Oliver North
Events (83)
- January 14, 1984: Murphy Memo Details Further Arming of Iraq, Deception of Congress 1984-01-14
- October 10, 1984: Second Boland Amendment Outlaws CIA, Defense Department, or Third-Party Funding of Contras 1984-10-10
- December 21, 1984: Bush’s Foreign Policy Adviser Introduces North to Contra Liaison 1984-12-21
- June 6, 1985: Secretary of State: Plan to Involve Israel in Hostage Negotiations Unreliable 1985-06-06
- June 21, 1985: North Loans Secretary Money from Illegal Contra Funds 1985-06-21
- July 3, 1985: Israel Offers to Facilitate Hostage Release; Arms-for-Hostage Deal In Place 1985-07-03
- September 4, 1985: State Department Official Learns of North’s Illegal Funding of Contras, Tasked to ‘Monitor’ North 1985-09-04
- November 17, 1985: Oliver North Put in Charge of Missile Shipment to Iran 1985-11-17
- December 6, 1985: North: Arms Profits Will Go to Fund Contras 1985-12-06
- December 8, 1985: US Officials Meet with Iranian Arms Merchant, Israeli Officials; Arms Deals Are Ending, US Officials Say 1985-12-08
- December 12, 1985: Plane Crash in Canada Kills 256; Evidence Suggests Links to Iran-Contra and BCCI Covert Operations 1985-12-12
- January 9, 1986: North, CIA Official Discuss Possible Connection to Vice President 1986-01-09
- January 16, 1986: North: Neoconservative NSC Adviser Should be Polygraphed Regularly 1986-01-16
- January 17, 1986: Reagan Authorizes Clandestine Sale of Antitank Missiles to Iran 1986-01-17
- January 24, 1986: North: Aide May be Profiting from Arms Sales 1986-01-24
- February 7-8, 1986: CIA, State Department Officials Worry about North’s Connections to Humanitarian Funds 1986-02-07
- April 4, 1986: North Diverts $12 Million in Iran Arms Sales Profits to Contras 1986-04-04
- After May 16, 1986: State Department Official Suggests Soliciting Contra Funds from Brunei 1986-05-16
- May 16, 1986: Reagan Asks about Private Funding for Contras 1986-05-16
- May 29, 1986: North Informs National Security Adviser that Money from Iranian Arms Sales is Going to Contras 1986-05-29
- June 11, 1986: Sultan of Brunei to Donate Money to Contras 1986-06-11
- Before July 28, 1986: Vice President Briefed on Arms-for-Hostages Scheme 1986-07-28
- July 28-August 3, 1986: Vice President Bush Secretly Pressures Hussein to Escalate Air Strikes Into Iran 1986-08-03
- July 28-August 3, 1986: Vice President Bush Meets with Middle East Leaders to Pressure Iran in Hostage Negotiations 1986-08-03
- September 16, 1986: $10 Million Donation to Contras Cannot be Found 1986-09-16
- September 19-20, 1986: Third-Party Sabotage on Behalf of Contras Discussed 1986-09-19
- September 19, 1986: Iranians Seek More US Arms, Take More Hostages 1986-09-19
- September 25, 1986: Costa Rica Reveals Illegal Contra Airstrip, Role of US Government Remains Secret 1986-09-25
- October 5, 1986: North Cuts Short Negotiations with Iran after Revelation of CIA Involvement with Contras 1986-10-05
- October 9, 1986: Connections between CIA, US Government, and Contras Alleged 1986-10-09
- November 3, 1986: Lebanese Newspaper Reveals US Arms Sales to Iran, Beginning Iran/Contra Affair Scandal 1986-11-03
- November 21-25, 1986: Attorney General Meese Conducts ‘Investigation’ of Iran Arms Sales; Evidence Destroyed during Investigation 1986-11-21
- November 21-23, 1986: North, NSC Officials Destroy Evidence 1986-11-21
- November 25, 1986: State Department Official Lies about Third-Party Funding of Contras 1986-11-25
- November 25, 1986: North’s Secretary Sneaks Documents out of NSC 1986-11-25
- November 25, 1986: Attorney General Meese Reveals Iran-Contra Funding Connection; Poindexter Resigns, North Fired 1986-11-25
- November 27, 1986: North’s Secretary Portrays ‘Shredding Party’ as Business as Usual 1986-11-27
- November 28, 1986: North’s Secretary, Other NSC Officials Agree to Conceal Evidence from FBI 1986-11-28
- February 2, 1987: CIA Director Casey Resigns Due to Terminal Illness; Iran-Contra Commitee Unable to Question Him 1987-02-02
- February 27, 1987: North’s Secretary Admits Lying to Investigators 1987-02-27
- May 5, 1987: Iran-Contra Committee Begins Public Hearings 1987-05-05
- May 6, 1987: Former CIA Director Casey Dies 1987-05-06
- May 27, 1987: CIA Operative Testifies, Turns Questioning into Anti-Soviet Diatribe 1987-05-27
- June 9, 1987: North’s Secretary Tells Congress that Necessity of Destruction of Evidence Transcended Law 1987-06-09
- July 7-10, 1987: Journalist Exposes North as Leaker 1987-07-07
- July 7-10, 1987: North Testifies before Iran-Contra Committee 1987-07-07
- July 9-31, 1987: Polls, Letters, Media Diverge in Opinion of North 1987-07-09
- July 10, 1987: Last Day of Testimony Orchestrated between Cheney, North 1987-07-10
- July 22, 1987: Defense Official Fails to Recollect Details of North Meetings in Testimony 1987-07-22
- March 16, 1988: Former National Security Adviser, Three Others Charged with Multiple Felonies 1988-03-16