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[John Tower Speech to the Texas Press Assoc. about National Security, Houston, TX, June 20, 1980]
Speech; Soviet relations; NATO Europe relations; Reliance on foreign goods; Threat of Soviet military power; Restoration of U.S. military strength; Defense budget.
Date:
June 20, 1980
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to Overseas Writers Club about United States and International Affairs, Nov. 24, 1980]
Speech; Promotion of western values; Defense of free-world interests; Military alliances; Strengthen military power; National defense; Secure access to resources and overseas markets; Peaceful development and independence of less-developed countries; Diplomacy; Nuclear strategy; President-elect Reagan; NATO; Warsaw Pact Forces.
Date:
November 24, 1980
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at the Free Enterprise Symposium, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, TX, Dec. 8, 1983]
Speech; Economy; Inflation; Recession; Gross National Product; Unemployment; Entrepreneurship; Small Businesses; Budget deficits.
Date:
December 8, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to the American Bar Association Conference on "Congress, the President and Foreign Policy," May 10, 1984]
Speech; War Power Resolution 1973; Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty; Golf of Tonkin Resolution; U.S. participation in the Multi-National Force in Lebanon; Foreign Aid; Turkish Arms Embargo; U.S. Policy in Central America; U.S. Policy in El Salvador; Kissinger Commission Report; Inability of Congress to play a more constructive role; Diffusion of power and authority in the Congress; Higher turnover and declining experience among Senators.
Date:
May 10, 1984
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 about CNO Change of Command, Annapolis, MD, June 30, 1982]
Speech; Naval strength; Tom Hayward; Jim Watkins - new CNO; U.S. Merchant Marine and Civilian Shipbuilding Industrial Base; Merchant Marine Fleet; Need for National Maritime Policy; [CNO, Chief of Naval Operations].
Date:
June 30, 1982
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to State Republican Convention about Reagan Administration, Sept. 11, 1982]
Speech; President Reagan; Decrease in inflation and interest rates; Upturn in economic indicators; Military policy; Nuclear arms control; Governor Bill Clements.
Date:
September 11, 1982
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 Federal Policies Affecting Texas given to the Texas Legislature in Austin, Texas, May 23, 1983]
Speech describing the benefits of cooperation between governments at the federal, state, and local levels. Addresses issues such as crime, housing, agriculture, energy, and Mexican economic conditions impacting the region of South Texas.
Date:
May 23, 1983
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 Speech to Overseas Writers Club about United States and International Affairs, Nov. 24, 1980 - edit]
Speech; Promotion of western values; Defense of free-world interests; Military alliances; Strengthen military power; National defense; Secure access to resources and overseas markets; Peaceful development and independence of less-developed countries; Diplomacy; Nuclear strategy; President-elect Reagan; NATO; Warsaw Pact Forces.
Date:
1980
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Hispanic Businesses given to the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce in Laredo, Texas, July 28, 1984]
Speech commenting on the state of the national economy and the regional economy of South Texas. Expresses optimism that Hispanic businesses will soon be able to compete on the same level as mainstream businesses.
Date:
July 28, 1984
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]
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 to National Association of Realtors, Washington Legislative Conference, May 11, 1983]
Speech; Housing; Kaiser Committee of 1967; 1968 Housing legislation; Inflation; Ronald Reagan; Economy; Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act; S. 1051, Mortgage Retirement Account Act (MRA); Tax-deferred Housing Account plans; Rent controls; Senate Housing Authorization Bill.
Date:
May 11, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to the Multi-Housing Council about Housing Authorization Bill, Houston, TX, Dec. 5, 1983]
Speech; Housing legislation; Conventional and assisted housing; Rental Rehabilitation Grant Program; Amendments to the FHA Insurance Title; Multi-Family Graduated Payment Mortgages; Shared Appreciation Mortgages; Deregulation of rents; Preservation of existing housing; Removal of statutorily controlled FHA rate; Housing affordability; 98th Congress.
Date:
December 5, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at Housing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies to the National Association of Home Builders, May 15, 1983]
Speech; Housing recovery; National Housing Center; Housing legislation; Inflation; Interest rates; Mortgage rates; Affordability of housing; S. 1051, Mortgage Retirement Account Act (MRA); Tax-deferred Housing plans.
Date:
May 15, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech before Art Laffer Associates about Spending Programs, June 17, 1982]
Speech; Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981; Spending for National Defense; Reagan Administration.
Date:
June 17, 1982
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Banking Deregulation and IMF Quota Increase given to the Government Relations Council Meeting of the American Bankers Association in Dallas, Texas, July 30, 1983]
Speech about the benefits of federal deregulation of the banking industry. Also argues in favor of an International Monetary Fund quota increase.
Date:
July 30, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on President Carter's Competence, 1980]
Speech criticizing President Jimmy Carter for not developing competent and consistent foreign and economic policies. Expresses dissatisfaction with the president's handling of the Iranian hostage crisis, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, offer of assistance to Pakistan, relations with European leaders and domestic inflation and high interest rates.
Date:
1980
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Economic Inflation and Recession given to Dallas Investors in Dallas, Texas, September 25, 1980]
Speech criticizing the Carter Administration for policies that have caused stagflation in the U.S. economy and explaining how Governor Reagan's proposed program of cutting income taxes and increasing defense spending could alleviate inflation.
Date:
September 25, 1980
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at Bethlehem Shipyard about National Energy Policy, Beaumont, TX, July 24, 1981]
Speech; Petroleum needs for defense purposes; Nuclear power; Petroleum Information Corporation reports; Reagan Administration; End of oil price controls and regulatory apparatus.
Date:
July 24, 1981
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at Bethlehem Shipyard? about National Energy Policy, Beaumont, TX, July 24, 1981]
Speech; Federal regulation; Security; Energy independence; Windfall Profits Tax; Petroleum Information Corporation, Wildcats Wells; Reagan Administration; Oil price controls.
Date:
July 24, 1981
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Commissioning of the USS Corpus Christi, Groton, CT, Jan. 8, 1983]
Speech; 688- class submarine; Naval power; Soviet Union; Budget deficits; Shipbuilding.
Date:
January 8, 1983
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech to McGraw Hill DRI Defense Symposium about Reagan Defense Program, Sept. 13, 1982]
Speech; Soviet military power; Arms control; Reagan Administration's leadership role in the Middle East; Security Assistance Program; Increased resources for defense; Public perception of Reagan Defense Program.
Date:
September 13, 1982
Creator:
Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System:
The Portal to Texas History