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[John Tower Speech at Southern Decorating Products Show about Independent Retailer's Fight for Survival, New Orleans, Jan. 18, 1980]
Speech; Oil prices; U.S. economy; Burdensome regulations; Increases in minimum wages; Federal Trade Commission; Spending and regulatory programs; Challenges for small businesses.
Date:
January 18, 1980
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech for the Dedication of the U.S. Forest Service Building in Nacogdoches, Texas, October 22, 1971]
Speech describing the importance of forest research and sustainable use of timber, especially for the housing industry.
Date:
October 22, 1971
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Texas Federation of Republican Women about Crime Rate, Waco, Oct. 16, 198u]
Speech; Danger of crime; Bipartisan Attorney General's Task Force; Recommendations for administrative procedures; President Reagan; Appointed Judges and Attorneys.
Date:
198X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech Draft to American Zionist Federation about Security of the State of Israel, Sept. 1, 1977]
Speech; Friendship between United States and Israel; America's Middle East policy; Arab-Israel peace; Need for defensible borders; Terrorists; PLO [Palestine Liberation Organization]; Yassir Arafat; Carter Administration.
Date:
September 1, 1977
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at Bethlehem Shipyard about National Energy Policy, Beaumont, TX, July 24, 1981]
Speech; Petroleum needs for defense purposes; Nuclear power; Petroleum Information Corporation reports; Reagan Administration; End of oil price controls and regulatory apparatus.
Date:
July 24, 1981
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at Bethlehem Shipyard? about National Energy Policy, Beaumont, TX, July 24, 1981]
Speech; Federal regulation; Security; Energy independence; Windfall Profits Tax; Petroleum Information Corporation, Wildcats Wells; Reagan Administration; Oil price controls.
Date:
July 24, 1981
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Port Call USS Houston (SSN-713), Houston, TX, March 19,1983]
Speech; Port city of Houston; Defense spending; Defense requirements; Military commitments; National and international security.
Date:
March 19, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Texas Federation of Republican Women about Balanced Government, San Antonio, Oct. 29, 1965]
Speech; Constitutional crisis; From balance and decentralization to imbalance and centralization; Central government vs. freedom of the individual; Compassion, neighbors help neighbors; Socialization of the United States.
Date:
October 29, 1965
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Remarks to the President about University Texas Campus Tragedy, Aug. 4, 1966]
Speech; College shooting; University of Texas, Austin; 13 killed and 31 wounded by sniper; Gratitude for bravery of Austin policemen, residents and students.
Date:
August 4, 1966
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to the Texas Cotton Association about Labor Legislation, Lubbock, TX, Mar. 24, 1972]
Speech; Reform of labor laws; Pay Board, George Meany; Organized labor; Henneside Bill; Strike legislation; Transportation strikes; Labor Committee; Hartke Bill; Value added tax; Voluntary army.
Date:
March 24, 1972
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speeches about President's New Economic Program, Jan 17, 1975?]
Speech; President [Gerald Ford]; economic problems; tax cuts; auto industry; financing of housing; housing rehabilitation; energy-tax proposal; windfall-profits tax; new spending initiatives;
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Equal Employment Guidelines, Apr. 1, 1969?]
Speech; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Advertisement under separate male and female headings in newspapers.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Rural Electrification, 1972]
Speech expressing support for Senate Resolution 232 (similar to Senate Resolution 271) because it releases funds to the Rural Electrification Administration to provide more electrical services in rural areas.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to G.E. Builders' Conference about Housing Industry Market, Tarpon Spring, FL, March 11, 1983]
Speech; Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee; Trust for Investment in Mortgages proposal (TIM); Fannie Mae; Freddie Mac; Economy.
Date:
March 11, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Associated General Contractors about Labor Law Reform Bill]
Photocopy of a note addressed to Allen Balch and attached transcript of a speech given by John Tower during the Associated General Contractors' luncheon discussing the Labor Reform Act and organized labor.
Date:
197X-02-13
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech Announcing Support for Richard Nixon, July 1, 1968]
Speech explaining John Tower's choice to support Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential race.
Date:
July 1, 1968
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Port Call USS Houston (SSN-713), Houston, TX, March 19,1983]
Speech; Port city of Houston; Defense spending; Defense requirements; Military commitments; National and international security.
Date:
March 19, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Backfire Bomber and Pending Defense Treaty with the Soviet Union, 1977?]
Speech; Carter Administration; SALT Agreement; Backfire Bomber - restriction of usage and categorization; SALT II strategic nuclear delivery vehicle ceiling.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to the Natl. Security Industrial Assoc. about Defense Authorization Bill, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 1979]
Speech; Military-industrial complex in the United States; America in world context; Soviet Union; Strategic Arms Limitation Agreement; Military capability.
Date:
September 20, 1979
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Education given to Tuloso-Midway Rand Morgan High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, September 15, 1984]
Speech describing the importance of public education for upcoming generations and the future leaders of the United States.
Date:
September 15, 1984
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Mortgage Bankers about Housing, April 17, 1970?]
Speech; building industry; inflation; Emergency Home Financing Act of 1970; Federal Home Loan bank Board; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
Date:
1970
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about the Welfare and Pension Plan Disclosure Act, Feb. 6, 1962?]
Speech; Labor Department; SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission); administration of disclosure statutes, welfare and pension plans; Ives bill; Douglas bill.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Impact of Goverment on Business at Institute of Appliance Manufacturers, March 4, 1963]
Speech; Annual Convention of the Institute of Appliance Manufacturers; Economic democracy; Impact on: taxation, competition, regulation and labor; Trade unions; Steel price; Strike.
Date:
March 4, 1963
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on United States Cotton Exportation]
Speech about the importance of United States cotton in world trade and about John Tower's efforts to prevent transportation strikes, which hurt cotton exportation.
Date:
19XX-03-24
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History