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[John Tower Speech to the Republican State Convention about the Election, Fort Worth, June 19, 1976]

Speech; Presidential race; Backing of Governor Ronald Reagan; Election; Bicentennial year; Economic policy; Sec. 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley Act; Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; Defense policy.

Date: June 19, 1976

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on Goodfellow Air Force Base about Future of the Base and PAVE PAWS, 1981?]

Speech; Partnership between San Angelo and Goodfellow Air Force Base; Construction of new facilities; Construction of major radar warning system - PAVE PAWS [Precision Acquisition of Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System].

Date: 198X

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to Corsicana Lions Club about the Economy, July 13, 1976]

Speech; Recession; Inflation; Economy; Capital; Regulations.

Date: July 13, 1976

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech about Seapower to National Honor Society, M.B., Smiley Senior High School, Houston, n.d.]

Speech; Recruitment of new generation of students of the sea; Armed Services Committee; U.S. challenged at sea by international Communism; College courses in oceanography; Sea study programs at University of Houston and Texas A & M; Dependence on imported goods shipped on the surface of the sea.

Date: 19uu

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on the Oil Industry given to the Desk & Derrick Industry at the Sheraton Inn in Tyler, Texas, October 5, 1976]

Speech describing the oil industry's national reputation and criticizing policies that stifle it such as price controls and environmental legislation.

Date: October 5, 1976

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech about A Constitutional Amendment to Restore the Power of the Police, 196u]

Speech; Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice; Law reform; S. J. Res. 22, proposed amendment to the United States Constitution; Right of interrogation and safeguards against abuses of this right; Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S., 436, 538; Voluntary confessions.

Date: 196X

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech about health care delivery system, n.d.]

Speech; national health insurance; Republican disapproval of nationalized compulsory health insurance; Kennedy-McGovern plan; Health Security Act; medical care in America, pluralistic system; Comprehensive Health Manpower Training Act; Medicredit health insurance proposal.

Date: 19uu

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech "Strategic Materials the Next Crisis?" n.d.]

Speech; Communism in Russia and its goals; Soviet Union as a military superpower; Soviet strategy to disrupt Western economic order; Energy resources of the Persian Gulf; Middle East oil; Gulf Coordination Council; Availability of strategic and critical materials in Central and Southern Africa: Chrome, Platinum, Vanadium, Manganese, Cobalt; Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiling Act; Reagan Administration's stockpile activity.

Date: 198X

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech about World Food Situation at Berman Lecture, American University, Jan. 30, 1975]

Speech; food inequities; world hunger; starvation; food assistance; food aid; P. L. 480 Program - Food for Peace, 1954; political use of food vs. humanitarian aid; famine; India; Bangladesh; World Food Council.

Date: January 30, 1975

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on Racial Equality given to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People State Convention, October 6, 1984]

Speech describing what the federal government under the Reagan Administration has done to advance racial equality. Particularly focuses on economic policy effects on racial equality such as reducing poverty and unemployment.

Date: October 6, 1984

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on the Recovery of the U.S. Economy given at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, December 1, 1983]

Speech about U.S. economic recovery characterized by real growth and low inflation. Argues that the debts of LDCs, trade protectionism, U.S. deficits, and instability in the Middle East and the Caribbean could threaten this promising economic trend.

Date: December 1, 1983

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech Material on the Failed Promises of the Democratic Party, 1968]

Speech taking excerpts from the 1968 Democratic Party Platform and explaining how Democrats have failed to meet promises they are making about the economy, foreign policy, and crime.

Date: 1968

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to American Chamber of Commerce about American and European Security Interests, Frankfurt, West Germany, Feb. 12, 1980]

Speech; Soviet Aggression; Russian invasion of Afghanistan, Oil supply; Europe's political, military and economic support; Call for more military and economic aid; Pershing II.

Date: February 12, 1980

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on International Relations given to the Overseas Writers Club, November 24, 1980]

Speech describing the goal of peaceful relations among an international community, outlining the interests of the United States of America in international relations, and suggesting that increased military power will help the United States to reach its goals in the international community in the midst of Soviet power.

Date: November 24, 1980

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on the Grenada Invasion of 1983 given at the National Security Colloquium Series at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, December 7, 1983]

Speech explaining that discoveries of significant Soviet and Soviet-ally influence on Grenada during the U.S. invasion reveals increasing Soviet global power and the need for improved international defense.

Date: December 7, 1983

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on Soviet Trade, 1967?]

Speech explaining that the USSR is pursuing two contradictory paths of trying to trade with Western nations for food and technology while at the same time supporting Communist revolutions abroad. Tower explains that so long as the Soviet Union does activities such as shipping supplies to North Vietnamese troops, the United States cannot engage in free trade with the Soviet Union.

Date: 1967?

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speeches about President's New Economic Program, Jan 17, 1975?]

Speech; President [Gerald Ford]; economic problems; tax cuts; auto industry; financing of housing; housing rehabilitation; energy-tax proposal; windfall-profits tax; new spending initiatives;

Date: 197X

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on Jimmy Carter's Presidency and Reelection Campaign given to the Republican Party of Texas State Convention in San Antonio, Texas, September 6, 1980]

Speech criticizing Jimmy Carter's record as president and arguing that it is too weak and unreliable for Carter to run on for reelection.

Date: September 6, 1980

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to Payment Systems Symposium about Productivity Lag, Houston, TX, Apr. 9, 1979]

Speech; National productivity gap; Innovation in information technology; Joint Economic Committee; Rise in consumer prices; Costs of regulation; Taxes; Inflation; Skills and job performance; Electronic banking; FED Membership legislation; Federal Reserve.

Date: April 9, 1979

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on Tax Reform, November 25?, 19uu]

Speech cautioning the consideration of equity and the U.S. economy when reforming the tax system. Tower argues he cannot support the tax reform bill in its current form because there are many measures that he feels do not benefit the national economy.

Date: 19uu-11-25

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on Crime Prevention and Reduction given to the Dallas Junior Bar Association, April 3, 197u]

Speech explaining the measures that Tower is supporting to address crime, including the creation of the National Commission on Corrections, quicker timelines for felony trials, and improved juvenile delinquent rehabilitation.

Date: 197u-04-03

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on Shipbuilding Productivity and Profitability given to the Shipbuilders Council of America at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., July 7, 1972]

Speech declaring the importance of naval and merchant ships to U.S. national interests on the seas and arguing against critics that say that the shipbuilding industry is inefficient, costly, and technologically behind other nations.

Date: July 7, 1972

Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University