The CIA's Role in the Iran-Contra Affair A Shadowy Connection

Rarely, however, are the controversies of the administration discussed by mainstream political figures in the US. They present a damming ... About this Item ; Created / Published. 4/7/1993. ; Headings. - Reagan, Ronald; - United States.--Department of Housing and Urban Development; - United States.-- ... Allegations included providing misleading reports and testimony, withholding incriminating material, and advising the President to make a claim ... There is a tendency in the fervid national catharsis over the Iran arms scandal to treat the past six years of Ronald Reagan's presidency as ... Public concern with "the politics of personal destruction" burst into the political spotlight during the 1980s after President Ronald Reagan nominated Robert ... In 1980, the country was facing economic hardship, oil shortages, and a long hostage situation in Iran, where more than fifty Americans were held captive by ... It details why institutional and personal factors endowed Reagan with political security against the scandal and enabled the restoration of his presidency. Part ... President George H. W. Bush pardoned former Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger and five other officials who served under Ronald Reagan for ... 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 ... The commitment to the application of the Reagan Doctrine eventually led to the Iran-Contra scandal, in which the administration provided funds ...