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[Revision 2 of John Tower Speech to The Society of Exploration Geophysicists about the Oil Industry's Role in Stagflation, 197?]

Description: Second Revision of speech prepared by Senator John Tower to give to The Society of Exploration Geophysicists. According to Senator Tower, changes need to happen in the oil industry so as to reduce foreign dependence and to deter excessive consumption, but he disagrees with certain federal policies toward the oil industry that are being considered. He asserts that legislators mistakenly blame the country's economic woes on fossil fuel industries and support laws that will end up hampering or eve… more
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to Oil/Energy? Professionals about the Oil Industry's Role in the Energy Crisis, 197?]

Description: Speech by John Tower printed in The Phone publication. Senator Tower addresses professionals in the energy or oil industries and discusses the energy crisis. He criticizes those who attribute the energy crisis to the oil industry and who demand that it be federally regulated to alleviate the crisis; he says that such actions would be unnecessarily harmful to private oil production. At the end of the speech, the publication printed a brief biography about the senator.
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech in Houston about Housing Legistation, 1974]

Description: Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. S. 3066; "Omnibus" housing bill; Emergency Housing Finance Act of 1974; Land use legislation; Real estate; Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973; HUD [United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]; FHA [Federal Housing Administration]; Clean Air Act.
Date: 1974
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech to Small Business Professionals about the Small Business Administration, 1975]

Description: Speech given by John Tower to small business professionals. Senator Tower discusses how small businesses are good for the economy and could help alleviate current issues. However, Tower perceives three factors that hold back small businesses: federal regulation, high taxes, and federal subsidy programs that have limited impact. He proposes that the national commission on small business should study the effect of federal regulations on small businesses, the effectiveness of federal subsidy progr… more
Date: 1975
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[National Association of Home Builders Legislative Report, January 16, 1974]

Description: Legislative report created by Lewis Cenker and Burton C. Wood to inform members of the National Association of Home Builders of legislative bills that may be passed during the second session of the 93rd Congress that would impact home builders. The bills described cover a wide array of topics, including energy, labor, land, and financial policies. Home builders are encouraged to support measures that would be most favorable to them.
Date: January 16, 1974
Creator: National Association of Home Builders
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Partner: Southwestern University

[Introduction to John Tower Speech Given to Bankers/Real Estate Group? about Success of Senate Joint Resolution 160, 197?.]

Description: Speech introducing Senator John Tower, which lauds his success as a Senate GOP Leader. Mentions Tower's position on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and how he has used it to advance housing and home financing interests. Describes Tower's role in introducing and promoting Senate Joint Resolution 160 and his correspondence with the Federal Reserve Board regarding Regulation Q and the July 5th action.
Date: 197X
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Partner: Southwestern University

[Questions and Answers for Panel on the Future of the Small Business Administration, June 16, 1975]

Description: List of questions and answers created to help Senator John Tower for his panel discussion on the Small Business Administration at the National Federation of Independent Business Conference. Addresses questions about the SBA potentially joining the Department of Commerce, the Cabinet, or the Domestic Council; the effects of line-item appropriations on the SBA; direct loan legislative policies; SBA programs.
Date: 1975-06-16?
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[National Association of Home Builders Fact Sheet, January 4, 1974]

Description: Fact sheet compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. Details the issues that Home Builders face such as the depression in residential construction,and the inefficiency of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The fact sheet describes an issue, analyzes legislation relating to that issue, and then states the position of the NAHB concerning whether or not it supports the bills examined. The NAHB is particularly concerned with the mortgage crisis, the energy crisis, and la… more
Date: January 4, 1974
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[John Tower Speech at Financial Times -- Oil Daily Forum Conference on Oil and Government, Nov. 12, 1974, Final Copy]

Description: Senate Resolution No. 425; geopolitics; reliance on foreign sources of energy; crude oil; OPEC; cartel; domestic production. See also: [John Tower Speech at Financial Times -- Oil Daily Forum Conference on Oil and Government, 1974?, Draft] and [John Tower Speech at Financial Times -- Oil Daily Forum Conference on Oil and Government, 1974?, Edit], [John Tower Speech at Financial Times -- Oil Daily Forum Conference on Oil and Government, 1974?, Handwritten Draft no. 1] and [John Tower Speech at F… more
Date: November 12, 1974
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[Memorandum from Tony Cluff and Ellen Oberdorf to John Tower about National Federation of Independent Business Panel Discussion, June 16, 1975]

Description: Memo written by Tony Cluff and Ellen Oberdorf to Senator John Tower to prepare him for a panel discussion run by the National Federation of Independent Business. Cluff and Oberdorf list potential questions that may be asked at the panel discussion about the future of the Small Business Administration and then outline responses that Tower could give for each question. The responses mostly focus on reducing federal regulation of small businesses and enabling them to thrive in the economy.
Date: June 16, 1975
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University

[Tony Cluff Background Material for Dallas Securities Association Dinner, Sept. 11,1975]

Description: Edit of Remarks of Senator Tower Before the Dallas Securities Association Dinner, Sept. 12,1975. Economic growth; jobs; income; unemployment; savings and investment needs; capital investment; tax system; interest rates; housing starts; securities industry; banking committee. Tony Cluff was a Tower aide and banking counsel.
Date: September 11, 1975
Creator: Cluff, Tony
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Partner: Southwestern University

[Outline of Issues about Role of Federal Government in Regulating Mortgage given to John Tower, 197?]

Description: Senator John Tower received this outline of issues raised in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the Housing Act of 1973, and the Better Communities Act in preparation for a speech to a home builders' association. Describes an issue and then provides comments based on the reaction of the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to said issue. Comments are often framed in terms of whether or not the committee agrees with duties and responsibilities assigned to th… more
Date: 197X
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
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Partner: Southwestern University
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