The Tower Commission Report Author:John G. Tower The Tower Commission was formed in late 1986 to formally investigate disturbing news that the Reagan administration might have violated its own policy of not negotiating with terrorists, by selling arms to Iran; and might further have violated Congressional restrictions on supporting the Nicaraguan Contra insurgency. The Commission's results... more », presented in February 1987 and packaged for public consumption by the New York Times, are a dry, restrained, and precise narrative that belies the accompanying political furor.« less