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[John Tower Speech to North Dallas Chamber of Commerce about the Economy, July 15, 1976]
Speech; Economic recovery; Congress; Inflation; Debt; Interest rates; Humphrey-Hawkins Bill; Wage and price controls.
Date:
July 15, 1976
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about PACs [Political Action Committees] to Businessmen , Dallas?, Nov. 22, 1977?]
Speech; Organized labor; Importance of PACs; Labor legislation; Omnibus Labor Reform Act; Influence on politics through PACs.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Parity in Agriculture, Plainview, TX, 196u]
Speech; Agriculture Secretary Freeman; Parity in farm economy; Farm legislation.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Securities Industry Assoc.? about technological and regulatory changes, May 8,1972?]
Speech; modernization; computerization; composite-tape system; securities industry; House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee; Senate Banking Committee.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Texas Cotton Assoc. about commitment in Southeast Asia, Houston, March 17, 1967]
Speech; war in Southeast Asia; Vietnam, committed troops; communism.
Date:
March 17, 1967
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to the Class of 1968 at Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, FL, June 5, 1968]
Speech; Commencement; Southeast Asia; crime rate; liberty; responsibility; assassination [Robert F. Kennedy]; nuclear and space age.
Date:
June 5, 1968
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about the value of the Two-Party System, 196u]
Brownwood? speech; democracy; political parties; free society; interest groups; multiparty system; one-party system; majority rule.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpts from John Tower Lincoln Day Dinner Speech about Potential Republican Victory for 1962 Election, 196u]
Speech excerpts opposing the New Frontier philosophy and predicting Republican victory for the 1962 election year.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Republican Convention about Barry Goldwater Nomination, San Francisco, CA, July 15, 1964]
Speech; Nomination of Barry Goldwater for President.
Date:
July 15, 1964
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Texas State Legislature about Southeast Asia, Feb. 22, 1967]
Speech; address august body; Communist aggression; war; Vietnam; North Vietnam; South Vietnam; Viet Cong; Haiphong.
Date:
February 22, 1967
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on the Accomplishments of Congressman Albert Thomas, February 20, 1967]
Speech hailing U.S. Congressman Albert Thomas (D-TX) for his accomplishments after his passing.
Date:
February 16, 1966
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about System of Justice Debate, 1971?]
Speech; Administration of justice; Measure S. 895, sixty day rule; Jury trials to be maintained; Limitations on the live-broadcast of judicial proceedings.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about the defeat of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1972 in Dallas, Oct. 12,1972]
Speech; Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Act of 1972; Federal Housing Assistance (FHA); Community Development Legislation.
Date:
October 12, 1972
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower excerpts of remarks for Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Assoc. address, Houston, Mar. 14, 197u]
Speech; Higher food prices; Farm price increases; Increased productivity; Increased investment in cattle industry.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Maine Bankers about economic problems, 197u]
Speech; unemployment; inflation; wage-price controls; anti-trust exemption from labor unions; Davis-Bacon Act provisions; interest rates; Committee on Interest and Dividends.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech before Art Laffer Associates about Spending Programs, June 17, 1982]
Speech; Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981; Spending for National Defense; Reagan Administration.
Date:
June 17, 1982
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Commissioning of the USS Corpus Christi, Groton, CT, Jan. 8, 1983]
Speech; 688- class submarine; Naval power; Soviet Union; Budget deficits; Shipbuilding.
Date:
January 8, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at Ceremont for the USS Houston (SSN 713), Norfolk, Virginia, Sept. 25, 1982]
Speech; Nuclear powered attack submarine; Navy ship; Fleet; USS Houston Survivors Association; Houston War Bonds Committee.
Date:
September 25, 1982
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to William and Mary Law School about System of Laws, May 13, 1968]
Speech; Human rights and human freedom through constitutional form of government; "due process of law;" Self-determined retribution; Nonviolent disobedience; Civil rights.
Date:
May 13, 1968
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on United States Foreign Policy, 1967?]
Speech explaining the position of the United States in world affairs and when it is acceptable for the United States to assume armed intervention.
Date:
1967?
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Richard Nixon's Crime Remarks given to the Committee on Resolutions, July 31, 1968]
Speech calling attention to Richard Nixon's remarks on crime in the United States.
Date:
July 31, 1968
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at Student Conference on Natl. Affairs at Texas A & M about voting, excerpts, 1972?]
Speech, excerpts; privilege and responsibility of voting; lowered voting age; youth voting.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to St. Mary's College Alumni Dinner about Centralized Government, San Antonio, Nov. 6, 1965]
Speech; Responsibility of government and the individual; Centralized authority; Democracy; Federal government; Constitution; Population growth; Bureaucracy.
Date:
November 6, 1965
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at Farm Bureau-4H Leadership, Waco, TX, July 13, 1976]
Speech; Election; Bicentennial Celebration.
Date:
July 13, 1976
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History