Decoding the Legal Implications of Ronald Reagan's Major Executive Orders

Abstract. This chapter describes the administration of Ronald Reagan as a major turning point in the balance of power between the president and Congress ov. At the start of a news conference on January 5, President Reagan announced that he would nominate Elizabeth Hanford Dole to serve as Secretary of Transportation ... During his tenure, the President is Commander in Chief of United States Armed Forces and is empowered to make treaties and appointments within the federal ... Ronald Wilson Reagan, the fortieth United States President (1981-1989) was the oldest man to serve as Chief Executive. He was sixty-nine years old at the time ... In the presidential election of 1980 Reagan defeated President Jimmy Carter and during the campaign his major themes focused on restoring the ... One of the main goals of the Administration of President Ronald Reagan, who ... Auchter was the 35 year old executive vice president of Auchter Co., a ... A one-term presidency is painful, especially as decisive a loss as Carter's to Ronald Reagan. Reagan won the 1980 election in a landslide ... President Ronald Reagan's proposals to reform the United States' federal system differed significantly from the federalism proposals of his ... Despite criticisms of his presidency, Jimmy Carter led major government reform efforts that had a lasting impact on agencies, employees and ... When President Reagan signed Executive Order 12291 on Feb. 17, he transformed with a stroke of his pen what had been a useful economic tool ...