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[John Tower Speech on Economic Inflation and Regulation given to the National Consumer Finance Association in Honolulu, Hawaii, May 18, 1979]
Speech addressing high inflation and regulations that have negatively impacted the U.S. economy during the Carter Administration.
Date:
May 18, 1979
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 on International Security given to the National Press Club Luncheon in Washington, D.C., May 18, 1983]
Speech explaining worldwide trends that should be troubling for United States defense, including increasing militarism, the rise of Soviet military power, the interdependence of national economies, and weakening alliances. Provides several suggestions for how to confront these problems.
Date:
May 18, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Letter to International Lawyers Conference, May 18, 1984]
Speech; U.S. and Mexico as societies of law; President Reagan; President de la Madrid; Dependence on lawyers to guide both countries towards mutual goals.
Date:
May 18, 1984
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech before the Conference on Reserve Requirements and the Role of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 1979]
Speech; Attrition of membership in the Federal Reserve; NOW [Negotiable Order of Withdrawal] accounts for depository institutions; Banking Committee focus on proposals requiring certain banks to hold reserves with the Federal Reserve; Voluntary membership; Monetary policy; Bank deposits; Sterile assets vs. earning assets; Dual Banking System.
Date:
January 18, 1979
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Public Affairs Forum, Indiana State College about Poverty in America, Feb. 15, 1965]
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.
Date:
February 18, 1965
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Edited Speech on Soviet Military Technology given to the Texas AFL-CIO Summer Youth Citizenship Conference at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, June 18, 1965]
Speech explaining the ways in which Senator Tower agrees and disagrees with labor goals and asserting that he and labor have the common cause of opposing Communism. Argues that the Soviet Union has surprised the world with the development of solid fuel rockets and massive air transport vessels and that the United States needs to better anticipate Soviet technological advances.
Date:
June 18, 1965
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Edited Speech on Educational Policy given to the Classroom Teachers Association in Rosenberg, Texas, October 18, 1965]
Speech proposing that establishing interstate educational compacts nationwide will help states alleviate the confusing and multifarious processes for creating educational policy. He specifically promotes the compact model created by James Bryant Conant, a professor and former president of Harvard University.
Date:
October 18, 1965
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History