George H. W. Bush’s Administration:
9. John Towers:Â In 1989, President George H.W. Bush nominated former U.S. Senator John Towers as his Secretary of Defense. However, soon after the checks began, the New York Times posted a report that the FBI’s background check-marked Tower with drinking and female behavior.
Other issues also plagued his nomination. According to Carl Levin of Michigan, Towers’ relationship with the military industry was too personal, which made him a liability to this position. In the end, the FBI investigation was widely accepted and became the smoking gun for the Senate’s rejection of Towers for Secretary of Defense. The Senate rejected the Tower nomination by a vote of 47 to 53.
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