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. (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. And, as a kind of deal or contract between those in power and those who are subjected to this power, a constitution defines the rights and duties of citizens, and the devices that keep those in power in check. The stance Jordan takes in the passage is best described as that of A) an idealist setting forth principles. 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. Barbara Jordan: (10:11) It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision. Thank you Mr. Chairman. There is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This is the question which must be answered. 3. The Constitution charges the President with the task of taking care that the laws be faithfully executed, and yet the President has counseled his aides to commit perjury, willfully disregard the secrecy of grand jury proceedings, conceal surreptitious entry, attempt to compromise a federal judge, while publicly displaying his cooperation with the processes of criminal justice. You can be a part of this exciting work by making a donation to The Bill of Rights Institute today! Fair use is permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. The committee was examining whether Nixon's involvement in the cover-up of the Watergate burglary, including possible obstruction of justice, constituted the kind of "high crimes and misdemeanors" meriting impeachment. "The subjects of its jurisdiction are those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men." 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. In other words, [the jurisdiction comes] from the abuse or violation of some public trust. It is designed as a method of national inquest into the conduct of public men. We know about the break-in of the psychiatrist's office. Barbara Jordan: (07:05) We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances when change we must. The Constitution doesnt say that. The framers confined in the Congress the power if need be, to remove the president in order to strike a delicate balance between a president swollen with power and grown tyrannical, and preservation of the independence of the executive. Although they were a large part of Jordan's audience, the public and their opinions surrounding the idea of impeachment were barriers to Jordan's purpose. "We divide into parties more or less friendly or inimical to the accused." We are a people in search of a national community. In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the beliefs of the Democratic Party and that would be enough. I join in thanking you for giving the junior members of this committee the glorious opportunity of sharing the pain of this inquiry. And when the people raised their voices, we didnt hear. Barbara Jordan: (04:36) 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. Mary Beth Rogers, Barbara Jordan: American Hero (New York: Bantam Books, 1998), 68-71. 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. We have heard time and time again that the evidence reflects payment to the defendants of money. In 1966, Jordan became the first African American elected to the Texas Senate. But what we can do is defined new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny. Barbara Jordan remarks on impeachment during Watergate. "It is designed as a method of national inquest into the conduct of public men." More senior committee members had already made their statements, and Jordan was struck by how they all seemed to start by quoting the preamble to the Constitution, "We the people " "It occurred to me that not one of them had mentioned that back then the preamble was not talking about all the people," Jordan wrote. Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. Before the invention of social media apps, parents could not engage in sharenting and, therefore, did not have the opportunity to globally embarrass their children. Students can listen through a close reading lens documenting parts of Jordan's speech that they felt were convincing. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. Common sense would be revolted if we engaged upon this process for petty reasons. Journal of Applied Communication Research: Vol. Jordan was the youngest of three daughters in a close-knit family. (AP Photo), Barbara Jordan marked history in a number of ways, using the power of her speech and the clarity of her mind to break down barriers of race and gender. It limited impeachment to high crimes and misdemeanors and discounted and opposed the term maladministration. This, my friends, is the bedrock of our concept of governing. We contribute to teachers and students by providing valuable resources, tools, and experiences that promote civic engagement through a historical framework. We've been talking about it awhile now. Were trying to be big, because the task we have before us is a big one. Representative Barbara Jordans speech was televised to the American people. Indignation so great as to overgrow party interest may secure a conviction; but nothing else can.". Moreover, the President has made public announcements and assertions bearing on the Watergate case, which the evidence will show he knew to be false. 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 yield back the balance of my time, Mr. Chairman. In her autobiography, Jordan said she thought the committee should stick to fact-finding instead of speechmaking. Barbara Jordan: (07:46) "No one need be afraid"the North Carolina ratification convention"No one need be afraid that officers who commit oppression will pass with immunity." Apart from being an advocate she was also very much involved in politics and was a head of Civil Rights Movement. We know that the President met with Mr. Henry Petersen twenty-seven times to discuss matters related to Watergate and immediately thereafter met with the very persons who were implicated in the information Mr. Petersen was receiving. Translated on-screen subtitles for videos. Jordan was an effective campaigner for the Democrats during the 1960 presidential election, and this experience propelled her into politics. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Barbara Jordan: (14:23) Since that time, Democrats have continued to convene once every four years and draft a party platform and nominate a presidential candidate. 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. If that happens, who then will speak for America? The government must remove them, seek to remove them. 