Unraveling the Iran-Contra Arms Deal Reagan's Secret Negotiations

The intrigues of President Ronald Reagan's spymaster, William Casey, and two of Reagan's national security advisors, Robert McFarlane and John Poindexter, were ... Consider the Reagan administration's scheme to use Iranian arm sales to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. All the attributes for a Watergate-style ... 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 ... Rarely, however, are the controversies of the administration discussed by mainstream political figures in the US. They present a damming ... The quest to free American hostages in Lebanon ensnared the Reagan White House in a scandal that nearly ended the president's second term. The ... While shipping arms to Iran violated the embargo, dealing with terrorists violated Reagan's campaign promise never to do so. Reagan had always been admired for ... 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 ... 239K subscribers in the Presidents community. A subreddit discussing presidents of the United States. Here is a start - Iran-Contra, HUD scandal, EPA/Superfund controversy, Michael Deaver, Lyn Nofziger, Edwin Meese, James Watt, S&L bailout, ... About this Item ; Created / Published. 4/7/1993. ; Headings. - Reagan, Ronald; - United States.--Department of Housing and Urban Development; - United States.-- ...