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Ronald Reagan (1981-1989): Iran-Contra Scandal ... President Ronald Reagan had two major international dilemmas in the 1980s - militants were holding American ... ... This exposé broke the story that unleashed the greatest political scandal of Ronald Reagan's presidency and gave rise to one of the greatest challenges ... When these illegal acts were revealed in November 1986, Reagan suffered a greater one-month plunge in public support (from 67 to 46 per cent) than any president ... Ronald Reagan. The idea that, between 1981 and 1986, Ronald Regan's administration secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran is, to say ... Several individuals in Ronald Reagan's administration were implicated in the Iran-Contra Scandal. Basically, money that had been obtained ... The controversies and scandals included attacks on the federal school lunch program and aid to the poor, anti-union tactics, the illegal sale of ... By Thom Hartmann Hartmann George HW Bush and Ronald Reagan were facing the possibility of treason charges. Who did they call? Bill Barr. It details why institutional and personal factors endowed Reagan with political security against the scandal and enabled the restoration of his presidency. Part ... The Iran-Contra scandal, as it became known, did serious damage to the Reagan presidency—even though the lengthy investigations it spawned never decisively tied ... As president, Reagan continued in this vein, opposing affirmative action and busing programs while fighting to save tax exemptions for racially ...