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[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
[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 technological advances through the U.S. Space Program, n.d.]
Speech; Program funding; Benefits of the program to everyday concerns as following: medical benefits, materials, transportation, energy and natural resources, urban affairs, meteorological communications, manufacturing, agriculture and forestry, geography/geology, pollution control, water resources/marine species, atmospheric science.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about the 1962 Election given to the Republican State Executive Committee, 1962]
Speech criticizing "liberals and leftists" and the New Frontier philosophy. Predicts Republican victory for the 1962 election year.
Date:
1962
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about the 26th Amendment given to the Texas Intercollegiate Student Association at Texas Tech University, 197u]
John Tower Speech printed in an article in Lubbock, Texas. Tower expresses his pride in supporting the constitutional amendment granting 18-year-olds the right to vote. He claims that young voters can see through the "smokescreens" thrown up by politicians and decide what is best for the country, which includes strengthening national defense in the Vietnam War.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about the Career Education Model, 197u]
Speech; vocational or occupational education; four-year institutions of higher learning; career education; three-track system: college preparatory, general and vocational plan; Office of Education; Bureau of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education; National Center for Educational Research and Development; Commission on School Finance; community colleges; junior colleges; technical schools.
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 Speech about the Future of American Agriculture, n.d.]
Speech; Farm problem; Omnibus Farm Bill; Water legislation; North American Water and Power Alliance; Maintenance of the Screwworm Barrier which benefits cattle and dairy industries; Harvest workers, Bracero program; Section 14-B of the Taft-Hartley law; Population growth; World hunger; World food production; Food aid: Food for Freedom Program.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about the Kennedy Administration given to the Ohio Republican Finance Committee in Cleveland, Ohio, May 15, 1962]
Speech criticizing the power of the Kennedy Administration and expressing hope for a Republican congressional victory in the 1962 election.
Date:
May 15, 1962
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 the Republican Party and the Vietnam War given to the Young Republican National Leadership Training School, February 17, 1967]
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.
Date:
February 17, 1967
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
[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 various legislation, 196u]
Speech; Housing Subcommittee; Rent supplements; New Town Concept under direction of Housing and Home Finance Agency; Urban renewal and public housing; Financial Institutions Subcommittee; Robertson bill on bank mergers; Government control of banks; Patman plan; Saxon regulation; Production and Stabilization Subcommittee; Area Redevelopment Administration legislation; Public Works and Economic Development bill; "Truth in Lending" bill over retail credit transactions; International finance - balance of payment deficit.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Watergate mass hysteria, 197?]
Media coverage of the Watergate Affair; public opinion; political opponents. Document shows handwritten edits and it initialed at end "JB."
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about World Food Situation at Berman Lecture, American University, Jan. 30, 1975]
Speech; food inequities; world hunger; starvation; food assistance; food aid; P. L. 480 Program - Food for Peace, 1954; political use of food vs. humanitarian aid; famine; India; Bangladesh; World Food Council.
Date:
January 30, 1975
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech addressed to the President about agricultural industry, 197u]
Speech; farming; Farm Act of 1970.
Date:
197X
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 at American Defense Preparedness Assoc. Award Ceremony, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1983]
Speech; National and international security; British-American historical analogy; Churchill; Reagan; Defense spending; Defense requirements; Pacifism in America.
Date:
April 14, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower speech at Annual International Meeting of Society of Exploration Geophysicists about energy, 1974?]
Speech; energy shortage; fossil fuels; industry; energy policy; Freedom of Information Act; Senate Resolution no. 425; 93rd Congress; Department of Commerce; stock market; wage price controls; inflation; oil shortage; oil and gas; economic welfare
Date:
197X
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 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 at Civic Club Luncheon about Multicultural Education, Marshall, March 30, 1972?]
Speech; Constitutional Amendment; compulsory busing; desegregation.
Date:
197X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History