Ronald Reagan
Events (186)
- February 10, 1969: Officials Kick off Domestic Disturbance Exercise 1969-02-10
- May 5, 1970: Reagan on Kent State: ‘If It Takes a Bloodbath, Then Let’s Get It Over With’ 1970-05-05
- August 23, 1971 and After: ’Powell Memo’ Leads to Massive Pro-Business Efforts to Influence Political, Social Discourse 1971-08-23
- October 12, 1973: Nixon Announces Gerald Ford as Vice President 1973-10-12
- August 14, 1974: Ford Narrows VP List to Bush, Rockefeller 1974-08-14
- August 24, 1974: Reagan Energizes Conservative Republicans 1974-08-24
- November 23, 1974: Vladivostok SALT II Negotiations Give US, USSR Numerical Parity in Nuclear Arms; US Conservatives Oppose Deal 1974-11-23
- December 19, 1974 and After: Rockefeller Sworn in as Vice President; Influence Blocked by Rumsfeld, Right-Wingers 1974-12-19
- November 4, 1975 and After: ’Halloween Massacre’ Places Rumsfeld, Cheney in Power 1975-11-04
- November 4, 1975: Defense Secretary’s Firing Shows Ford Afraid of Standing up to USSR, Conservatives Claim 1975-11-04
- June 18, 1979-Winter 1979: US, USSR Sign SALT II Agreement; Senate Refuses to Ratify 1979-06-18
- November 12, 1979: ’Peace Through Strength’ Conference, Propaganda Film Launched to Oppose Arms Limitations Treaty 1979-11-12
- October 28, 1980: Reagan Denies Ever Opposing Medicare, Mandatory Social Security 1980-10-28
- January 20, 1981: Reagan Sworn in as President; US Hostages in Iran Released Hours Later 1981-01-20
- May 18, 1981: Giuffrida Confirmed as Next Director of FEMA 1981-05-18
- May 27, 1981: Reagan: West Will ‘Transcend’ ‘Evil’ of Communism 1981-05-27
- June 16, 1981: President Reagan Says He Will Do Everything in His Power to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation 1981-06-16
- December 4, 1981: Executive Order Establishes ‘National Security Letters’ 1981-12-04
- June 8, 1982: Reagan: Democracy Will Leave Communism ‘On the Ash-heap of History’ 1982-06-08
- July 6, 1982: President Reagan Agrees to Send US Marines to Lebanon 1982-07-06
- September 14, 1982: President Reagan Orders Overhaul of Secret Emergency Plans 1982-09-14
- January 17, 1983: Reagan Directive Accepts Nuclear War as Option, Casts US as Opponent of ‘Soviet Expansionism’ 1983-01-17
- March 8, 1983: Reagan Gives ‘Evil Empire’ Speech, Urging Opposition to Nuclear Freeze Movement 1983-03-08
- March 23, 1983: President Reagan Announces ‘Star Wars’ Missile Defense Program 1983-03-23
- March 27, 1983: Soviet Union Calls US ‘Star Wars’ Proposal ‘Insane’ 1983-03-27
- September 5, 1983: Reagan Denounces Soviet Shootdown of Korean Passenger Jet 1983-09-05
- November 2-11, 1983: ’Able Archer’ Almost Starts Nuclear Exchange 1983-11-02
- November 20, 1983: Television Movie about Nuclear Holocaust Has Profound Impact on President Reagan, Viewers 1983-11-20
- November 26, 1983: Reagan Directs US to Increase Military Cooperation with Iraq to Protect Oil Interests 1983-11-26
- December 19, 1983: Rumsfeld Visits Middle East to Deepen US Diplomatic Relations with Iraq 1983-12-19
- February 23, 1984: Soviets Reach Out to Reagan for Renewal of ‘Positive’ Dialogue 1984-02-23
- April 5, 1984: Reagan Issues Directive Supporting Iraq 1984-04-05
- May 9, 1984: Reagan Publicly Says US Must Help Contra ‘Freedom Fighters’ 1984-05-09
- August 11, 1984: Reagan Jokes about Bombing Soviet Union 1984-08-11
- October 10, 1984: Second Boland Amendment Outlaws CIA, Defense Department, or Third-Party Funding of Contras 1984-10-10
- March 10, 1985: President Reagan Arranges for Summit with New Soviet Leader 1985-03-10
- May 5, 1985: Reagan Visits Nazi Cemetery 1985-05-05
- May 5, 1985: Officials Admit ‘Reagan Doctrine’ of Backing Anti-Soviet Insurgencies; Others Later Dispute Existence of Thought-Out ‘Doctrine’ 1985-05-05
- June 14-30, 1985: TWA Flight 847 Hijacked; US Naval Diver Murdered 1985-06-14
- July 8, 1985: Reagan Compares Iran to ‘Murder Incorporated’ While White House Prepares to Sell Arms to Iran 1985-07-08
- July 18, 1985: Reagan Authorizes Meeting with Iranian Arms Dealer Ghorbanifar 1985-07-18
- July 25, 1985: Israel Meets with Iranian Arms Merchant to Finalize US-Iran Arms Deals 1985-07-25
- August 6, 1985: Iran Sets Terms for Arms-for-Hostages Deal 1985-08-06
- September 16, 1985: Presidential Directive Lays Out Government Plan for Responding to National Emergencies 1985-09-16
- October 2, 1985 and After: After Actor’s Death, Reagan Administration Calls AIDS Research ‘Top Priority,’ but Actually Cuts Funding 1985-10-02
- October 6-11, 1985: US Proposes Broader Interpretation of ABM Treaty 1985-10-06
- Before November 16, 1985: Defense Secretary Attempts to Sabotage Summit between Reagan, Gorbachev 1985-11-16
- November 16-19, 1985: ’Fireside Summit’ between Reagan and Gorbachev Paves Way for Further Negotiations 1985-11-16
- November 24-25, 1985: CIA Sends Anti-Aircraft Missiles from Israel to Iran 1985-11-24
- December 5, 1985: Reagan Retroactively Authorizes Secret Missile Sales to Iran 1985-12-05