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The Physician: Two Views

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding national health care and the integrity of the profession of physicians as well as the United States government.
Date: September 15, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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Partner: Texas Southern University

The Intellectual As Revolutionary

Description: Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan about the original American revolutionaries, creators of the Constitution, and their intentions for the government. She then applies the same revolutionary principles to the modern issue of education.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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Partner: Texas Southern University

Minority Truckers

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties and discrimination faced by minority truckers.
Date: May 21, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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Partner: Texas Southern University

A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt

Description: Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan at the Eleanor Roosevelt Centennary in Roosevelt Campobello International Park. Jordan discusses Roosevelt's qualities and support of human rights.
Date: July 8, 1984
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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Partner: Texas Southern University

The New Discrimination

Description: handwritten text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding discrimination faced by the uneducated and how this should be counteracted by the government.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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Partner: Texas Southern University

Justice

Description: Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about the criminal justice system in America.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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Partner: Texas Southern University

"With Liberty and Justice for All"

Description: 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
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Partner: Texas Southern University

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

Description: 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~
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Partner: Texas Southern University

Moving On From Watergate

Description: Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Texas Law Review Annual Banquet in Austin, Texas, about the aftermath of Richard Nixon's resignation and what it meant for lawyers.
Date: March 8, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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Partner: Texas Southern University

The Peoples' Government

Description: 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.
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Partner: Texas Southern University

[Remarks by Sherman Fricks and Barbara Jordan at the Texas AFL-CIO Convention, March 11, 1974]

Description: Text of remarks made at the Texas AFL-CIO Convention. Sherman Fricks introduces Barbara Jordan, speaking of her history as a congresswoman and earlier introductions. Jordan speaks about running for reelection, inflation, the loss of trust in government, and the impeachment of Richard Nixon.
Date: March 11, 1974
Creator: Fricks, Sherman & Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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Partner: Texas Southern University

Two Concepts of American Government

Description: Paper written by Barbara C. Jordan. Included is a cover sheet, with a short summary of the paper: "Representative Jordan comments on two concepts of American democracy: consent of the governed and the implementation of that consent in a legislative body. She relates these concepts to the problems arising from the decline of confidence in representative government and the need to develop consensus in a society composed of thousands of interest groups."
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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Partner: Texas Southern University

[Harvard Commencement: Final Draft]

Description: Typed final draft of the Harvard commencement speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, with some handwritten corrections and edits written in the margins. In the speech she addresses the American people's ability to contribute to their government.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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Partner: Texas Southern University

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, House Committee on the Judiciary, February 26, 1975, Extension of the Voting Rights Act

Description: 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.
Date: February 26, 1975
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
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Partner: Texas Southern University
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