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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
0292716370
Book Title
Barbara Jordan : Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder
Item Length
8.8in
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Publication Year
2007
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.7in
Author
Barbara Jordan
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Literary Collections, Political Science
Topic
Speeches, Cultural Heritage, United States / 20th Century, History & Theory, Civil Rights, Political, American Government / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Number of Pages
128 Pages

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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. This volume brings together several major political speeches that articulate Barbara Jordan's most deeply held values. They include: "Erosion of Civil Liberties," a commencement address delivered at Howard University on May 12, 1974, in which Jordan warned that "tyranny in America is possible" "The Constitutional Basis for Impeachment," Jordan's ringing defense of the U.S. Constitution before the House Judiciary Committee investigating the Watergate break-in Keynote addresses to the Democratic National Conventions of 1976 and 1992, in which Jordan set forth her vision of the Democratic Party as an advocate for the common good and a catalyst of change Testimony in the U.S. Congress on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork and on immigration reform Meditations on faith and politics from two National Prayer Breakfasts Acceptance speech for the 1995 Sylvanus Thayer Award presented by the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy, in which Jordan challenged the military to uphold the values of "duty, honor, country" Accompanying the speeches, some of which readers can also watch on an enclosed DVD, are context-setting introductions by volume editor Max Sherman. The book concludes with the eloquent eulogy that Bill Moyers delivered at Barbara Jordan's memorial service in 1996, in which he summed up Jordan's remarkable life and career by saying, "Just when we despaired of finding a hero, she showed up, to give the sign of democracy.... This is no small thing. This, my friends, this is grace. And for it we are thankful."

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
0292716370
ISBN-13
9780292716377
eBay Product ID (ePID)
56971591

Product Key Features

Book Title
Barbara Jordan : Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder
Author
Barbara Jordan
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Speeches, Cultural Heritage, United States / 20th Century, History & Theory, Civil Rights, Political, American Government / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Literary Collections, Political Science
Number of Pages
128 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
E838.5.J6735 2007
Table of Content
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
Copyright Date
2007
Lccn
2006-017267
Dewey Decimal
328.73092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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