Barbara Jordan: (17:30) Mr. Chairman, I join my colleague Mr. Rangel in thanking you for giving the junior members of this committee the glorious opportunity of sharing the pain of this inquiry. Barbara Jordan: (18:28) ", We have heard time and time again that the evidence reflects the payment to defendants money. The President did know that it was Republican money, that it was money from the Committee for the Re-Election of the President, which was found in the possession of one of the burglars arrested on June the 17th. In some cases, such as the United States, the constitution is a specific written document. It is chiefly designed for the President and his high ministers to somehow be called into account. The remarks are often cited as one of the great examples of American political oratory. Texas columnist Molly Ivins said that Jordan would be the obvious choice in a casting call for the voice of God.2, The youngest of three daughters of a Baptist minister in a poor Houston neighborhood, Jordan attended segregated schools, graduated from the all-black Texas Southern University, and earned a law degree from Boston University in 1959, where she was deeply affected by Howard Thurman, dean of Marsh Chapel. That's the question. Of the impeachment process, it was Woodrow Wilson who said that "Nothing short of the grossest offenses against the plain law of the land will suffice to give them speed and effectiveness. Two days later, on July 27, 1974, Jordan voted to impeach the president (Nixon would resign before the Senate commenced a trial). What the President did know on the 23rd of June was the prior activities of E. Howard Hunt, which included his participation in the break-in of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist, which included Howard Hunt's participation in the Dita Beard ITT affair, which included Howard Hunt's fabrication of cables designed to discredit the Kennedy Administration. So today were not being petty. Many seek only to satisfy their private work, wants, to satisfy their private interests. We believe that the people are the source of all governmental power, that the authority of the people is to be extended, not restricted. Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes, I still believe that as the people of America sit in judgment on each party, they will recognize that our mistakes were mistakes of the heart. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good if we are derelict in upholding the common good. 7. "Rescue their liberties from violation. The New York Times described her oratory as "Churchillian," and one writer suggested that her deep, Olympian sound could galvanize listeners "as though Winston Churchill had been reincarnated as a black woman from Texas. In a perfect storm of unlikely circumstances, Barbara Jordan, a junior congresswoman from Houston, Texas, who grew up in segregation, landed a primetime spot to deliver an opening statement on. The powers relating to impeachment are an essential check in the hands of the body, the Legislature, against and upon the encroachments of the Executive. It is chiefly designed for the President and his high ministers to somehow be called into account. They did not make the accusers and the judges the same person. In 1962 and 1964 she was an unsuccessful candidate for the Texas House of Representatives, but she was elected in 1966 to the Texas Senate, the first African American member since 1883 and the first woman ever elected to that legislative body. The Bill of Rights Institute teaches civics. "It is chiefly designed for the president and his high ministers" to somehow be called into account. The division between the two branches of the Legislature, the House and the Senate, assigning to the one the right to accuse and to the other the right to judge, the Framers of this Constitution were very astute. We know about the Houston plan. The fact is that on yesterday, the American people waited with great anxiety for eight hours, not knowing whether their President would obey an order of the Supreme Court of the United States. Apart from being an advocate she was also very much involved in politics and was a head of Civil Rights Movement. In establishing the division between the two branches of the legislature, the House and the Senate, assigning to the one the right to accuse and to the other the right to judge, the framers of this Constitution were very astute. And again, if we make mistakes, we must be willing to admit them. We were further cautioned today that perhaps these proceedings ought to be delayed because certainly there would be new evidence forthcoming from the President of the United States. I do not mean political parties in that sense. The drawing of political lines goes to the motivation behind the impeachment, but impeachment must proceed within the confines of the Constitutional term high crime and misdemeanors. But Ill tell you this, we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. But when that document was completed on the seventeenth of September in 1787, I was not included in that "We, the people." Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. And the most effective way to achieve that is through investing in The Bill of Rights Institute. Now, we must look to the future. "So I said: 'Well, I'll just start with that. In this election year, we must define the common good and begin again to shape a common future. I could list the problems which cause people to feel cynical, angry, frustrated. , Look back at paragraph 8. Barbara Jordan: ( 09:55) Impeachment is intended for occasional and extraordinary cases, where a superior power acting for the whole people it's put into operation to protect their rights and rescue their liberties from violations. (THESIS) Barbara Jordan's speech at the 1976 Democratic National Convention effectively inspired her audience because she relied on the appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos as well as. The fact is that on yesterday, the American people waited with great anxiety for eight hours, not knowing whether their President would obey an order of the Supreme Court of the United States. Common sense would be revolted if we engaged upon this process for petty reasons. We know the question. She also gave the keynote address in 1992, this time from a wheelchair; she had been afflicted by multiple sclerosis. