[Tommy Brooks Memorandum to Senator Tower about Houston Realtors Speech, Apr. 11, 1974] (open access)

[Tommy Brooks Memorandum to Senator Tower about Houston Realtors Speech, Apr. 11, 1974]

Texas Municipal League; Flood Insurance Act of 1973; Gulf Coast; land use; Corps of Engineers; Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, HR8449; HUD [United States Department of Housing and Urban Development].
Date: April 11, 1974
Creator: Brooks, Tommy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tony Cluff Background Material for Dallas Securities Association Dinner, Sept. 11,1975] (open access)

[Tony Cluff Background Material for Dallas Securities Association Dinner, Sept. 11,1975]

Edit of Remarks of Senator Tower Before the Dallas Securities Association Dinner, Sept. 12,1975. Economic growth; jobs; income; unemployment; savings and investment needs; capital investment; tax system; interest rates; housing starts; securities industry; banking committee. Tony Cluff was a Tower aide and banking counsel.
Date: September 11, 1975
Creator: Cluff, Tony
System: The Portal to Texas History
[National Association of Home Builders Legislative Report, January 16, 1974] (open access)

[National Association of Home Builders Legislative Report, January 16, 1974]

Legislative report created by Lewis Cenker and Burton C. Wood to inform members of the National Association of Home Builders of legislative bills that may be passed during the second session of the 93rd Congress that would impact home builders. The bills described cover a wide array of topics, including energy, labor, land, and financial policies. Home builders are encouraged to support measures that would be most favorable to them.
Date: January 16, 1974
Creator: National Association of Home Builders
System: The Portal to Texas History
Address by Senator Tower (R-Tex.) to the North Texas Oil and Gas Association and the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, Respectively, on Thursday April 26 and Friday, April 27, 1984 (open access)

Address by Senator Tower (R-Tex.) to the North Texas Oil and Gas Association and the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, Respectively, on Thursday April 26 and Friday, April 27, 1984

Speech given by Senator John Tower to two Texas petroleum organizations discussing various topics related to politics and oil in the Middle East, international terrorism, the energy industry, and the relation of various factors on the U.S. interests.
Date: April 26, 1984
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of John Tower Speech about Federal Government Power given to the Texas Federation of Republican Women in San Antonio, Texas, October 29, 1965] (open access)

[Copy of John Tower Speech about Federal Government Power given to the Texas Federation of Republican Women in San Antonio, Texas, October 29, 1965]

Speech declaring a constitutional crisis caused by the imbalance of federal power. Argues for less federal interference in the lives of individuals.
Date: October 29, 1965
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft: John Tower Speech to National Association of Home Builders and NE Retail Lumbermen's Association about proposed economic program, 1975?] (open access)

[Draft: John Tower Speech to National Association of Home Builders and NE Retail Lumbermen's Association about proposed economic program, 1975?]

Draft. See [John Tower Speech to National Assoc. of Home Builders and NE Retail Lumbermen's Assoc. about proposed economic program, 1975?]. Price supports, inflation, windfall-profits tax, excise taxes, oil consumption, conservation, credits for housing industry. Draft is heavily edited.
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Edited Version of John Tower Speech about Mexican-American Education and Employment, May 4, 1972] (open access)

[Edited Version of John Tower Speech about Mexican-American Education and Employment, May 4, 1972]

Speech about measures and programs that Senator John Tower has supported in order to help Mexican-Americans achieve better education and have increased employment in both the private and public sectors.
Date: May 4, 1972
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Edited Version of John Tower Speech to Small Business Professionals about the Small Business Administration, June 16, 1975] (open access)

[Edited Version of John Tower Speech to Small Business Professionals about the Small Business Administration, June 16, 1975]

Speech given by John Tower to small business professionals. Senator Tower discusses how small businesses are good for the economy and could help alleviate current issues. However, Tower perceives three factors that hold back small businesses: federal regulation, high taxes, and federal subsidy programs that have limited impact. He proposes that the national commission on small business should study the effect of federal regulations on small businesses, the effectiveness of federal subsidy programs, and alternative solutions to create a favorable economic environment for small business. The Small Business Administration should serve as a information and resource center for small businesses to learn about ways to effectively compete.
Date: June 16, 1975
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] (open access)

