The Reagan-Gorbachev Summits Historic Dialogues or Political Maneuvers?

About this Item ; Created / Published. 4/7/1993. ; Headings. - Reagan, Ronald; - United States.--Department of Housing and Urban Development; - United States.-- ... During Ronald Reagan's presidency, there were several controversies that arose. Some of the more notable ones include: The Iran-Contra affair, in which ... The controversial deal—and the ensuing political scandal—threatened to bring down the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Reagan Doctrine. The Iran ... 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 ... In that convoluted affair, operatives at Reagan's National Security Council, in violation of the president's stated policy against negotiating ... Almost everyone likes Reagan, although not so many admire him. Every scandal in the Nixon administration came home to stick to the president; the ... The commitment to the application of the Reagan Doctrine eventually led to the Iran-Contra scandal, in which the administration provided funds ... In his first months in office, President Reagan approved covert training of anti-Sandinista rebels (called "contras"). While the contras waged war on the ... At its center was President Ronald Reagan amid a swirl of questions about illegal wars, consorting with terrorists, and the abuse of presidential power. A series of scandals happened during the later years of Reagan's presidency. The most important one, called Iran-Contra, involved illegal sales of weapons to ...