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Events (54)
- February 27, 1973: Senate Using Watergate News Reports to Prepare for FBI Director Hearings 1973-02-27
- April 5, 1973: Gray Withdraws as FBI Director Nominee 1973-04-05
- May 12-15, 1975: Ford Commits Marines without Congressional Approval in ‘Mayaguez’ Incident 1975-05-12
- March 17, 1983: Bush’s Foreign Policy Adviser, Ex-CIA Agent Create Plan to Supply Nicaraguan Contras 1983-03-17
- November 2-11, 1983: ’Able Archer’ Almost Starts Nuclear Exchange 1983-11-02
- January 14, 1984: Murphy Memo Details Further Arming of Iraq, Deception of Congress 1984-01-14
- August 2, 1984: Attorney General Objects to FEMA Martial Law Plans 1984-08-02
- August 31, 1984: National Security Adviser McFarlane Wants Government to Reassess Policy Towards Iran 1984-08-31
- April 9, 1985: NSC Staffer Warns Boss that Neoconservative Consultant a Risk for Passing Information to Israel 1985-04-09
- May 5, 1985: Officials Admit ‘Reagan Doctrine’ of Backing Anti-Soviet Insurgencies; Others Later Dispute Existence of Thought-Out ‘Doctrine’ 1985-05-05
- June 6, 1985: Secretary of State: Plan to Involve Israel in Hostage Negotiations Unreliable 1985-06-06
- June 11, 1985: NSC Advocates US Arms Sales to Iran 1985-06-11
- July 3, 1985: Israel Offers to Facilitate Hostage Release; Arms-for-Hostage Deal In Place 1985-07-03
- July 18, 1985: Reagan Authorizes Meeting with Iranian Arms Dealer Ghorbanifar 1985-07-18
- August 6, 1985: Iran Sets Terms for Arms-for-Hostages Deal 1985-08-06
- October 6-11, 1985: US Proposes Broader Interpretation of ABM Treaty 1985-10-06
- December 4, 1985: National Security Adviser McFarlane Resigns 1985-12-04
- 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
- May 29, 1986: North Informs National Security Adviser that Money from Iranian Arms Sales is Going to Contras 1986-05-29
- May 29, 1986: McFarlane Briefs Reagan and Bush on Failed Arms-for-Hostages Negotiations 1986-05-29
- November 3, 1986: Lebanese Newspaper Reveals US Arms Sales to Iran, Beginning Iran/Contra Affair Scandal 1986-11-03
- November 10, 1986 and After: Reagan, Officials Decide to Deny Iran-Contra Arms Allegations 1986-11-10
- November 13, 1986: Reagan Denies Iran Arms Deals in Address to Nation 1986-11-13
- 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
- December 19, 1986: Congress Announces Iran-Contra Investigative Committee; Democrats Are Determined to Avoid Impeaching Reagan 1986-12-19
- January 6-7, 1987: Congress Names Investigative Committees into Iran-Contra; Both Parties Try to Limit Political Damage to Presidency 1987-01-06
- January 26, 1987: Reagan Testifies Before Tower Commission, Admits to Authorizing Missile Sales to Iran 1987-01-26
- September 17, 1991: North Charges Dropped, Convictions Reversed 1991-09-17
- February 18, 1992: ’Wolfowitz Doctrine:’ Proposal Advocates US as World’s Lone Superpower 1992-02-18
- 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
- March 8, 2001: White House Team Urges Bush to Abandon Campaign Promise to Limit CO2 Emissions from Power Plants 2001-03-08
- October 25, 2001: Afghan Resistance Leader Killed 2001-10-25
- September 19, 2002: Rumsfeld Claims No Knowledge of US Provision of Biological and Chemical Weapons Materials to Iraq 2002-09-19
- September 26, 2002: Democrats, GOP Trade Charges over Politicization, Smears Surrounding Iraq War Debate 2002-09-26
- October 3, 2002: US, Britain Demand UN Weapons Inspectors Not Return to Iraq; Bush Threatens to Invade Without UN Approval 2002-10-03
- October 3, 2002: Byrd Speaks Out Against Drive Towards War 2002-10-03
- October 11, 2002: Senate Votes Overwhelmingly to Grant Bush Power to Use Force against Iraq, Rejects Numerous Alternatives 2002-10-11
- March 18, 2003: Bush Sends Formal Determination of Iraqi WMDs to Congress, but Determination Is Later Criticized as Inadequate 2003-03-18
- June 30, 2009: Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit, Franken Declared Senate Winner 2009-06-30
- February 2001: US Fails to Back Plan to Overthrow Taliban
- April 1981 and After: Reagan Opposes Nuclear Weapons; Aides Thwart Efforts to Begin Arms Reductions
- July 2008: Conservative Radio Host Limbaugh Uses ‘Insider Language,’ Naming and Ridicule Strategies to Marginalize Political Opponents
- July-September 1985: Joint US-Egyptian Military Offensive against Libya Proposed by NSC, Rejected by Pentagon
- Mid-August 2001: Afghan Leader Organizes Taliban Resistance Without US Support
- September 1985: White House Official Takes 23 Tons of Weapons to Iran
- Late March, 1973: FBI Director Gray Gagged by Attorney General
- Mid-July, 1985: Reagan Orders Contact with Iran