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. Barbara Jordan: (13:43) Audience - Jordan's audience was like-minded democrats who saw Jimmy Carter as their hope for a new direction in American government. Strike a balance. "Who can so properly be the inquisitors for the nation as the representatives of the nation themselves? 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. We must provide the people with a vision of the future. Barbara Jordan won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1966. It contains rules about what power is wielded, who wields it and over whom it is wielded in the governing of a country. House of Representatives in 1972 (Trescott). Barbara Jordan: (04:51) But Ill tell you this, we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. We need one branch to check the other.. Get a weekly digest of the weeks most important transcripts in your inbox. She was the first African American congresswoman to come from the South. 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. 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Following graduation (magna cum laude in 1956), she attended Boston University Law School, where she was one of only two womenboth African Americans from Houstonto graduate. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in "We, the people.". We know about the break-in of the psychiatrist's office. But tonight, here I am. Thank you. Respectful and Reasoned are the words which best describes the tone of Barbara Jordan's speech. "The reaction from the other committee members was: 'You must be out of your head.' . 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. 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. Richard M. Nixon was televised nationwide. 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. How did that demonstrate its significance? It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision. The most effective way to secure a freer America with more opportunity for all is through engaging, educating, and empowering our youth. 7. 5, No. We need one branch to check the other.". It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision. We have been talking about it awhile now. Consider, for instance, the following question from the Barbara Jordan speech we discussed in Chapter 6. Full transcript of Representative Barbara Jordans Keynote Speech at the 1976 DNC on July 12, 1976. Why would settlers have a vegan diet? Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. They are indigenous to the American idea. "It is to be used only for great misdemeanors," so it was said in the North Carolina ratification convention. We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. Lyndon Johnson, who invited her to the White House for a preview of his 1967 civil rights message. 2, pp. 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. . 65. Jordans success in Texas politics came from her knowledge of and adherence to the rules of the political process. Copyright 2023. On July 25, 1974, Barbara Jordan delivered a speech on Impeachment. In 1976, are we to be one people bound together by common spirit, sharing in a common endeavor, or will we become a divided nation? Its the news, without the news. What that recital of the evidence this morning did not include is what the President did know on June the 23rd, 1972. One writer lamented that Jordan's booming voice, with its thundering call to principles enshrined in the Constitution, was "a song of the past."7. We know the nature of impeachment. I could list the problems which cause people to feel cynical, angry, frustrated. (Remember: The passage, additional sample questions, and answer explanations can be found in Chapter 9.) Barbara Jordan: (00:01) And that's what we are talking about. Build with the best speech-to-text APIs around. Barbara Jordan: (00:41) 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! 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. I, Barbara Jordan, am a keynote speaker. What that recital of the evidence this morning did not include is what the President did know on June the 23rd, 1972. "Protect their rights." And I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, of the Constitution. Ibid., 185-86. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Make your content more accessible to people with disabilities. Barbara Jordan: (15:27) Earlier today, we heard the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States: "We, the people." "4 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. 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. We know the question. Speech-to-Text live streaming for live captions, powered by the worlds leading speech recognition API. In this election year, we must define the common good and begin again to shape a common future. People want more. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us. "No one need be afraid," the North Carolina ratification convention: "No one need be afraid that officers who commit oppression will pass with immunity." Now, that I have this grand distinction, what in the world am I supposed to say? We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. Support students by having a transcript of the speech as they listen to Barbara Jordan. Barbara Jordan and Shelby Hearon, Barbara Jordan: A Self Portrait (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979), 184. She then accepted a position at the University of Texas, Austin, where she taught at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs until her death. On July 25, 1974, Barbara Jordan delivered a speech on Impeachment. "It is designed as a method of national inquest into the conduct of public men." Barbara Jordan: (01:20) What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Industry-leading accurate legal transcription to ensure you dont miss a statement. Many are distrustful of their leaders and believe that their voices are never heard. 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. Many seek only to satisfy their private work, wants, to satisfy their private interests. These assertions, false assertions, impeachable, those who misbehave. She went on to become the first black person elected to Congress from Texas since Reconstruction. Mr. Chairman, I join my colleague, Mr. Wrangell, in thanking you for giving the junior members of this committee the glorious opportunity of sharing the pain of this inquiry. 