Photograph of Barbara Jordan standing at a table in the front of the room at the National Prayer Breakfast with President Jimmy Carter and other guests. The guests have their heads bowed in prayer, and there is an American Flag in the background behind them.

Photograph of Barbara Jordan speaking from a podium at the National Prayer Breakfast. The podium has the seal of the President of the United States on the front, and Barbara Jordan is wearing a dark-colored dress.

Photograph of Barbara Jordan, President Jimmy Carter, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, and a man stand behind their chairs at a table at the National Prayer Breakfast. The table has a decorative front and a flower decoration.

Photograph of President Jimmy Carter at the National Prayer Breakfast, with guests. President Carter has his head bowed in prayer, wearing a dark-colored suit, and standing behind a chair. He is joined by his wife on the left, and two other guests, one on either side of them.

Contact sheet of images on a roll of film shot of Barbara Jordan, who is sitting, wearing a dark-colored dress, and visible from the chest up. The first, fifth, and sixth columns include Barbara Jordan sitting with the capitol building in the background.

Photograph of Barbara Jordan speaking to two unidentified men at a Steering and Policy Business round table discussion. Jordan is wearing a dark-colored dress, and the men she is talking to are wearing a dark-colored suit. There are men standing in the background.

Photograph of Barbara Jordan speaking to an unidentified man at a Steering and Policy Business round table discussion. Jordan is wearing a dark-colored dress and holding a folder of papers, and the man she is talking to is wearing a dark-colored suit. There are men standing in the background, one holding a cup on a saucer.

Photograph of Barbara Jordan speaking at a NACME reception. She is standing at a podium with a microphone, wearing a dark-colored dress with a light-colored bow, and visible from the chest up.

Text of prayer by Barbara Jordan asking God for the strength and patience to be better people.

Text of prayer by Barbara Jordan asking God for the strength and patience to be better people.

Text of prayer by Barbara Jordan asking God for the strength and patience to be better people.

Draft of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the National Advisory Council on Minority Engineers, about activation of government resources.

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to Texas Honor Students, addressing the potential of youth to improve society.

Typed draft of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Education Week at the University of Texas, about America's educational programs. Corrections and additions are handwritten in pencil.

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.

Text of a portion of the proceedings from "The Imperative for Excellence in American Society," a symposium held by the University of Texas at Austin. The first page is part of a program from that event, with an asterisk written beside "Excellence in the Professions and Public Service - Professor Barbara C. Jordan." The next two pages are from an unknown magazine and contains snippets from several of the speaker's presentations. The numbered section that follows contains Barbara Jordan's presentation on the value of people and American exceptionalism.

Memo from Stephen A. Berrang to barbara C. jordan about the status of the Democratic party in America.

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the dedication of the Law School at Texas Southern University, speaking of the need for African American Lawyers.

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the National Advisory Council on Minority Engineers, about activation of government resources.

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. Includes a list of new proposed jurisdictions for coverage under the Act.

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to Texas Honor Students, addressing the potential of youth to improve society. Handwritten notes are written in the margins.

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the University of Texas Union, about government secrecy.

Text of testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Subcommittee on Economic Development of the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, requesting enactment of HR 11 and provision of more direction in allocation of funds authorized by the Economic Development Administration.

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Education Week at the University of Texas, about America's educational programs.