Date: March 14, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Church and Public Policy (open access)

The Church and Public Policy

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Religious Liberty Conference in Washington D.C., about how the church may influence public policy.
Date: October 7, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conviction Values (open access)

Conviction Values

Text for Barbara C. Jordan's commencement speech at the University of Texas about personal convictions and standards.
Date: May 24, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dominant Political Issues and Forces in the 1980's (open access)

Dominant Political Issues and Forces in the 1980's

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Houston Society of Security Analysts, about the predicted political issues of the 80s.
Date: April 22, 1980
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Script - Barbara Jordan AASCU Award - October 10, 1984 (open access)

Draft Script - Barbara Jordan AASCU Award - October 10, 1984

Draft of a script for the presentation of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities 1984 Distinguished Alumna Award to Barbara C. Jordan, with a list and explanation of her accomplishments, the presentation speech, and Barbara C. Jordan's acceptance remarks.
Date: October 10, 1984
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Script
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
The Great Society and Its Markings (open access)

The Great Society and Its Markings

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote address for a conference in Austin, Texas with the theme: "The Great Society: A Twenty-Year Critique."
Date: April 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Great Society and Its Markings (open access)

The Great Society and Its Markings

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote address for a conference in Austin, Texas with the theme: "The Great Society: A Twenty-Year Critique."
Date: April 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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
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
It's More Than A Lifeless Archives (open access)

It's More Than A Lifeless Archives

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Constitution Day Naturalization Ceremony, entitled "It's More Than A Lifeless Archives." The speech describes the purpose and continuing efficacy of the U.S. Constitution.
Date: September 17, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Let's Celebrate Democracy (open access)

Let's Celebrate Democracy

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the United Auto Workers 29th Constitutional Convention in Anaheim, California.
Date: June 19, 1989
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lyndon Johnson and the Concept of Equal Basic Liberty or The Political Stirrings of An Uncommon Texan (open access)

Lyndon Johnson and the Concept of Equal Basic Liberty or The Political Stirrings of An Uncommon Texan

Text for a keynote address given by Barbara C. Jordan at Hofstra University's "Lyndon Baines Johnson: A Texas in Washington."
Date: April 10, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History