Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xii, 96 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.) |
Series |
Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 15
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Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 15.
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Contents |
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. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 97). |
Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1974-1977.
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United States. |
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Politics and government. |
Chronological Term |
1974-1977 |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981.
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Chronological Term |
1977-1981 |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989.
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Chronological Term |
1981-1989 |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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Chronological Term |
1989- |
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Civil rights -- United States.
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Civil rights. |
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Political ethics -- United States.
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Political ethics. |
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Democracy -- United States.
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Democracy. |
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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996.
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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996. |
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Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
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Speeches, addresses, etc., American. |
Added Author |
Sherman, Max R.
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ISBN |
9780292716377 cloth alkaline paper |
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0292716370 cloth alkaline paper |
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