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[John Tower Speech on United States Foreign Policy, 1967?]

Speech explaining the position of the United States in world affairs and when it is acceptable for the United States to assume armed intervention.

Date: 1967?

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech on the Importance of Engineering given to the Nueces County Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers in Corpus Christi, Texas, February 26, 1977]

First part of the transcript includes an introduction for Senator Tower given by Obie Etheridge. Senator Tower's speech describes the importance of engineering for the future of the United States and technological progress, especially technological advancement ahead of the Soviet Union.

Date: February 26, 1977

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[Copy of John Tower Speech about Federal Government Power given to the Texas Federation of Republican Women in San Antonio, Texas, October 29, 1965]

Speech declaring a constitutional crisis caused by the imbalance of federal power. Argues for less federal interference in the lives of individuals.

Date: October 29, 1965

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Edited Speech on Soviet Military Technology given to the Texas AFL-CIO Summer Youth Citizenship Conference at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, June 18, 1965]

Speech explaining the ways in which Senator Tower agrees and disagrees with labor goals and asserting that he and labor have the common cause of opposing Communism. Argues that the Soviet Union has surprised the world with the development of solid fuel rockets and massive air transport vessels and that the United States needs to better anticipate Soviet technological advances.

Date: June 18, 1965

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to Texas Federation of Republican Women about Balanced Government, San Antonio, Oct. 29, 1965]

Speech; Constitutional crisis; From balance and decentralization to imbalance and centralization; Central government vs. freedom of the individual; Compassion, neighbors help neighbors; Socialization of the United States.

Date: October 29, 1965

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech at Farm Bureau-4H Leadership, Waco, TX, July 13, 1976]

Speech; Election; Bicentennial Celebration.

Date: July 13, 1976

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Comedic Speech given at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner, 196u]

Speech describing Tower's past at the radio station KTAE in Taylor, Texas, and poking fun at current events and politicians. Includes misquotes of Patrick Henry, Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and Eli Whitney.

Date: 196X

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

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

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech about Riots, 1968?]

Speech; Suitability of Ramsey Clark as Attorney General of the United States; Law and law enforcement; [Washington, D.C.]; Anarchy; Looters; Arsonists; Father James Groppi of Milwaukee; Restoration of law and order.

Date: 196X

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech, Fourth of July Address at First Baptist Church Service, San Augustine, TX, July 4, 1976]

Speech; Patriotic Service; Bicentennial Celebration; Democracy.

Date: July 4, 1976

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech about riots and law enforcement, 1968?]

Speech; Attorney General of the United States Ramsey Clark; Suitability of Mr. Clark as supervisor of law enforcement officers of the Federal Government; Father James Groppi of Milwaukee; [Washington D.C.]; Looters and arsonists; Restoration of law and order.

Date: 196X

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to Republican group? about the Watergate Affair, 1974?]

Watergate affair; media; corruption; President Nixon; Republican Party.

Date: 197X

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to St. Mary's College Alumni Dinner about Centralized Government, San Antonio, Nov. 6, 1965]

Speech; Responsibility of government and the individual; Centralized authority; Democracy; Federal government; Constitution; Population growth; Bureaucracy.

Date: November 6, 1965

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech about Impact of Goverment on Business at Institute of Appliance Manufacturers, March 4, 1963]

Speech; Annual Convention of the Institute of Appliance Manufacturers; Economic democracy; Impact on: taxation, competition, regulation and labor; Trade unions; Steel price; Strike.

Date: March 4, 1963

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to the Natl. Parking Assoc. about urbanization, May 5, 1963]

Speech; traffic and parking problems; rapid urbanization of the country; Mass Transportation Bill; socialism.

Date: May 28, 1963

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to Chicago Financial Advertisers about Financial Legislation, 197u]

Speech; Hunt Commission on Financial Structure and Regulation; S & L's and Mutual Savings Banks; Regulation; Taxation; Fair Credit Billing Act; Work ethic; Community service.

Date: 197X

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

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

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech about the Kennedy Administration given to the Ohio Republican Finance Committee in Cleveland, Ohio, May 15, 1962]

Speech criticizing the power of the Kennedy Administration and expressing hope for a Republican congressional victory in the 1962 election.

Date: May 15, 1962

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech at National War College Graduation about International Security Environment, Washington D.C., June 8, 1982]

Speech; Interlocking nature of economic interests - e.g. dependence on Middle Eastern oil; Buildup of Soviet military power; Lessened political cohesion of major alliances, incl. NATO; U.S.commitment to four worldwide missions: equivalence w. strategic forces of Soviet Union, maritime superiority, power projection superiority, technological superiority; U.S.commitment to three regional missions: defense of NATO Europe, defense of East Asia, defense of Southwest Asia; North Atlantic Alliance; Cu… more

Date: June 8, 1982

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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Southwestern University

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[John Tower Speech on United States Foreign Policy, 1967?]

[John Tower Speech on the Texas Revolution given for the Occasion of Texas Independence Day, March 2, 1984]

[John Tower Speech on the Importance of Engineering given to the Nueces County Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers in Corpus Christi, Texas, February 26, 1977]

[Copy of John Tower Speech about Federal Government Power given to the Texas Federation of Republican Women in San Antonio, Texas, October 29, 1965]

[John Tower Edited Speech on Soviet Military Technology given to the Texas AFL-CIO Summer Youth Citizenship Conference at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, June 18, 1965]

[John Tower Speech to Texas Federation of Republican Women about Balanced Government, San Antonio, Oct. 29, 1965]

[John Tower Speech on his First Ten Years as a Texas Senator given to the Decade of Service Dinner, May 27, 1971]

[John Tower Speech on Revenue Sharing given to the Coastal Bend Regional Planning Commission? in Corpus Christi, Texas, May 7, 1971?]

[John Tower Speech at Farm Bureau-4H Leadership, Waco, TX, July 13, 1976]

[John Tower Speech about Commissioning of the USS Corpus Christi, Groton, CT, Jan. 8, 1983]

[John Tower Comedic Speech given at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner, 196u]

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

[John Tower Speech about Riots, 1968?]

[John Tower Speech, Fourth of July Address at First Baptist Church Service, San Augustine, TX, July 4, 1976]

[John Tower Speech about riots and law enforcement, 1968?]

[John Tower Speech to Republican group? about the Watergate Affair, 1974?]

[John Tower Speech to St. Mary's College Alumni Dinner about Centralized Government, San Antonio, Nov. 6, 1965]

[John Tower Speech about Impact of Goverment on Business at Institute of Appliance Manufacturers, March 4, 1963]

[John Tower Speech to the Natl. Parking Assoc. about urbanization, May 5, 1963]

[John Tower Speech to Chicago Financial Advertisers about Financial Legislation, 197u]

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

[John Tower Speech about the Kennedy Administration given to the Ohio Republican Finance Committee in Cleveland, Ohio, May 15, 1962]

[John Tower Speech at National War College Graduation about International Security Environment, Washington D.C., June 8, 1982]