Her decision to retire from the House In 1978 in order to accept a teaching post at the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. represented a loss for American politics and a tremendous gain for the world of academia. More recently. Barbara Jordan was called upon once again to serve our country as chairman of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform. She performed her task with the integrity and utter professionalism that marked her whole life. Barbara Jordan led by example. she led by her sheer will to persevere. and she led by her intellect and oratorical skill.
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