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Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua |
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Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, dies in his home in Bel Air California at the age of 93. In November of 1994 he informed the American public that he was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, an incurable illness t ... |
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Nancy Reagan announces her support for human embryonic and stem cell research, because she is no longer able to communicate with former President Ronald Reagan. |
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Ronald Reagan surpasses the previous record for the longest living U.S. President which had been held by John Adams who lived 90 years and 247 days. |
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The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is christened becoming one of the very few ships in the U.S. Navy to be named after a living person. |
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Washington National Airport in Washington, DC is renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. |
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan announce the establishment of the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute dedicated to the study of Alzheimer’s Disease. |
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Former US President Ronald Reagan releases a letter declaring that he has Alzheimer's disease, which had been evident to many during the later days of his term. |
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Reagan writes a letter to former Senator Paul Laxalt in which he admits to being "pretty steamed" over the allegations made by Oliver North regarding the Iran-Contra Affair. |
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Reagan visits with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at his Rancho del Cielo. |
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The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times reports that former starlett Selene Walters had claimed that SAG President Ronald Reagan raped her in her home during the 1950s. |
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Queen Elizabeth II presents former U.S. President Ronald Reagan with an honorary knighthood. |
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Outgoing President Ronald Reagan delivers a televised farewell address from the White House Oval Office. |
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Oliver North subpoenas Reagan & Bush as defense witnesses for his upcoming trial. |
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Gorbachev, Bush, Reagan, and top aides lunch at Governor's Island in New York Harbor. |
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US President Ronald Reagan signs a bill into law providing the death penalty for murderous drug traffickers. |
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Donald Regan publishes his book, "For the Record" in which he reveals that Nancy Reagan relied on an astrologer to dictate her husband's public appearances. |
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The U.S. House of Representatives rejects President Ronald Reagan's request for $36.25 million to aid the Nicaraguan Contras. |
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The congressional Iran-Contra committees issue their final report, which declared that President Reagan bore "ultimate responsibility" for wrongdoing by his aides. |
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The U.S. Senate rejects President Reagan's nomination of Robert H. Bork for the Supreme Court. |
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The U.S. cuts exports to China because of reported arms sales to Iran by the Chinese. |
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British PM Margaret Thatcher visits President Reagan, and praises his leadership in an attempt to reinvigorate his administration following the Iran-Contra Affair. |
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Reagan gives his famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall. "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" |
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Televised congressional hearings begin in the Iran Contra Affair. |
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In a televised address to the American public, U.S. President Ronald Reagan acknowledges that the facts of his Iranian initiative appear to indicate that arms were traded for hostages, but omits that proceeds from the sale of arms to Iran have gone to the Contras. This is a violation of the Boland ... |
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Ronald Reagan, under pressure from his advisors and wife Nancy, fires Chief of Staff Donald Regan by offering the position to Howard Baker. |
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan submits the first-ever $1 trillion budget for the 1988 fiscal year. |
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U.S. Attorney General Meese tells Reagan that some proceeds from the sale of arms to Iran have gone to the Contras. Reagan is aware that the diversion of funds could mean impeachment for violation of the Boland Amendment, and is thus visibly shaken. |
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The Lebanese magazine "Al Shiraa" reports that the U.S. has sold arms to Iran marking the start of the Iran-Contra Affair. |
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500 U.S. anti-tank missiles are shipped to Iran. |
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