Federal Efforts to Assist Family Planning (open access)

Federal Efforts to Assist Family Planning

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the value of family planning programs in curtailing poverty and the extension of federal assistance towards family planning programs.
Date: July 21, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minority Truckers (open access)

Minority Truckers

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties and discrimination faced by minority truckers.
Date: May 21, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks: Cong. Barbara Jordan, Houston Dental Society (open access)

Remarks: Cong. Barbara Jordan, Houston Dental Society

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan for the Houston Dental Society, about the development of a national health insurance program.
Date: May 21, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks Suggested for Barbara Jordan to Speak at the Houston Dental Society, May 21, 1977] (open access)

[Remarks Suggested for Barbara Jordan to Speak at the Houston Dental Society, May 21, 1977]

Text of remarks suggested for Barbara Jordan to speak at a meeting of the Houston District Dental Society. The text calls for the containment of medical costs, increasing early and periodic screenings, and the development of a comprehensive national health care system. A letter from the Society asks for a copy of Jordan's speech.
Date: 1977-05-21~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks Suggested for Barbara Jordan to Speak at the Houston Dental Society, May 21, 1977] (open access)

[Remarks Suggested for Barbara Jordan to Speak at the Houston Dental Society, May 21, 1977]

Text of remarks suggested for Barbara Jordan to speak at a meeting of the Houston District Dental Society. The text calls for the containment of medical costs, increasing early and periodic screenings, and the development of a comprehensive national health care system. The last page contains a definition for the term "factoring."
Date: May 21, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Will We Vote (open access)

Will We Vote

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan urging people to vote for Jimmy Carter in the 1976 election.
Date: October 21, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 94th Congress, Second Session (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 94th Congress, Second Session

Four copies of an issue of the Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 94th Congress, Second Session, with a printing of Barbara C. Jordan's keynote address at the Democratic National Convention and an introduction by Charles Wilson.
Date: July 21, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 94th Congress, Second Session (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 94th Congress, Second Session

Issue of the Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 94th Congress, Second Session, with a printing of Barbara C. Jordan's keynote address at the Democratic National Convention and an introduction by Charles Wilson.
Date: July 21, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft: Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 94th Congress, Second Session] (open access)

[Draft: Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 94th Congress, Second Session]

Draft of an issue of the Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 94th Congress, Second Session, with a printing of Barbara C. Jordan's keynote address at the Democratic National Convention and an introduction by Charles Wilson. Edits are handwritten in red ink.
Date: July 21, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Searching For A New Consensus (open access)

Searching For A New Consensus

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Democratic Issues Convention in preparation for the upcoming Presidential race.
Date: November 21, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
International Women's Year: The Challenge We Face (open access)

International Women's Year: The Challenge We Face

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the celebration of the commencement of International Women's Year, about the political influence of women in America and recent related legislation.
Date: December 21, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
International Women's Year: The Challenge We Face (open access)

International Women's Year: The Challenge We Face

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the celebration of the commencement of International Women's Year, about the political influence of women in America and recent related legislation.
Date: December 21, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James D. St. Clair to John Doar, May 21, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from James D. St. Clair to John Doar, May 21, 1974]

Letter from James D. St. Clair to John Doar discussing the latter's previous letter and the requested materials relating to the dairy industry legislations and lobbying.
Date: May 21, 1974
Creator: St. Clair, James D., 1920-2001
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Doar to James D. St. Clair, April 19, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from John Doar to James D. St. Clair, April 19, 1974]

Letter from John Doar to James D. St. Clair discussing the request for materials to be presented to the Committee on the Judiciary with a focus on communications relating to the dairy industry.
Date: May 21, 1974
Creator: Doar, John, 1921-2014
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Doar to James St. Clair, May 21, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from John Doar to James St. Clair, May 21, 1974]

Letter from James D. St. Clair to John Doar discussing the latter's previous letter and the requested materials relating to hearings involving the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT).
Date: May 21, 1974
Creator: Doar, John, 1921-2014
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Sketches Of Members On Judiciary Panel] (open access)

[Clipping: Sketches Of Members On Judiciary Panel]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping discussing the 21 Democrat members of the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearings of Richard Nixon.
Date: April 21, 1974
Creator: Taylor, Lawrence E.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
On the Erosion of Civil Liberties (open access)

On the Erosion of Civil Liberties

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, about the status of civil liberties in America. Handwritten edits and additions are written in the margins.
Date: March 21, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
On the Erosion of Civil Liberties (open access)

On the Erosion of Civil Liberties

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, about the status of civil liberties in America. Included is a Library of Congress cover page, with Lisa Nickerson and her title (Analyst, History and Public Affairs) listed at the bottom of the page.
Date: March 21, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
On the Erosion of Civil Liberties (open access)

On the Erosion of Civil Liberties

Draft of speech discussing the Constitution and the various government encroachments to liberty that have occurred over the history of the United States.
Date: March 21, 1974
Creator: Nickerson, Lisa
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Addressing Audience]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan standing at a podium at a fundraiser at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas. An enlarged photograph of Jordan is visible in the background. Mack Hannah (left), Lyndon B. Johnson (center), and an unidentified man sit behind Jordan.
Date: October 21, 1971
Creator: Bennetti, Virlee
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Addressing Audience]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan standing at a podium, addressing a full audience at a fundraiser at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas.
Date: October 21, 1971
Creator: Damon, Fred & Damon, Katy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan and Ben Barnes Shaking Hands]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes shaking hands on stage during Jordan's campaign fundraiser at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas. Mack Hannah sits to the right, and an unidentified man applauds on the left.
Date: October 21, 1971
Creator: Damon, Katy & Damon, Fred
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan and Guest]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan speaking with unidentified guests at a fundraiser at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas.
Date: October 21, 1971
Creator: Damon, Katy & Damon, Fred
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History