Ronald Reagan
Events (186)
- 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
- February 6, 1986 and After: Justice Department Recommends Incremental Increase in Use of Signing Statements 1986-02-06
- April 4, 1986: North Diverts $12 Million in Iran Arms Sales Profits to Contras 1986-04-04
- April 30, 1986: Meese Report Creates Unitary Executive Theory 1986-04-30
- May 16, 1986: Reagan Asks about Private Funding for Contras 1986-05-16
- May 29, 1986: McFarlane Briefs Reagan and Bush on Failed Arms-for-Hostages Negotiations 1986-05-29
- July 23, 1986: CIA Director Casey Plots to Break Stalled Arms-for-Hostages Deal 1986-07-23
- August 27, 1986: Reagan Signs Anti-Terrorism Law 1986-08-27
- September 26, 1986: Scalia Sworn in for Supreme Court; Emblematic of GOP Efforts to Transform Judiciary 1986-09-26
- October 1, 1986: Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act Restructures US Military 1986-10-01
- October 10-15, 1986: State Department, CIA Officials Lie to Congress about Government Support for Contras 1986-10-10
- October 11-12, 1986: Reagan, Gorbachev Almost Conclude Agreement to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons; Negotiations Founder on US Missile Defense Program 1986-10-11
- 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 13, 1986: Reagan Says US Working For Peace Between Iraq and Iran 1986-11-13
- November 21-25, 1986: Attorney General Meese Conducts ‘Investigation’ of Iran Arms Sales; Evidence Destroyed during Investigation 1986-11-21
- 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
- December 1, 1986: Reagan Authorizes Tower Commission 1986-12-01
- 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
- February 2, 1987: Reagan Gives Incoherent Testimony to Tower Commission 1987-02-02
- February 20, 1987: Reagan Claims Not to Recall Whether He Approved Israeli Sale of Missiles to Iran 1987-02-20
- February 26, 1987: Tower Commission Finds NSC Staff Conducted Rogue Iran-Contra Operation, Reagan Largely Unaware 1987-02-26
- March 4, 1987: Reagan Claims Massive Memory Failures Regarding Iran-Contra 1987-03-04
- May 6, 1987: Former CIA Director Casey Dies 1987-05-06
- May 17, 1987 and After: USS ‘Stark’ Attacked by Iraqi Warplane, 37 Sailors Die; US Holds Iran Responsible 1987-05-17
- June 12, 1987: Reagan to Gorbachev: ‘Tear Down This Wall!’ 1987-06-12
- July 7-10, 1987: North Testifies before Iran-Contra Committee 1987-07-07
- July 15, 1987: Former National Security Adviser Poindexter Testifies in Iran-Contra Hearings 1987-07-15
- August 3, 1987 and After: Iran-Contra Hearings Conclude 1987-08-03
- July 1-October 23, 1987: Bork’s Nomination to Supreme Court Fails 1987-10-23
- November 16-17, 1987: Republicans Issue Minority Iran-Contra Report, Claim Administration Actions Legitimate 1987-11-16
- December 7-8, 1987: Reagan, Gorbachev Sign Arms Reduction Treaty 1987-12-07
- January 25, 1988: Orchestrated Bush-Rather Interview Helps Solidify Bush’s Campaign Chances 1988-01-25
- March 26, 1988: Reagan Says Four Indicted Iran-Contra Figures Not Guilty 1988-03-26
- November 18, 1988: Presidential Order Details Government Agencies’ Responsibilities in National Emergencies 1988-11-18
- November 18, 1988: President Reagan Assigns Wide Range of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities 1988-11-18
- January 20, 1989: George H. W. Bush Is Inaugurated US President 1989-01-20
- June 29, 1989: Voting Rights Act Reauthorized until 2014 1989-06-29
- After November 9, 1989: Conservatives Rewrite History to Cast Reagan as Victor over Soviet Union in Cold War 1989-11-09
- July 17, 1991: Former CIA Official Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congress during Investigation 1991-07-17
- July 24, 1992: Reagan Testifies in Weinberger Trial; Memory Loss Apparent 1992-07-24
- October 7, 1996: Fox News Begins Broadcasting; Provides Conservative Alternative to ‘Liberal Bias’ of US News Reporting 1996-10-07
- October 5, 2000: Cheney Lies about Halliburton Experience during Vice-Presidential Debate 2000-10-05