The Reagan Presidency Scandals and Triumphs

In his first months in office, President Reagan approved covert training of anti-Sandinista rebels (called "contras"). While the contras waged war on the ... 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 ... Trump also became the nation's first president (sitting or past) to be indicted on federal charges. He was momentarily placed in the custody of ... Ronald Reagan. The idea that, between 1981 and 1986, Ronald Regan's administration secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran is, to say ... Scandals of the Ronald Reagan administration. A. Air traffic controllers' strike of 1981. B. 1983 Beirut barracks bombings · Bitburg controversy · Robert Bork ... Ronald Reagan, originally an American actor and politician, became the 40th President of the United States serving from 1981 to 1989. While President Reagan has lost public esteem as a consequence of the Iran-. Contra arms scandal, so have other institutions, including the press. Favorability ... The Reagan administration's attacks soon encountered resistance and setbacks as scandals surged over conflicts of interest, obstruction of justice, and cuts ... Several individuals in Ronald Reagan's administration were implicated in the Iran-Contra Scandal. Basically, money that had been obtained ... On November 17, 1981, President Reagan signed National Security Directive 17, authorizing provision of covert support to anti-Sandinista forces. On December 1, ...