John Tower
John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction. He served from 1961 until his retirement in January 1985, after which time he was appointed as the chairman of the Reagan-appointed Tower Commission that investigated the Iran-Contra Affair. He was George H. W. Bush's nominee for Secretary of Defense in 1989, but he was rejected by the Senate by a vote of 53 to 47.
Read more about John Tower: Early Life, Education, and Military Service, Family Life in Wichita Falls, Texas, Rise To The Senate, United States Senate, Tower Quarrels With Conservatives, Subsequent Elections, Post-senate Career, Death
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