Senator John G. Tower Collection - 18 Matching Results

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[John Tower Speech on Federal Policies Affecting Texas given to the Texas Legislature in Austin, Texas, May 23, 1983]

Description: 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
Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on International Security given to the National Press Club Luncheon in Washington, D.C., May 18, 1983]

Description: 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
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]

Description: 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
Partner: Southwestern University

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

Description: 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
Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to National Association of Realtors, Washington Legislative Conference, May 11, 1983]

Description: 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
Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to the Multi-Housing Council about Housing Authorization Bill, Houston, TX, Dec. 5, 1983]

Description: 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
Partner: Southwestern University
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