Barbara Jordan speaking the truth with eloquent thunder /
| Основен автор: | Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996. |
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| Автор-организации: | ebrary, Inc. |
| Други автори: | Sherman, Max R. |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2007.
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| Издание: | 1st ed. |
| Серия: |
Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ;
bk. 15. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
Съдържание:
- Biography of Barbara Jordan, with student comments
- My personal introduction of Barbara Jordan
- Erosion of civil liberties : commencement speech, Howard University, May 11, 1974
- The national political stage : rising to the occasion : the constitutional basis for impeachment, U.S. House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings, July 25, 1974
- Center stage : Democratic National Convention keynote address, July 12, 1976
- The spotlight after Congress : Democratic National Convention keynote address, July 13, 1992
- Barbara Jordan's take on three twenty-first-century political issues : confirmation of Supreme Court Justices : testimony in opposition to the nomination of Robert Bork, September 17, 1987
- Immigration reform : congressional testimony as chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, March 29, 1995
- Religious faith and politics : prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast, February 2, 1978; address at the National Prayer Breakfast, February 2, 1984
- The Sylvanus Thayer Award : unswerving dedication to principle : 1995 Sylvanus Thayer Award citation, West Point, October 5; Barbara Jordan's Thayer Award acceptance
- Epilogue : remarks of Bill Moyers at the memorial service for Barbara Jordan, University of Texas at Austin, January 28, 1996.