Reagan's Mysterious Arms Sales to Iran The Iran-Contra Affair

... administration, such as the savings and loan and insider trading scandals, the Department of Housing and Urban Development scandal, and the Iran-Contra affair. 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 ... Rarely, however, are the controversies of the administration discussed by mainstream political figures in the US. They present a damming ... The book, which currently occupies the No. 1 spot on The Times's nonfiction best-seller list, portrays the president as a weakened man who struggled through ... The accusations of racism, sexism, and strong prejudices impacted the American public, thus diminishing public support for Bork's appointment. ( ... President George H. W. Bush pardoned former Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger and five other officials who served under Ronald Reagan for ... IN RETROSPECT, the record of Ronald Reagan's presidency is increasingly shadowed by three huge scandals. The Reagan administration came to ... Nov. 13, 1986: President Ronald Reagan made his Address to the Nation on the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy and again addressed ... It details why institutional and personal factors endowed Reagan with political security against the scandal and enabled the restoration of his presidency. Part ... In his first months in office, President Reagan approved covert training of anti-Sandinista rebels (called "contras"). While the contras waged war on the ...