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[John Tower Speech to Texas Cotton Assoc. about commitment in Southeast Asia, Houston, March 17, 1967] (open access)

[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 to Texas Cotton Assoc. about Economics and Politics, Houston, March 13, 1964] (open access)

[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 AGC Convention about Labor Law Reform, Houston, March 7, 1972] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to AGC Convention about Labor Law Reform, Houston, March 7, 1972]

Speech; Correlation between organized labor and inflation; Labor law reform as domestic priority; Associated General Contractors (AGC); Bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931; General Accounting Office (GAO); Federal construction costs; Construction unions; Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee.
Date: March 7, 1972
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Impact of Goverment on Business at Institute of Appliance Manufacturers, March 4, 1963] (open access)

[John Tower Speech about Impact of Goverment on Business at Institute of Appliance Manufacturers, March 4, 1963]

Speech; Annual Convention of the Institute of Appliance Manufacturers; Economic democracy; Impact on: taxation, competition, regulation and labor; Trade unions; Steel price; Strike.
Date: March 4, 1963
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Federal Housing Assistance Programs, March 24, 1969] (open access)

[John Tower Speech about Federal Housing Assistance Programs, March 24, 1969]

Speech; 1968 Housing Act; legislation; homeownership; ; lower-income families; Section 235 Program; FHA; Section 236 Rental Housing Program; mortgages.
Date: March 24, 1969
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Military Reserves given at the Dedication of Army Reserve Training Center and Flight Facility at the Dallas Naval Air Station in Dallas, Texas, March 27, 1977] (open access)

[John Tower Speech on Military Reserves given at the Dedication of Army Reserve Training Center and Flight Facility at the Dallas Naval Air Station in Dallas, Texas, March 27, 1977]

Speech about the importance of military reserves to U.S. defense. and the concept of Total Force.
Date: March 27, 1977
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech Government by Mismanagement to NACHA SurePay Conference, Houston, TX, Mar. 12, 1979] (open access)

[John Tower Speech Government by Mismanagement to NACHA SurePay Conference, Houston, TX, Mar. 12, 1979]

Speech; Foreign policy; Communism in Asia; Soviet military power; Economy; Inflation rates; Deficit spending; Government regulation; Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt; Financial Privacy Act; Sunset legislation; Federal Reserve Membership legislation.
Date: March 12, 1979
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Natl. Petroleum Refiners Assoc. about energy crisis, San Antonio, March 27, 1972] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to Natl. Petroleum Refiners Assoc. about energy crisis, San Antonio, March 27, 1972]

Speech; energy crisis; National Petroleum Council; petroleum import; petroleum sources; natural gas; coal; petroleum; nuclear power; energy consumption; investment outlays; Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC); Teheran Agreement; Domestic Exploration Investment Tax Credit; Trans-Alaskan pipeline.
Date: March 27, 1972
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on the Texas Revolution given for the Occasion of Texas Independence Day, March 2, 1984] (open access)

[John Tower Speech on the Texas Revolution given for the Occasion of Texas Independence Day, March 2, 1984]

Speech describing the Texas Revolution, particularly noting the events of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence, the Battle of the Alamo, and the Battle of San Jacinto.
Date: March 2, 1984
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on the "Conscience of a Conservative," given to the Christian Citizenship '76 Seminar in Washington, D.C., March 2u, 1976] (open access)

[John Tower Speech on the "Conscience of a Conservative," given to the Christian Citizenship '76 Seminar in Washington, D.C., March 2u, 1976]

Speech describing conservative values, stressing the need to preserve the foundational United States institutions that protect individual liberty while embracing change such as technological innovations. Includes letter from the Christian Life Commission that enclosed this speech.
Date: 1976-03-2u
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Port Call USS Houston (SSN-713), Houston, TX, March 19,1983] (open access)

[John Tower Speech about Port Call USS Houston (SSN-713), Houston, TX, March 19,1983]

Speech; Port city of Houston; Defense spending; Defense requirements; Military commitments; National and international security.
Date: March 19, 1983
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to the Texas Cotton Association about Labor Legislation, Lubbock, TX, Mar. 24, 1972] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to the Texas Cotton Association about Labor Legislation, Lubbock, TX, Mar. 24, 1972]

Speech; Reform of labor laws; Pay Board, George Meany; Organized labor; Henneside Bill; Strike legislation; Transportation strikes; Labor Committee; Hartke Bill; Value added tax; Voluntary army.
Date: March 24, 1972
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to National Security Industrial Association about National Defense, March 25, 1982] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to National Security Industrial Association about National Defense, March 25, 1982]

1981 James Forrestal Memorial Award; Introduction comments Mellon Baird; Speech John Tower; National Defense; Soviet Union; News information and misinformation; Television; Defense spending; Weapon technology.
Date: March 25, 1982
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to G.E. Builders' Conference about Housing Industry Market, Tarpon Spring, FL, March 11, 1983] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to G.E. Builders' Conference about Housing Industry Market, Tarpon Spring, FL, March 11, 1983]

Speech; Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee; Trust for Investment in Mortgages proposal (TIM); Fannie Mae; Freddie Mac; Economy.
Date: March 11, 1983
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Port Call USS Houston (SSN-713), Houston, TX, March 19,1983] (open access)

[John Tower Speech about Port Call USS Houston (SSN-713), Houston, TX, March 19,1983]

Speech; Port city of Houston; Defense spending; Defense requirements; Military commitments; National and international security.
Date: March 19, 1983
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Improving Military Defense given at the Commission of the USS Carl Vinson, March 13, 1981] (open access)

[John Tower Speech on Improving Military Defense given at the Commission of the USS Carl Vinson, March 13, 1981]

Speech arguing that national defense needs to be a priority for the United States in the face of increasing Soviet military technology production.
Date: March 13, 1981
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Shipbuilder's Council of America about troubled Civilian Shipbuilding Industrial Base, March 16, 1983] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to Shipbuilder's Council of America about troubled Civilian Shipbuilding Industrial Base, March 16, 1983]

Speech; Need for strong Merchant Marine; Need for strong Civilian Shipbuilding and Repair Industrial Base.
Date: March 16, 1983
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Legislation Affecting the Mobile Home Industry given to the Mobile Home Manufacturers Association at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., March 23, 1972] (open access)

[John Tower Speech on Legislation Affecting the Mobile Home Industry given to the Mobile Home Manufacturers Association at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., March 23, 1972]

Speech explaining pending and current legislation that impacts the mobile home manufacturing industry and praising the value and usefulness of the mobile home.
Date: March 23, 1972
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Indiana State College about Fight Against Poverty in America, Mar. 25, 1965] (open access)

[John Tower Speech to Indiana State College about Fight Against Poverty in America, Mar. 25, 1965]

Speech; Decline of poverty; Federal bureaucracy versus individual responsibility; Private initiatives to fight poverty; Poverty Bill; White Citizens Council; NAACP [National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]; Welfare and education programs; Poverty statistics; Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; VISTA anti-poverty program.
Date: March 25, 1965
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Aid Bill for South Vietnam, March 10, 1966?] (open access)

[John Tower Speech on Aid Bill for South Vietnam, March 10, 1966?]

Speech supporting the aid bill for South Vietnam because it could help alleviate the country's economy and allow the Americans to fight the Vietnam War more efficiently.
Date: 1966-03-10?
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History