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Quo Vadis: Decision?

Description: Handwritten draft of a text by Barbara Jordan regarding politics, Congressional responsibilities, and contemporary issues. This was delivered as speech at the 1973 commencement of Delaware State College.
Date: May 13, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

The Regulatory Reform Act of 1977

Description: Text for testimony given by Barbara Jordan before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs about the Regulatory Reform Act of 1977.
Date: May 24, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Partner: Texas Southern University

[Herman Talmadge Proposing the Medicare-Medicaid Administrative and Reimbursement Reform Act before the Senate, May 5, 1977]

Description: Photocopied text of a portion of the Congressional Record containing the proposal of Medicare-Medicaid Administrative and Reimbursement Reform Act (S.1470) by Herman Talmadge. Talmadge discusses the bill which deals with reimbursing hospital costs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Date: May 5, 1977
Creator: Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Partner: Texas Southern University

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding oxidant air pollution in Houston, Texas, the Environmental Protection Agency power following the Clean Air Act, and the lack of cooperation between the Texas Air Control Board and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Date: May 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

Why Not - Excellence?

Description: Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the Golden Herald Awards Presentation in Dallas, Texas, an awards ceremony for school and community service for high school seniors.
Date: May 7, 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Partner: Texas Southern University

Values in Common

Description: Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the graduating class of Middlebury College. She discusses virtues necessary for a democracy: truth, tolerance, respect, and community.
Date: May 24, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

A Congressional View of the Judiciary

Description: Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate. Handwritten edits appear in the text.
Date: May 28, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health and the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, May 11, 1977

Description: Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan asking for the inclusion of the text of H.R. 6854 into any future hospital cost containment laws. This calls for the inclusion of itemized statements when a patient leaves the hospital.
Date: May 11, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

A Congressional View of the Judiciary

Description: Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate.
Date: May 24, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

A Congressional View of the Judiciary

Description: Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate.
Date: May 24, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University
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