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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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John Tower

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

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September 29, 1925

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April 5, 1991

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