Caspar Weinberger
Events (26)
- January 14, 1984: Murphy Memo Details Further Arming of Iraq, Deception of Congress 1984-01-14
- August 6, 1985: Iran Sets Terms for Arms-for-Hostages Deal 1985-08-06
- Before November 16, 1985: Defense Secretary Attempts to Sabotage Summit between Reagan, Gorbachev 1985-11-16
- December 6, 1985: Reagan Ignores Warning that Iran Arms Deals Are Illegal 1985-12-06
- December 7, 1985: Top White House Officials Meet to Discuss Iran Arms Sales 1985-12-07
- January 7, 1986: US Plans Further Arms Sales to Iran 1986-01-07
- January 17, 1986: Reagan Authorizes Clandestine Sale of Antitank Missiles to Iran 1986-01-17
- May 16, 1986: Reagan Asks about Private Funding for Contras 1986-05-16
- November 21-25, 1986: Attorney General Meese Conducts ‘Investigation’ of Iran Arms Sales; Evidence Destroyed during Investigation 1986-11-21
- August 6, 1987: Vice President Bush Claims Ignorance of Details of Iranian, Iraqi Arms Deals 1987-08-06
- July 24, 1992: Reagan Testifies in Weinberger Trial; Memory Loss Apparent 1992-07-24
- December 25, 1992: Bush Pardons Six Iran-Contra Figures; May Have Concealed Own Involvement 1992-12-25
- February 19, 1998: Neoconservative Group Calls on US to Help Overthrow Hussein 1998-02-19
- August 1, 2002: Experts Testify that Rebuilding Iraq After Toppling Hussein Will Be Difficult, Expensive, Require ‘Long-Term Commitment’ 2002-08-01
- July 18, 2003: Iran-Contra Figure Accuses Wilson of Participating in Smear Campaign against Bush, Iraq Supporters 2003-07-18
- April 3, 2007: Former GOP Vice-Presidential Candidate Recommends Pardon for Libby 2007-04-03
- April 1981 and After: Reagan Opposes Nuclear Weapons; Aides Thwart Efforts to Begin Arms Reductions
- May 1986: Air Transport Owner Refuses to Run Supplies to Contras, Informs CIA Director of Program
- July-September 1985: Joint US-Egyptian Military Offensive against Libya Proposed by NSC, Rejected by Pentagon
- September 1981 through November 1983: Hardliners Block INF Arms Agreement
- Early 1981 and After: Reagan Pushes Largest Peacetime Military Buildup in US History
- Late November 1983: Reagan ‘Chastened’ by Nuclear Briefing
- Early 1982: Defense Secretary Weinberger’s Attempts to Open Arms Deals with Iraq Unsuccessful
- October 1983: US Begins Secretly Supplying Arms to Iraq through Third Parties
- May 1985: ’Fuller Memo’ Codifies US Policy Towards Arming Iran
- Early October-November, 1986: Iran-US Arms-for-Hostages Deals Unravel; US Begins Providing Extensive Military Aid to Iraq