Browse Items (12 total)
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Excerpts from Speech given in California about Failures of the Kennedy Administration, dated Sept. 27, 1962
Speech criticizing the Kennedy Administration for perceived failures in economic, military, and foreign policy matters.<br />2 p.<br />Text -
Speech given to Ohio Republican Finance Committe in Cleveland, Ohio about the Kennedy Administration, dated May 15, 1962
Speech criticizing the power of the Kennedy Administration and expressing hope for a Republican congressional victory in the 1962 election.<br />7 p.<br />Text -
Speech about 87th Congress Legislation, dated Sept. 1962
Speech providing a summary of the activities of the 87th Congress from January to September 1962. Includes comments about legislation on Medicare, agriculture, education, trade, and taxes.<br />6 p.<br />Text -
Speech given at Institute of Appliance Manufacturers about Impact of Goverment on Business, dated Mar. 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.<br />10 p.<br />Text -
Speech given in Gary, Indiana about Campaigning, dated Feb. 14, 1963
Speech; Election; Republicans; Democrats; Kennedy Administration; Cuba crisis; Soviet Union threat; Aspired victory in Cold War; Tax cuts; Burden of indebtedness; Economy; Republican Party party of business and labor.<br />5 p.<br />Text -
Speech at Human Events Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. about Governance, dated July 14, 1962
Speech; New Frontier; conservatism; communism; world leadership; governance.<br />4 p.<br />Text -
Speech given to National Parking Association about Urbanization, dated May 28, 1963
Speech; traffic and parking problems; rapid urbanization of the country; Mass Transportation Bill; socialism.<br />8 p.<br />Text -
Speech given to National Confectioners Association about Government Influence on Business, dated May 1963
Speech; government operations; government regulations; taxation; fiscal policy; government business; private business; Herlong-Baker bill; economic freedom;<br />5 p.<br />Text -
Speech in Response to Opponent's Political Attacks
An excerpt from a Tower speech in which he addresses an unnamed political opponent, accusing this opponent of relying on ad hominem attacks, particularly in regard to Tower's voting against the continued funding of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. Tower responds to the attacks by describing the program as fiscally irresponsible. The speech is undated but refers to events of 1968 and 1969 as having occurred in the near past. -
Proposed Statement to Mexican Americans, dated 1972
A 1972 outline of a proposed speech in which Tower would describe his plans to facilitate greater equality for Mexican-Americans in Texas. Tower would argue for the necessity of bilingual education, increased affirmative action legislation, and the governmental support of organizations such as the League of United Latin American Citizens. Of particular note in this document is the visibility of the revision process. Several versions of the speech are included, each annotated by Tower's speechwriting staff.