Missed by Reagan The Lost Opportunities

Former President Ronald Reagan, who survived an assassination attempt himself, had famously joked about it years later. ... President Ronald Reagan heard a balloon pop, which sounded like gunfire. Without missing a beat, he joked, “Missed me.” Reagan was there to ... That said, the Clinton administration did manage to cut 200,000 federal jobs through its effort, Prisinzano said. In his own work serving as a ... On August 3, 1980, presidential candidate Ronald Reagan addressed a large crowd at the Neshoba County Fair as he campaigned in his bid for the presidency. On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan, then president of the United States, was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C., as Reagan was ... An autographed photo of President Jimmy Carter and his adviser Charles Kirbo, taken during Carter's presidency, is addressed to Sheffield ... Ronald Reagan, the Hollywood actor who became one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century and transformed the political landscape of an era. As a result, a few hundred American wrestlers, swimmers, gymnasts and other athletes of all stripes never had a chance to realize their Olympic ... This article lists assassinations and assassination attempts on incumbent and former presidents and presidents-elect, but not on those who had not yet been ... The Israeli-Egyptian accords are the closest the Mideast conflict ever came to peace, and the Panama Canal treaties avoided many problems.