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[John Tower Speech on Labor Reform, 1972?]
Speech discussing economic problems caused by organized labor's abuse of power and calling for labor law reforms. A question and answer transcript follows the speech.
Date:
1972?
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Parity in Agriculture, Plainview, TX, 196u]
Speech; Agriculture Secretary Freeman; Parity in farm economy; Farm legislation.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Federal Energy Policy given to the Society for Professional Engineers, October 1976]
Speech calling for the termination of the Federal Energy Administration and criticizing federal standards for home energy conservation.
Date:
October 1976
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Government Actions Affecting House Construction Industry given to House Construction Suppliers, Designers, and Businessmen, 1976]
Speech discussing energy, picketing, and minimum wage legislation that may adversely affect the product supplies, architects, and businessmen involved in the house construction industry. Predicts that the overall United States economy is heading in a good direction, but fears federal spending and the lack of capital investment could threaten to reverse favorable economic trends.
Date:
1976
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Texas Laundry Dry Cleaning Assoc. Convention about Legislative Objectives, San Antonio, Feb. 5, 1977, transcribed]
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.
Date:
February 5, 1977
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on the Failing Newspaper Act given to a U.S. Senate Committee?, 1967?]
Speech arguing for the need to pass the Failing Newspaper Act of 1967 to protect vital newspaper combinations in the face of anti-trust legislation.
Date:
1967?
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about National Energy Plan to International Assoc. of Drilling Contractors in Midland, TX, Nov. 8,1977]
Speech; President Carter's energy legislation; Burden of energy plan on producing States like Texas; Balance between production and conservation; Texas' reliance on oil and gas; Coal conversion; Energy conservation; Public utility reform; Natural gas pricing plan; Pearson-Bentsen Amendment; Tax incentives.
Date:
November 8, 1977
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Future Role of the Community Bank in Texas, 1983?]
Speech; Small businesses in Texas; Equity financing for small businesses; Future of independent banking; Garn-St Germain Act; Independent Bankers Association of Texas; Texas Independent Bank, Dallas; Product deregulation; Geographic deregulation; Senate Committee on Banking; Glass-Steagall Act.
Date:
198X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to SW Meat Packers Assoc.?, San Antonio? about Cattlehide Export Controls]
Speech; Curtis Amendment to the Export Administration Act; cattlehide; export.
Date:
19uu
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 to Houston Associated Builders and Contractors? about Labor Law Reform, Sept. 25, 1972]
Speech; Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA); President Nixon; Davis-Bacon Act; 92nd Congress; wages;
Date:
September 25, 1972
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Securities Industry Assoc.? about technological and regulatory changes, May 8,1972?]
Speech; modernization; computerization; composite-tape system; securities industry; House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee; Senate Banking Committee.
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
[John Tower Speech on his First Ten Years as a Texas Senator given to the Decade of Service Dinner, May 27, 1971]
Speech about Tower's experience as a U.S. senator and his love for the state of Texas.
Date:
May 27, 1971
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to the Class of 1968 at Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, FL, June 5, 1968]
Speech; Commencement; Southeast Asia; crime rate; liberty; responsibility; assassination [Robert F. Kennedy]; nuclear and space age.
Date:
June 5, 1968
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Community Development Revenue Sharing given to Texas Mayors in Dallas, Texas, October 16, 1972]
Speech describing the failure of federal urban development programs and explaining Senator Tower's proposed community development revenue sharing legislation that should alleviate fiscal and planning problems in urban development and give more oversight to local mayors.
Date:
October 16, 1972
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
[Excerpts from John Tower Lincoln Day Dinner Speech about Potential Republican Victory for 1962 Election, 196u]
Speech excerpts opposing the New Frontier philosophy and predicting Republican victory for the 1962 election year.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Campaigning, Gary, Indiana, Feb. 14, 1963]
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.
Date:
February 14, 1963
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about agricultural legislation, 1962?]
Speech; Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry; McNary-Haugen bill; Federal Farm Board; Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933; Bankhead and Steagall Acts; Brannan plan; Cochrane-Freeman plan; over-production at federal cost; price support; free economy; land-retirement program.
Date:
196X
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Creative Federalism, 19uu]
Speech that criticizes the concept of "creative federalism" for creating too much government power and argues for a "cooperative federalism" instead.
Date:
19uu
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpts from John Tower Speech about Failures of the Kennedy Administration given in California, September 27, 1962]
Speech criticizing the Kennedy Administration for perceived failures in economic, military, and foreign policy matters.
Date:
September 27, 1962
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Texas Cotton Assoc. about Economics and Politics, Houston, March 13, 1964]
Speech; Cotton bill; Texas Cotton Association; farm legislation; agriculture; Rules Committee.
Date:
March 13, 1964
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Republican Convention about Barry Goldwater Nomination, San Francisco, CA, July 15, 1964]
Speech; Nomination of Barry Goldwater for President.
Date:
July 15, 1964
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History