Barbara Jordan Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder

Name: Barbara Jordan Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder
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ISBN: 9780292716377

ISBN-10: 0292716370

ISBN-13: 9780292716377

Edition: 2007

Authors: Max Sherman, Max Sherman

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Revered by Americans across the political spectrum, Barbara Jordan was "the most outspoken moral voice of the American political system," in the words of former President Bill Clinton, who awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Throughout her career as a Texas senator, U.S. congresswoman, and distinguished professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Barbara Jordan lived by a simple creed: "Ethical behavior means being honest, telling the truth, and doing what you said you were going to do." Her strong stand for ethics in government, civil liberties, and democratic values still provides a standard around which the nation can unite in the twenty-first century.…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 2/1/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Biography of Barbara Jordan, with Student Comments


My Personal Introduction of Barbara JordanErosion of Civil Liberties: Commencement Speech


Howard University, May 11, 1974The National Political StageRising 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 AwardUnswerving 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