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[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 on Marine Petroleum Worker Compensation given to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Labor, 1971?]
Speech arguing for the necessity to update the Longshoremen and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act by passing the Marine Petroleum Workers' Compensation Act of 1971.
Date:
1971?
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Marine Technology given to a Marine Industry Group in Houston, Texas, 1971?]
Speech describing the development of government programs promoting marine research and explaining legal and economic setbacks.
Date:
1971?
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Economic Controls and Labor given to the Texas Manufacturers Association in Houston, Texas, October 28, 1971?]
Speech criticizing anti-business politics and arguing that healthy businesses benefit everyone, including laborers. Wishes to remove wage and price controls once inflation is under control, transfer unfair labor practice cases to the federal courts, repeal the Davis-Bacon Act, get rid of anti-trust laws that protect labor unions, and abolish the minimum wage, among other things.
Date:
1971-10-28?
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Declining U.S. Trade Balance, 1971?]
Speech discussing the looming threat of a trade balance deficit as the trade balance declines. Explains the causes of this decline related to international economic policy, labor organizations, and the dissemination of technology and proposes some solutions to address these issues.
Date:
1971?
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech for the Dedication of the U.S. Forest Service Building in Nacogdoches, Texas, October 22, 1971]
Speech describing the importance of forest research and sustainable use of timber, especially for the housing industry.
Date:
October 22, 1971
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech Recommending John B. Connally to be Secretary of the Treasury given to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, January 28, 1971]
Speech explaining how John Connally's background and credentials qualify him to be the next Secretary of the Treasury.
Date:
January 28, 1971
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Revenue Sharing given to the Coastal Bend Regional Planning Commission? in Corpus Christi, Texas, May 7, 1971?]
Speech expressing support for government revenue sharing at the state and local levels and lauding the regional organizations such as those found in the Texas Coastal Bend for helping with disaster relief.
Date:
May 7, 1971
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History