Tower Commission
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The Tower Commission was a special U.S. presidential review board, chaired by former Senator John Tower, that investigated and reported on the Iran–Contra affair in the late 1980s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tower Commission canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States presidential commission
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investigative commission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | President’s Special Review Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| appointedBy | Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedByPosition | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedOn | November 26, 1986 ⓘ |
| archivesAt | Ronald Reagan Presidential Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | John Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedByEvent | public disclosure of the Iran arms sales in 1986 ⓘ |
| concludedThat | the President should bear responsibility for the actions of his subordinates in Iran–Contra ⓘ |
| concurrentWith | United States congressional committees investigating Iran–Contra ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticized |
informal decision‑making structures in the Reagan administration
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lack of written findings for covert actions ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1987 ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Tower Commission Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Congressional Iran–Contra committees
NERFINISHED
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Walsh Iran–Contra independent counsel investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundThat |
National Security Council procedures and oversight were inadequate
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President Ronald Reagan was not fully informed about the Iran–Contra operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | government investigative report ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | activities of the National Security Council staff ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brent Scowcroft
NERFINISHED
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Edmund Muskie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | over 200 pages ⓘ |
| inception | 1986 ⓘ |
| investigatedOrganization |
Central Intelligence Agency
NERFINISHED
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Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ Executive Office of the President NERFINISHED ⓘ National Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | ad hoc presidential review board ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversawInvestigationOf | role of the National Security Council staff in Iran–Contra ⓘ |
| partOf | investigations into the Iran–Contra affair ⓘ |
| purpose | to investigate the Iran–Contra affair ⓘ |
| recommended |
clearer lines of authority and accountability in national security decision‑making
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reforms to National Security Council procedures ⓘ |
| reportDate | February 26, 1987 ⓘ |
| reportTitle | Report of the President’s Special Review Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Iran–Contra affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
arms sales to Iran
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covert operations of the National Security Council ⓘ funding of Nicaraguan Contras ⓘ |
| usedSource |
classified national security documents
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testimony of administration officials ⓘ |
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