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. She attended Texas Southern University in Houston, becoming a member of the debate team that tied Harvard University in a debateone of her proudest college moments. Barbara Jordan, in full Barbara Charline Jordan, (born February 21, 1936, Houston, Texas, U.S.died January 17, 1996, Austin, Texas), American lawyer, educator, and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives (197379), representing Texas. She won national acclaim for giving a measured, eloquent lesson on the constitutional principles at stake. It is designed to "bridle" the Executive if he engages in excesses. I have confidence that the Democratic Party can lead the way. A government is invigorated when each one of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation. Barbara Jordan and Shelby Hearon, Barbara Jordan: A Self Portrait (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979), 184. The words are: "If the President is connected in any suspicious manner with any person and there be grounds to believe that he will shelter that person, he may be impeached. James Madison, again, at the Constitutional Convention, A President is impeachable if he attempts to subvert the Constitution. The constitution charges the President with the task of taking care that the laws be faithfully executed. 1. Barbara Jordan: (00:17) Section 107, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. 4. The stance Jordan takes in the passage is best described as that of A) an idealist setting forth principles. It is chiefly designed for the President and his high ministers to somehow be called into account. ", The Carolina ratification convention impeachment criteria: those are impeachable "who behave amiss or betray their public trust. The subjects of its jurisdiction are those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men." Beginning shortly after the Watergate break-in and continuing to the present time, the President has engaged in a series of public statements and actions designed to, James Madison, again at the constitutional convention: A President is impeachable if he attempts to subvert the Constitution.. Transcripts & captions for a better media workflow. Barbara Jordan: (03:08) We know that, we know the question. You can specify conditions of storing and accessing cookies in your browser. Earlier today, we heard the beginning of the preamble to the Constitution of United States. Moreover, the President has made public announcements and assertions bearing on the Watergate case, which the evidence will show he knew to be false. There is something special about tonight. In the House, Jordan advocated legislation to improve the lives of minorities, the poor, and the disenfranchised and sponsored bills that expanded workers compensation and strengthened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to cover Mexican Americans in the Southwest. Mr. Chairman, you are a strong man, and it has not been easy but we have tried as best we can to give you as much assistance as possible. It limited impeachment to high crimes and misdemeanors and discounted and opposed the term maladministration. The constitution doesnt say that. She was the first African-American as well as the first woman to deliver a keynote address at a partys convention. And yet the president has counseled his age to commit perjury, willfully disregard the secrecy of grand jury proceedings, concealed surreptitious entry, attempt to compromise a federal judge, while publicly displaying his cooperation with the processes of criminal justice. If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. . The mediums that are used to get her speech out to the public are telecast reports and newspaper reporters. Thank you. *Freedom for all race, sex, and background. Barbara Jordan: (16:15) What was the purpose of Barbara Jordans speech? The President had knowledge that these funds were being paid and that these were funds collected for the 1972 presidential campaign. Mary Beth Rogers, Barbara Jordan: American Hero (New York: Bantam Books, 1998), 68-71. Extend your content reach and maximize your engagement rates. Barbara Jordan: Speech on Impeachment Jul 25, 1974 A President Is Impeachable If He Attempts To Subvert The Constitution This is the speech given by Representative Barbara Jordan (Democrat-Texas) reminding her colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee of the Constitutional basis for impeachment. *Barbara wanted to have freedom for everyone. "Who can so properly be the inquisitors for the nation as the representatives of the nation themselves?" On July 12, 1976, Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. These assertions, false assertions, Impeachable, those who misbehave, those who behave amiss, or betray the public trust., Barbara Jordan: (11:40) The fact is that on yesterday, the American people waited with great anxiety for eight hours, not knowing whether their President would obey an order of the Supreme Court of the United States. Barbara Jordan: (09:24) What stood out about Jordan's speech was how she used the Constitution to support her claim for articles of impeachment against Nixon, as opposed to making it a partisan affair. According to Jordan, how did President Nixon subvert the Constitution? The purpose of the speech was to tell the problem that the Constitution had with the wordings. But when the document was completed on the seventeenth of September 1787 I was not included in that We, the people. I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. Pettiness cannot be allowed to stand in the face of such overwhelming problems. . The Carolina Ratification Convention impeachment criteria, Those are impeachable who behave amiss or betray their public trust. Beginning shortly after the Watergate break in and continuing to the present time, the President has engaged in a series of public statements and actions designed to thwart the lawful investigation by government prosecutors. In 1966, Jordan became the first African American elected to the Texas Senate. We are a party of innovation. It was a speech she did not initially want to make. Barbara Jordan: (00:11) Being a part of the civil rights movement she strived for change and cared about her constitution she gave a great speech and it really showed that she would not stand or tolerate even the president to disobey to constitution. What stood out about Jordans speech was how she used the Constitution to support her claim for articles of impeachment against Nixon, as opposed to making it a partisan affair. "No one need be afraid," the North Carolina ratification convention: "No one need be afraid that officers who commit oppression will pass with immunity." "It is to be used only for great misdemeanors," so it was said in the North Carolina ratification convention. Because we believe this idea so firmly, we are an inclusive rather than an exclusive party. