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[John Tower Speech to Texas Assoc. of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce about Unemployment in South Texas, 1983?]
Speech; Office of Minority Business Enterprise; Minority Business Development Agency; Hispanic community; Economic growth/recovery; Unemployment; Foreign Trade Zones; Tower Barter Promotion Act of 1983.
Date:
198X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Spanish-speaking American Economic and Education Issues given to the GI Forum National Convention in Washington, D.C., July 27, 1972]
Speech about the achievements of the GI Forum and Senator Tower's support for programs that aid Spanish-speaking Americans in the areas of education, employment, and housing.
Date:
July 27, 1972
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Edited Version of John Tower Speech about Mexican-American Education and Employment, May 4, 1972]
Speech about measures and programs that Senator John Tower has supported in order to help Mexican-Americans achieve better education and have increased employment in both the private and public sectors.
Date:
May 4, 1972
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Report to Texans about End of Congress 1971?]
Speech; Housing legislation; Urban Community Development Revenue Sharing proposal S. 1618; Economic Stabilization Act of 1971; Armed Services - move towards all-volunteer force by mid-1973; Armed Forces bills; Labor Law reform; Health Manpower Act; Emergency Public Interest Act; Social security; Retirement; Texas.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Houston's Astrodome, 1965?]
Speech; Astrodome; World's first air-conditioned stadium; Baseball, the Houston Astros; Stadium features and usage/events.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on President Carter's Competence, 1980]
Speech criticizing President Jimmy Carter for not developing competent and consistent foreign and economic policies. Expresses dissatisfaction with the president's handling of the Iranian hostage crisis, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, offer of assistance to Pakistan, relations with European leaders and domestic inflation and high interest rates.
Date:
1980
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about health care delivery system, n.d.]
Speech; national health insurance; Republican disapproval of nationalized compulsory health insurance; Kennedy-McGovern plan; Health Security Act; medical care in America, pluralistic system; Comprehensive Health Manpower Training Act; Medicredit health insurance proposal.
Date:
19uu
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on the Pacific Treaty Organization given to the Houston Rotary Club, October 28, 1965]
Speech explaining the proposition of a Pacific Treaty Organization. PATO would push much of the burden off American troops and technology fighting Asian wars against Communism and allow other "free" countries to more effectively join the United States in opposing Communist countries.
Date:
October 28, 1965
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Indiana State College about Fight Against Poverty in America, Mar. 25, 1965]
Speech; Decline of poverty; Federal bureaucracy versus individual responsibility; Private initiatives to fight poverty; Poverty Bill; White Citizens Council; NAACP [National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]; Welfare and education programs; Poverty statistics; Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; VISTA anti-poverty program.
Date:
March 25, 1965
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Edited Speech on Soviet Military Technology given to the Texas AFL-CIO Summer Youth Citizenship Conference at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, June 18, 1965]
Speech explaining the ways in which Senator Tower agrees and disagrees with labor goals and asserting that he and labor have the common cause of opposing Communism. Argues that the Soviet Union has surprised the world with the development of solid fuel rockets and massive air transport vessels and that the United States needs to better anticipate Soviet technological advances.
Date:
June 18, 1965
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Minority Representation in the Engneering Profession (TAME) to TX Alliance for Minorities in Engineering at Lamar University, Dec. 2, 1977]
Speech; Report of the AD HOC Planning Commission for Expanding Minority Opportunities in Engineering; National Advisory Council on Minorities in Engineering (NACME); Committee on Minorities in Engineering (CME); National Fund for Minority Engineering Students (NFMES); Bilingual education legislation; Bilingual Vocational Training Program.
Date:
December 2, 1977
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Payment Systems Symposium about Productivity Lag, Houston, TX, Apr. 9, 1979]
Speech; National productivity gap; Innovation in information technology; Joint Economic Committee; Rise in consumer prices; Costs of regulation; Taxes; Inflation; Skills and job performance; Electronic banking; FED Membership legislation; Federal Reserve.
Date:
April 9, 1979
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Texas Republican Congressional Victory, 1966?]
Speech praising Texas Republican election victories(?) in the U.S. Congress and discussing Republican values and goals.
Date:
1966?
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to National Association of Realtors, Washington Legislative Conference, May 11, 1983]
Speech; Housing; Kaiser Committee of 1967; 1968 Housing legislation; Inflation; Ronald Reagan; Economy; Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act; S. 1051, Mortgage Retirement Account Act (MRA); Tax-deferred Housing Account plans; Rent controls; Senate Housing Authorization Bill.
Date:
May 11, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on United States Military Presence in the World given at the International Wehrkunde Conference, 197u]
Speech giving a summary of the presence of U.S. defense forces around the globe at the International Wehrkunde (Defense) Conference. Argues that Vietnamization is making progress in the Vietnam War and justifies the continuing presence of U.S. forces in Europe.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Right-to-Work Laws given to the Overton Rotary Club, October 29, 1965]
Speech explaining the importance of defending and supporting right-to-work legislation.
Date:
October 29, 1965
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Racial Equality given to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People State Convention, October 6, 1984]
Speech describing what the federal government under the Reagan Administration has done to advance racial equality. Particularly focuses on economic policy effects on racial equality such as reducing poverty and unemployment.
Date:
October 6, 1984
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about the needs of Senior Citizens, 1972?]
Speech; Social Security benefits; Congressional Committee on Aging; nursing homes; elderly; Social Security Act; Social Security taxes; Green Thumb Program; RSVP Program; Old Age Assistance; Omnibus Welfare- Social Security bill; Project FIND.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Seapower to National Honor Society, M.B., Smiley Senior High School, Houston, n.d.]
Speech; Recruitment of new generation of students of the sea; Armed Services Committee; U.S. challenged at sea by international Communism; College courses in oceanography; Sea study programs at University of Houston and Texas A & M; Dependence on imported goods shipped on the surface of the sea.
Date:
19uu
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Public Affairs Forum, Indiana State College about Poverty in America, Feb. 15, 1965]
Speech; Antipoverty programs; Decline of poverty; How to measure poverty; Unemployment as a result of lack of skill, lack of ability, lack of education and/or lack of motivation; Salary costs for hiring antipoverty officials and social workers as part of the budget; Office of Economic Opportunity; Vocational and literacy training; Federal bureaucracy versus individual responsibility.
Date:
February 18, 1965
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on the Recovery of the U.S. Economy given at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, December 1, 1983]
Speech about U.S. economic recovery characterized by real growth and low inflation. Argues that the debts of LDCs, trade protectionism, U.S. deficits, and instability in the Middle East and the Caribbean could threaten this promising economic trend.
Date:
December 1, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at Housing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies to the National Association of Home Builders, May 15, 1983]
Speech; Housing recovery; National Housing Center; Housing legislation; Inflation; Interest rates; Mortgage rates; Affordability of housing; S. 1051, Mortgage Retirement Account Act (MRA); Tax-deferred Housing plans.
Date:
May 15, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Texas Business Executives and Managers about Economic and Labor Laws, Oct. 28, 1972?]
Speech; economic policy-making; economic decision-making; tax credit; wage and price controls; exemption from anti-trust laws by Labor Unions; Davis-Bacon Act; minimum wage; amendments to Federal Welfare and Food Stamp Programs;
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