The Legacy of Reaganomics A Transformative but Contested Economic Policy

The Iran-Contra affair, the most serious scandal of the Reagan administration, arose from the intersection of dubious or illegal U.S. efforts to deal with ... Monica Lewinsky Scandal ... President Reagan receives the Tower Commission Report in the Cabinet Room with John Tower and Edmund. 6/15. Credit. Courtesy of the ... The intrigues of President Ronald Reagan's spymaster, William Casey, and two of Reagan's national security advisors, Robert McFarlane and John Poindexter, were ... The Watergate scandal of Richard Nixon's presidency reaffirmed this belief. Upon the resignation of President Nixon, his vice presi- dent, Gerald Ford ... Nancy put pressure on hirings and (more often) firings. President Reagan himself was apparently far too nice to personally ever let anyone go. As president, Reagan continued in this vein, opposing affirmative action and busing programs while fighting to save tax exemptions for racially ... ... President Gerald Ford for the 1976 presidential nomination. Reagan also spoke about the impact of the Watergate scandal on his party. "Face ... RONALD REAGAN. Reagan never faced impeachment or court charges for the biggest scandal of his presidency. But the arms-for-hostages scheme ... The commitment to the application of the Reagan Doctrine eventually led to the Iran-Contra scandal, in which the administration provided funds ... The second President to be impeached (following President Andrew Johnson), President Bill Clinton faced charges of perjury and obstruction of justice after ...