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans. Let everybody come. But what we can do is defined new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny. A. to explain a problem with the wording of the Constitution B. to show that Congress was at work C. to explain the reason for an inquiry D. to thank members of the committee for being allowed to speak 1 See answer Find the correct phrase to give this sentence parallel structure. It seemed they all wanted that fifteen minutes on television," Jordan wrote.4, The night before her statement was scheduled, Jordan sat down to write. In this election year, we must define the common good and begin again to shape a common future. Barbara Jordan: ( 14:23) A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. Audience - Jordan's audience was like-minded democrats who saw Jimmy Carter as their hope for a new direction in American government. Her own legislative work focused on the environment, antidiscrimination clauses in state business contracts, and urban legislation, the last being a political challenge in a state dominated by rural interests. Speech-to-Text API for pre-recorded audio, powered by the worlds leading speech recognition engine. The President had knowledge that these funds were being paid and these were funds collected for the 1972 presidential campaign. Support students by having a transcript of the speech as they listen to Barbara Jordan. Theyll recognize that. Two days after Jordan delivered this speech, the House Judiciary Committee recommended impeachment. An analysis of Barbara Jordan's 1976 keynote address. What did Representative Jordan imply when she brought up the idea of pain in her first sentence? Speech-to-Text API for pre-recorded audio, powered by the worlds leading speech recognition engine. What is it? We need one branch to check the other.". Jerry K. Frye Chairman and Associate Professor of Speech Communication , University of Minnesota , Duluth & Franklin B. Krohn Ph.D. student at S.U.N.Y . It can be done if we restore the belief that we share a sense of national community, that we share a common national endeavor, it can be done. Today, I am an inquisitor, and hyperbole would not be fictional and would not overstate the solemnness that I feel right now. Each seeking to satisfy private wants. The federal convention of 1787 said that. This morning, in a discussion of the evidence, we were told that the evidence which purports to support the allegations of misuse of the CIA by the President is thin. Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. Congress has a lot to do: Appropriations, Tax Reform, Health Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, Housing, Environmental Protection, Energy Sufficiency, Mass Transportation. But this is the great danger America faces, that we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups, city against suburb, region against region, individual against individual. As a high school student, she became a skilled public speaker, winning a national debate contest in 1952. Barbara Jordan, a Democrat from Texas, was the first southern African American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. They are indigenous to the American idea. She passed the Massachusetts bar exam but moved to Tuskegee Institute (later renamed Tuskegee University) in Alabama and taught there for one year before returning to Texas and gaining admittance to the bar there. You can be a part of this exciting work by making a donation to The Bill of Rights Institute today! Barbara Jordan: (19:10) We know the nature of impeachment. So today we are not being petty. My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy. (1977). Today I am an inquisitor. Mr. Chairman, I join my colleague Mr. Rangel in thanking you for giving the junior members of this committee the glorious opportunity of sharing the pain of this inquiry. No one need be afraid, the Northwest Carolina Ratification Convention, No one need to be afraid that officers who commit oppression will pass with immunity. Prosecution of impeachments will seldom fail to agitate the passions of the whole community, said Hamilton in the Federalist papers number 65, We divided the part is more or less friendly or inimical to the accused. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. Were trying to be big, because the task we have before us is a big one. You can specify conditions of storing and accessing cookies in your browser. ", Beginning shortly after the Watergate break-in and continuing to the present time, the President has engaged in a series of public statements and actions designed to thwart the lawful investigation by government prosecutors. Strike a balance. Lyndon Johnson, who invited her to the White House for a preview of his 1967 civil rights message. Barbara Jordan: (04:13) Barbara Jordan: (02:11) Translated on-screen subtitles for videos. And our meeting this week is a continuation of that tradition, but there is something different about tonight. Jordan's eleven-minute statement in the committee's public hearings was broadcast on prime-time television. And that's what we are talking about. We should now forthwith proceed to answer the question. She went to great lengths to fit in and sought advice on committee assignments. Become a freelancer and work on your own terms. who gave a speech at career day at Jordan's high school. If the president be connected in any suspicious manner with any person, and there be grounds to believe that he will shelter him, he may be impeached. We