Reagan's Central American Scandals A Legacy of Controversy

Reagan's economic policies highlighted his long-standing dislike of high federal income taxes. Reagan embraced the theory of "supply side economics," feeling ... Secretary of State Alexander Haig accused the Sandinista government of exporting terrorism to El Salvador and in April 1981, Reagan terminated economic ... Reagan administration officials interceded on behalf of José Bueso Rosa, a Honduran general who was heavily involved with the CIA's contra operations and faced ... What changed him? The usual story, pushed by his second wife, Nancy, is that Reagan rebelled against the high taxes that Hollywood's top earners ... The Watergate scandal of Richard Nixon's presidency reaffirmed this belief. Upon the resignation of President Nixon, his vice presi- dent, Gerald Ford ... Several individuals in Ronald Reagan's administration were implicated in the Iran-Contra Scandal. Basically, money that had been obtained ... Public concern with "the politics of personal destruction" burst into the political spotlight during the 1980s after President Ronald Reagan nominated Robert ... RONALD REAGAN. Reagan never faced impeachment or court charges for the biggest scandal of his presidency. But the arms-for-hostages scheme ... Because throughout this period, Reagan's political ambitions were exploding. He had first become involved with the Screen Actors Guild in 1941, ... When the HIV/AIDS epidemic began in the 1980s, the Reagan administration's first reaction was chilling: It appeared to treat the epidemic as a joke.