President Ronald Reagan orders the creation of the Tower Commission to audit his national security bureaucracy following the Iran-Contra scandal. To lead the commission, Reagan appointed former Texas Senator John Tower along with former Secretary of State Edmund Muskie and former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft.
Year
1986
Date of Event
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