Reagan's Iran-Contra Affair A Test of Presidential Power

The Reagan administration announces trade embargo against Nicaragua in an attempt to undermine the Sandinista government. This embargo was later found to be in ... Here is a start - Iran-Contra, HUD scandal, EPA/Superfund controversy, Michael Deaver, Lyn Nofziger, Edwin Meese, James Watt, S&L bailout, ... Consider the Reagan administration's scheme to use Iranian arm sales to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. All the attributes for a Watergate-style ... Because throughout this period, Reagan's political ambitions were exploding. He had first become involved with the Screen Actors Guild in 1941, ... About this Item ; Created / Published. 4/7/1993. ; Headings. - Reagan, Ronald; - United States.--Department of Housing and Urban Development; - United States.-- ... Public concern with "the politics of personal destruction" burst into the political spotlight during the 1980s after President Ronald Reagan nominated Robert ... President Reagan's Iran-Contra Scandal ... For the longest time, Reagan and several other government officials tried to cover up their deals, which didn't work. The intrigues of President Ronald Reagan's spymaster, William Casey, and two of Reagan's national security advisors, Robert McFarlane and John Poindexter, were ... President Reagan instituted tax cuts, decreased social spending, increased military spending, and implemented market deregulation. Reaganomics was influenced by ... The second President to be impeached (following President Andrew Johnson), President Bill Clinton faced charges of perjury and obstruction of justice after ...