The Nicaragua Mining Controversy Reagan's Covert Operation

... administration, such as the savings and loan and insider trading scandals, the Department of Housing and Urban Development scandal, and the Iran-Contra affair. The 1980s were a decade of scandals. The Iran-Contra Scandal proved that White House officials were willing to break the law to carry out their political agenda ... The three stars of the Tower Commission acquitted him of an Irangate cover-up on the discreet but unmistakable grounds that the old gentleman had not been told ... RONALD REAGAN. Reagan never faced impeachment or court charges for the biggest scandal of his presidency. But the arms-for-hostages scheme ... The controversies and scandals included attacks on the federal school lunch program and aid to the poor, anti-union tactics, the illegal sale of ... Reagan's economic policies highlighted his long-standing dislike of high federal income taxes. Reagan embraced the theory of "supply side economics," feeling ... In 1994, five years after Ronald Reagan left the White House, the former president wrote a letter to the nation, revealing that he was “one ... 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 ... Reagan was plagued by two large scandals that brought down a number of government officials; the Iran-Contra affair and an influence-peddling scheme at the ...