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A collection of stirring speeches by former U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan that speaks to issues—ethics in government, civil liberties, and democratic values—still under intense debate in the twenty-first century.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 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
  • Notes

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 04/01/2022
      ISBN13: 9781477325049, 978-1477325049
      ISBN10: 1477325042
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A collection of stirring speeches by former U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan that speaks to issues—ethics in government, civil liberties, and democratic values—still under intense debate in the twenty-first century.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • 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
      • Notes

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