have heard time and time again, that they evidence reflects the payment to defendants, money, the President had knowledge that these funds were being paid and these were funds collected for the 1972 Presidential campaign. "It is to be used only for great misdemeanors," so it was said in the North Carolina ratification convention. What the President did know, on the 23rd of June, was the prior activities of E. Howard Hunt, which included his participation in the break-in of Daniel Ellsbergs psychiatrists, which included Howard Hunts participation in the [inaudible 00:07:37] ITT affair, which included Howard Hunts fabrication of cables designed to discredit the Kennedy administration. The words are, If the President be connected in any suspicious manner with any person and there be grounds to believe that he will shelter that person, he may be impeached. . The drawing of political lines goes to the motivation behind impeachment; but impeachment must proceed within the confines of the constitutional term "high crimes and misdemeanors." 73-82. There is no way to improve upon that. My presentation was for a walk to end the pressures we as a society face . 2, pp. We know that the president met with Mr. Henry Peterson 27 times to discuss matters related to Watergate. American physician and government official. This, my friends, is the bedrock of our concept of governing. We have made mistakes. Barbara Jordan: (02:32) Well I am going to close my speech by quoting a Republican President and I ask you that as you listen to these words of Abraham Lincoln, relate them to the concept of a national community in which every last one of us participates: . Logical Action *" Emotional Appeals *" Summary Barbara Jordan's 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address was an amazing speech. Pettiness can not be allowed to stand in the face of such overwhelming problems. A President is impeachable if your attempts to subvert the constitution.. As a first step, we must restore our belief in ourselves. Barbara Jordan: (07:05) (LBJ Presidential Library, National Archives) . Barbara Jordan: (04:36) When we read the speech given by Barbara Jordan we can easily make out that . The audience benefits best from this medium of communication because it is better to hear precisely how a person felt about a topic, rather than read their thoughts and interpret their feelings. We were further cautioned today that perhaps these proceedings ought to be delayed because certainly there would be new evidence forthcoming from the President of the United States. Now, what are these beliefs? "The subjects of its jurisdiction are those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men." On July 25, 1974, Barbara Jordan delivered a speech on Impeachment. A. to explain a problem with the wording of the Constitution B. to show that Congress was at work C. to explain the reason for an inquiry D. to thank members of the committee for being allowed to speak 1 See answer Advertisement Advertisement Respectful and Reasoned are the words which best describes the tone of Barbara Jordan's speech. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in "We, the people.". In other words, from the abuse or violation of some public trust. Telegrams and letters poured into Jordan's office in the days following her speech. Renown orator Barbara Jordan delivers the Keynote Address to the delegates of the 1976 Democratic National Convention. We are a people in search of a national community. We need one branch to check the other.". This we must do as individuals. In that year also she published Barbara Jordan, a Self-Portrait. It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision. Fielding's office, after having met with Mr. Ehrlichman and Mr. Young. Grady, "Magnificent Voice Stilled at Last. Thank you, ladies and gentleman for a very warm reception. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Barbara-Jordan, BlackPast.org - Biography of Barbara Jordan, Barbara Jordan - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11), Barbara C. Jordan - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up), Barbara Jordan at the 1976 Democratic National Convention. Well, I am going to close my speech by quoting a Republican president. Journal of Applied Communication Research: Vol. Which structure does the author use to organize information in the text Improving Old MacDonald's Farm? Full transcript of Representative Barbara Jordans Keynote Speech at the 1976 DNC on July 12, 1976. ", The Carolina ratification convention impeachment criteria: those are impeachable "who behave amiss or betray their public trust. Section 107, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Earlier today, we heard the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States: "We, the people." It is designed to "bridle" the executive if he engages in excesses. In the 1990s she served as an adviser on ethics in government for Texas Gov. And I ask you that as you listen to these words of Abraham Lincoln relate them to the concept of a national community in which every last one of us participates. Try Rev and save time transcribing, captioning, and subtitling. Now I began this speech by commenting to you on the uniqueness of a Barbara Jordan making a keynote address. " (Jordan) was carrying the water of the strategists that want to bring us back to the right of center in the (Democratic) party," said McCabe. Has the President committed offenses, and planned, and directed, and acquiesced in a course of conduct which the Constitution will not tolerate? "It is designed as a method of national inquest into the conduct of public men." If the impeachment provision in the Constitution of the United States will not reach the offenses charged here, then perhaps that 18th century Constitution should be abandoned to a 20th century paper shredder. Ibid., 193. Barbara Jordan: (05:27) Well, I believe the answer to that question lies in our concept of governing. On July 24, 1974, she made this statement to the House Judiciary Committee regarding the impeachment of President Richard Nixon. Mr. Chairman, you are a strong man, and it has not been easy but we have tried as best we can to give you as much assistance as possible. 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