The Lebanon Bombings A Test of Reagan's Resolve

President George H. W. Bush pardoned former Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger and five other officials who served under Ronald Reagan for ... With most of the country behind him, Reagan's prospects in his second term appeared bright. Only two years later, however, he would become embroiled in the ... The Reagan administration's attacks soon encountered resistance and setbacks as scandals surged over conflicts of interest, obstruction of justice, and cuts ... 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 ... On November 17, 1981, President Reagan signed National Security Directive 17, authorizing provision of covert support to anti-Sandinista forces. On December 1, ... Consider the Reagan administration's scheme to use Iranian arm sales to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. All the attributes for a Watergate-style ... That November, Congress and the courts investigated what became known as the Iran-Contra scandal. High officials of his administration had secretly approved the ... 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 ... Ronald Reagan. The idea that, between 1981 and 1986, Ronald Regan's administration secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran is, to say ... Reagan's economic policies highlighted his long-standing dislike of high federal income taxes. Reagan embraced the theory of "supply side economics," feeling ...