Speech proposing that Admiral Nimitz Day be established on Chester Williams Nimitz's birthday, February 24th.

Speech; President Carter; Emergency gas bill; Economic stimulus proposal; Proposals to reduce defense budget; Labor laws, Section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act; Minimum wage; Solar energy; Gas deregulation; Coal policy; Unemployment; Welfare programs; Illegal aliens.

Speech; Election; Republicans; Democrats; Kennedy Administration; Cuba crisis; Soviet Union threat; Aspired victory in Cold War; Tax cuts; Burden of indebtedness; Economy; Republican Party party of business and labor.

Speech; address august body; Communist aggression; war; Vietnam; North Vietnam; South Vietnam; Viet Cong; Haiphong.

Speech hailing U.S. Congressman Albert Thomas (D-TX) for his accomplishments after his passing.

First part of the transcript includes an introduction for Senator Tower given by Obie Etheridge. Senator Tower's speech describes the importance of engineering for the future of the United States and technological progress, especially technological advancement ahead of the Soviet Union.

Speech claiming that the biggest internal threat for the United States is the centralization of power in the federal government and that the biggest external threat for the country is Communist aggression, particularly in Vietnam. Argues that more power should be distributed to the state and local levels of government and that the United States should not back down in the Vietnam War.

Speech; Soviet Aggression; Russian invasion of Afghanistan, Oil supply; Europe's political, military and economic support; Call for more military and economic aid; Pershing II.

Speech to the Young Republican National Leadership Training School. Discusses Republican relationships within the party and with Democrats and encourages Young Republicans to support the Vietnam War.

Speech; Nixon Administration; Military posture of superiority as essential tool for negotiation with Soviets; Four spheres of political influence needed: Soviet, American, Western European, Asian; American involvement in Vietnam; Senator Mansfield's resolution of level of forces permanently stationed in Europe; NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] defense obligations; Call for Western Europe to act more multilaterally in defense matters; Talks on strategic arms limitation (S.A.L.T.) with Soviet Union; Warsaw Pact bid for an early European Security Conference.

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.

Speech given to the Texas Association of Rural Water Cooperatives on February 1, 1974 by Senator John Tower. Tower describes how the Administration and Congress are working to facilitate growth in rural areas, but they face several obstacles. There is disagreement about the goals of rural development and how they should be implemented, and even where legislators do agree, there are practical obstacles to implementation. Yet, there is a consensus that rural areas need more job opportunities, increased income levels, improved housing, and higher quality community services. The members of the Texas Association of Rural Water Cooperatives play a key role in improving quality of life by providing and improving water and sewage facilities.

Speech to the U. S. League [of Savings Associations] Legislation Conference regarding savings and loan issues. Senate Joint Resolution 160, Emergency Mortgage Credit Act (S. 2375)