[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
[Excerpts from John Tower Speech about Failures of the Kennedy Administration given in California, September 27, 1962] (open access)

[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
[Excerpts of John Tower Speech on Conservatism, May 23, 1966] (open access)

[Excerpts of John Tower Speech on Conservatism, May 23, 1966]

Speech explaining conservative values focused on a decentralized state and private/local rights. Includes a few quotes from 18th century political theorist Edmund Burke.
Date: May 23, 1966
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Format of John Tower Speech about Drug Abuse Prevention and Programs, 197u] (open access)

[Format of John Tower Speech about Drug Abuse Prevention and Programs, 197u]

Speech about the programs and policies that Senator John Tower has supported to address drug abuse across the state of Texas.
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Comedic Speech given at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner, 196u] (open access)

[John Tower Comedic Speech given at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner, 196u]

Speech describing Tower's past at the radio station KTAE in Taylor, Texas, and poking fun at current events and politicians. Includes misquotes of Patrick Henry, Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and Eli Whitney.
Date: 196X
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] (open access)

[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
[John Tower Edited Speech on Right to Work given to the Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Convention General Assembly in Lubbock, Texas, September 24, 1965] (open access)

[John Tower Edited Speech on Right to Work given to the Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Convention General Assembly in Lubbock, Texas, September 24, 1965]

Speech arguing in favor of retaining Section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act, which protects the right to work without joining a union, and opposing the labor bosses who want this law repealed.
Date: September 24, 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] (open access)

[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 U.S. Balance of Payments Deficit, 196u?] (open access)

[John Tower Edited Speech on U.S. Balance of Payments Deficit, 196u?]

Speech explaining why the balance of payments deficit is harmful and the history of how the U.S. acquired this deficit. Evaluates problems in tariffs, trade, and exports and their relationship to the deficit.
Date: 196X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower excerpts of address on productivity and profitability to Shipbuilders Council of America, June 7, 1972] (open access)

[John Tower excerpts of address on productivity and profitability to Shipbuilders Council of America, June 7, 1972]

Speech; naval and merchant ships; shipbuilding; President Nixon's Doctrine of Strategic Sufficiency; trade and commerce; Nixon's Seattle Speech; Merchant Marine Revitalization Act of 1970.
Date: June 7, 1972
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower excerpts of remarks for Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Assoc. address, Houston, Mar. 14, 197u] (open access)

[John Tower excerpts of remarks for Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Assoc. address, Houston, Mar. 14, 197u]

Speech; Higher food prices; Farm price increases; Increased productivity; Increased investment in cattle industry.
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Letter to International Lawyers Conference, May 18, 1984] (open access)

[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 remarks on Federal Assistance to schools, 197u] (open access)

[John Tower remarks on Federal Assistance to schools, 197u]

Speech; education; school financing; Texas school districts; Impact Aid Program; Bilingual Program; legislation S. 3172, tax credit; legislation S. 1543, tax credit; measure, funding plan for parents and their children's future education modeled after Keough Act.
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Remarks to the President about University Texas Campus Tragedy, Aug. 4, 1966] (open access)

[John Tower Remarks to the President about University Texas Campus Tragedy, Aug. 4, 1966]

Speech; College shooting; University of Texas, Austin; 13 killed and 31 wounded by sniper; Gratitude for bravery of Austin policemen, residents and students.
Date: August 4, 1966
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Report to Texans about End of Congress 1971?] (open access)

[John Tower Report to Texans about End of Congress 1971?]

Speech; Housing legislation; Urban Community Development Revenue Sharing proposal S. 1618; Economic Stabilization Act of 1971; Armed Services - move towards all-volunteer force by mid-1973; Armed Forces bills; Labor Law reform; Health Manpower Act; Emergency Public Interest Act; Social security; Retirement; Texas.
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about 87th Congress Legislation, September 1962] (open access)

[John Tower Speech about 87th Congress Legislation, September 1962]

Speech providing a summary of the activities of the 87th Congress from January to September 1962. Includes comments about legislation on Medicare, agriculture, education, trade, and taxes.
Date: September 1962
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History