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. We believe that the people are the source of all governmental power, that the authority of the people is to be extended, not restricted. 4. "A President is impeachable if he attempts to subvert the Constitution.". The framers of this Constitution we very astute. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total., Notice of Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity. Theyll recognize that. We are told that that evidence is insufficient. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. It is wrong, I suggest, it is a misreading of the Constitution for any member here to assert that for a member to vote for an article of impeachment means that that member must be convinced that the President should be removed from office. 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. As a high school student, she became a skilled public speaker, winning a national debate contest in 1952. This is a belief that each American, regardless of background, has equal standing in the public forum, all of us. It is wrong, I suggest, it is a misreading of the Constitution for any member here to assert that for a member to vote for an article of impeachment means that that member must be convinced that the President should be removed from office. B. "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. That is what we are talking about. Telegrams and letters poured into Jordan's office in the days following her speech. The Constitution doesn't say that. And in the Virginia ratification convention: "We do not trust our liberty to a particular branch. And our meeting this week is a continuation of that tradition, but there is something different about tonight. Barbara Jordan, 10/18/1976. 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. Has the president committed offenses and planned and directed and acquiesced in a course of conduct, which the Constitution will not tolerate? Transcripts & captions for a better media workflow. In 1992 she again gave the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. The purpose of the speech was to tell the problem that the Constitution had with the wordings. So today were not being petty. Add English on-screen subtitles for videos. Explain the importance of Representative Jordan using the Constitution as the means to bring the impeachment charges against President Nixon. Now, I began this speech by commenting to you on the uniqueness of a Barbara Jordan making a keynote address. The framers confided in the Congress the power if need be to remove the President in order to strike a delicate balance between a president swollen with power and grown tyrannical, and preservation of the independence of the Executive. 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. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Thank you. Get a weekly digest of the weeks most important transcripts in your inbox. Barbara Jordan: (09:21) Barbara Jordan: (05:27) The answer is C "To explain the reason for an inquiry", This site is using cookies under cookie policy . 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. ( Don't do it if you don't know it or if you In other words, the, Prosecutions of impeachments will seldom fail to agitate the passions of the whole community, said Hamilton in the, 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., 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. On July 25, 1974, Jordan delivered an inspiring speech to the House Judiciary Committee, on national television, calling for an impeachment trial of then-president Richard Nixon for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. Barbara Jordan: (06:04) 2) Jordan accuses Nixon of being a racist in addition to committing high crimes and misdemeanors. It was a speech she did not initially want to make. ", Statement at the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Impeachment Hearings, Support American RadioWorks with your Amazon.com purchases. Try Rev and save time transcribing, captioning, and subtitling. May 2013. We're told that that evidence is insufficient. We need one branch to check the other.". Impeachment criteria, James Madison, from the Virginia ratification convention. Two days after Jordan delivered this speech, the House Judiciary Committee recommended impeachment. The powers relating to impeachment are an essential check in the hands of the body of the legislature against and upon the encroachments of the executive. We should now forthwith proceed to answer the question. In the 1990s she served as an adviser on ethics in government for Texas Gov. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in We the people.. Transcribe your audio files to find high-impact insights in minutes. Source: Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July - September, 1974. Impeachment criteria: James Madison, from the Virginia ratification convention. We are attempting to fulfill our national purpose, to create and sustain a society in which all of us are equal. Congress has a lot to do: Appropriations, Tax Reform, Health Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, Housing, Environmental Protection, Energy Sufficiency, Mass Transportation. This we must do as individuals. We equip students and teachers to live the ideals of a free and just society. What is it? Two kinds may be distinguished: 1) Immediate juxtaposition occurs when the second consonant sound follows right after the first -- back-to-back such as, "I need a b igger . Because we believe this idea so firmly, we are an inclusive rather than an exclusive party. Discover why Rev is the #1 speech-to-text service in the world. Pettiness can not be allowed to stand in the face of such overwhelming problems. Indignation so great as to overgrow party interest may secure a conviction, but nothing else can. Common sense would be revolted, if we engaged upon this process for petty reasons. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. Easily integrate Rev using our robust APIs to start building your product quickly. There is no executive order. Indignation so great as to overgrow party interest may secure a conviction; but nothing else can.". Its tough, difficult, not easy, but a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny. But when that document was completed, on the seventeenth of September in 1787, I was not included in that "We, the people." 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. We have to do that. 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