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[John Tower Speech about Banking Restructuring Legislation and Deregulation, 1983?]

Description: Speech; 1978 International Banking Act; 1980 Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act; 1970 Bank Holding Company Act; 1960 Bank Merger Act; 1982 Garn-St Germain Public Law 97-320; 98th Congress; Senate Banking Committee; Glass-Steagall Act of 1933; McFadden Act of 1927; Douglas Amendment to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956; Product Deregulation; Geographic Deregulation; Role of Regulators in a deregulated environment; Texas Banker Association as advisers.
Date: 198X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to Mortgage Bankers Assoc.? about Legislative Matters and Economy, 197u]

Description: Speech; H.R. 8650 - Building Energy Conservation Standards Act of 1976; Fuel savings; Energy efficiency; Common Situs Picketing Legislation; Denver Building Trades Council; Minimum wage legislation; Davis-Bacon Act of 1931; Federal deficit; Federal spending; Capital needs.
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on Hispanic Businesses given to the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce in Laredo, Texas, July 28, 1984]

Description: 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
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech Regulating the Regulators, 1979?]

Description: Speech; Bureaucracy; New Regulatory Agencies such as EPA, OSHA, EEOC and ERISA; Social reform; Politicizing of business and of the learned professions; Costs of regulation; Hospital Cost Containment proposal; National Labor Relations Act (NLRA); Child Health Assurance (CHAP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

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

Description: 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
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to Chicago Financial Advertisers about Financial Legislation, 1972?]

Description: Speech; Recommendations of the Hunt Commission on Financial Structure and Regulation; Wage and price controls; Fair Credit Billing Act; Limitations on class action liability under the Truth-In-Lending Act; "Holder-In-Course" laws; Economic and personal freedom of the individual.
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on Individual Liberty and Government Power given to Central Baptist Church Congregation, June 27, 1976]

Description: Sermon delivered to Central Baptist Church in East Texas, describing Judeo-Christian roots of the United States of America and the senator's commitment to the principles of individual liberty in the face of what he sees as increasing government intrusion in the lives of individuals. Draws quotes from/mentions historical figures such as Anatole France, John Cotton, and Roger Williams.
Date: June 27, 1976
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech about his stance on the U.S. Senate Committee on Nutritional and Human Needs]

Description: Speech in defense of John Tower's vote against further funding for the Senate Committee on Nutrition and Health Needs. He argues that his political opponent's charge that Tower is anti-hunger is misconstrued and that the committee is temporary and unnecessary.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on Centralized Power and the Vietnam War given to the Texas State Legislature in Austin, Texas, February 22, 1967]

Description: Speech claiming that the biggest internal threat for the United States is the centralization of power in the federal government and that the biggest external threat for the country is Communist aggression, particularly in Vietnam. Argues that more power should be distributed to the state and local levels of government and that the United States should not back down in the Vietnam War.
Date: February 22, 1967
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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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
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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
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to Aerican Public Transit Assoc. about Urban Mass Transportation Legislation, Oct. 10, 1977]

Description: Speech; Amendments to Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964; Senate Bill S. 208 - the Natl. Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1977; President Carter's and Secretary Adams' Transportation Proposal; Transit programs; Labor Law Section 13 (c); Conservation of energy resources.
Date: October 10, 1977
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech about crime prevention, 197u]

Description: Speech; crime prevention; justice; police force; penalties; legislation S 895 to speed justice in felony trials; rehabilitation; Texas Criminal Justice Council; Dallas designation to receive funds by LEAA [ Law Enforcement Assistance Administration] to reduce street crime and burglary; State Firearms (long guns) Control Assistance Act of 1968; Commission on Corrections, S. 2939; prevention of juvenile delinquency and rehabilitation, S. 2148; illegal narcotics, S. J. Res. 78; legislation, S. 210… more
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Report to Texans about End of Congress 1971?]

Description: Speech; Housing legislation; Urban Community Development Revenue Sharing proposal S. 1618; Economic Stabilization Act of 1971; Armed Services - move towards all-volunteer force by mid-1973; Armed Forces bills; Labor Law reform; Health Manpower Act; Emergency Public Interest Act; Social security; Retirement; Texas.
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

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

Description: 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
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Partner: Southwestern University
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