John Tower

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American senator from Texas and chairman of the Tower Commission (1925-1991)

United States PoliticiansLived 1925 to 1991 · aged 65

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John Goodwin Tower was an American politician and military veteran who represented Texas in the United States Senate from 1961 to 1985. S. Senate from Texas since Reconstruction. Tower is known for leading the Tower Commission, which investigated the Iran-Contra Affair in the Reagan administration.

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Tower with President Richard Nixon on May 5, 1971.

Tower delivers the Tower Report to President Reagan in the White House Cabinet Room, Edmund Muskie at right, 1987.

John Tower cenotaph at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas

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John Goodwin Tower was an American politician and military veteran who represented Texas in the United States Senate from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas since Reconstruction. Tower is known for leading the Tower Commission, which investigated the Iran-Contra Affair in the Reagan administration.

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