[John Tower Speech on Edward Clark's Nomination to be Ambassador to Australia, given to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, July 20, 1965] (open access)

[John Tower Speech on Edward Clark's Nomination to be Ambassador to Australia, given to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, July 20, 1965]

Speech explaining how Edward Clark's successes in business and law in Texas will equip him to be a good U.S. Ambassador to Australia.
Date: July 20, 1965
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on the Brock and Tower Housing Bills given to the Senate Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs, June 20, 1972] (open access)

[John Tower Speech on the Brock and Tower Housing Bills given to the Senate Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs, June 20, 1972]

Speech supporting the bills introduced by Senator Bill Brock and Senator John Tower (S. 3373 and S. 3654 respectively) to help reduce the costs of residential housing construction. Tower's bill is aimed at revising wage requirements in the Davis-Bacon Act that prevent wages from being depressed by the spending of federal funds on federal projects.
Date: June 20, 1972
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech Proposing Admiral Nimitz Day, February 20, 1967] (open access)

[John Tower Speech Proposing Admiral Nimitz Day, February 20, 1967]

Speech proposing that Admiral Nimitz Day be established on Chester Williams Nimitz's birthday, February 24th.
Date: February 20, 1967
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] (open access)

[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 to the Texas Press Assoc. about National Security, Houston, TX, June 20, 1980] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to the Texas Press Assoc. about National Security, Houston, TX, June 20, 1980]

Speech; Soviet relations; NATO Europe relations; Reliance on foreign goods; Threat of Soviet military power; Restoration of U.S. military strength; Defense budget.
Date: June 20, 1980
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History