1979-198011/13/1979 - Announcement for Presidential Candidacy07/16/1980 - Ronald Reagan wins nomination at Republican National Convention10/28/1980 - Reagan/Carter Presidential Debate11/04/1980 - Ronald Reagan wins Presidential election in landslide victory (489-49 Electoral College) 198101/20/1981 - Inauguration Day01/20/1981 - American Hostages in Iran Released01/22/1981 - Establishment of Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief01/27/1981 - White House Ceremony for Iran Hostages01/29/1981 - First Press Conference02/05/1981 - Address to Nation on the Economy02/18/1981 - Address to Congress on Economic Recovery Program02/26/1981 - Initial formation of the Cabinet Councils03/26/1981 - Signing of Executive Order 12301 establishing the Presidential Council on Integrity & Efficiency03/30/1981 - Assassination attempt04/11/1981 - Release from George Washington Hospital04/28/1981 - Address to Congress on Economic Recovery Program05/17/1981 - Honorary Degree from Notre Dame07/07/1981 - Nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to Supreme Court07/19-21/1981 - G7 Summit in Ottawa, Canada07/27/1981 - Address to the Nation on Federal Tax Reduction Legislation07/29/1981 - Tax cut bill approved by House of Representatives08/03/1981 - Air traffic controllers strike ultimatum08/13/1981 - President Reagan signs tax cut bill (ERTA)09/24/1981 - Address to the Nation on economic recovery & social security09/25/1981 - Sandra Day O’Connor sworn in as first female Supreme Court Justice09/29/1981 - World Ban & IMF Address on free enterprise, not aid10/02/1981 - US Strategic Weapons program announced10/05/1981 - Voluntarism Initiative launched10/06/1981 - Assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat10/07/1981 - Fifty States Project for Women launched10/15/1981 - World Affairs Council Speech on Third World & Free Enterprise10/18-19/1981 - Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown, with French President Mitterrand10/21-24/1981 - Cancun Summit on International Cooperation & Development10/28/1981 - AWACS Sale to Saudi Arabia Approved by Senate11/10/1981 - David Stockman’s article on Reaganomics released in Atlantic Monthly11/18/1981 - Arms Reduction Speech to National Press Club11/23/1981 - First Veto - 1982 Continuing Budget Resolution12/01/1981 - White House Conference on Aging12/22/1981 - Meeting with Defected Polish Ambassador Spasowski12/23/1981 - Address to the Nation on situation in Poland 198201/26/1982 - First State of the Union Address- Social programs transferred to states02/09/1982 - Indianapolis Speech, one of several launching New Federalism02/22/1982 - Ceremony on the 250th Anniversary of the birth of George Washington02/24/1982 - Caribbean Basin Initiative announced at Organization of American States03/03/1982 - J. Peter Grace named as Chairman of PPSSCC03/23/1982 - Enterprise Zone Initiative announced04/14/1982 - Establishment of the Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving04/15/1982 - Tuition Tax Credit plan announced04/29/1982 - Address to the Nation on budget & Balanced Budget Amendment05/09/1982 - START/SALT II Speech at Eureka College05/18/1982 - Centennial Commission for Liberty-Ellis Island launched05/31/1982 - Joint US-USSR announcement on Strategic Arms Reduction Talks06/04-06/1982 - G7 Summit in Versailles06/08/1982 - First US President to address both Houses of Parliament, UK06/11/1982 - Visit to West Berlin06/17/1982 - UN Special Session on Disarmament, “Agenda for Peace” speech06/25/1982 - Haig resigns as Secretary of State, Shultz appointed06/30/1982 - Signed Executive Order 12369 establishing Presidents Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (Grace Commission, PPSSCC)07/16/1982 - George Shultz sworn in as Secretary of State07/19/1982 - Rally at Capitol for Budget Amendment08/16/1982 - Address to the Nation on taxes & budget reconciliation08/20/1982 - Middle East initiative “Fresh Start”08/25/1982 - US Marine Forces arrive in Beirut, Lebanon09/01/1982 - Address to the Nation on the Middle East09/03/1982 - Tax Equity & Fiscal Responsibility Act (ERTA) signed at the Ranch09/20/1982 - Address to the Nation on formation of multinational force for Lebanon10/01/1982 - House defeats Budget Amendment10/12/1982 - Missing Children Act & Victim & Witness Act signed10/13/1982 - Address to the Nation on the economy10/14/1982 - Organized Crime & Drug Trafficking Initiatives launched11/10/1982 - USSR Leader Leonid Brezhnev dies11/11/1982 - First commercial operations mission of the Space Shuttle11/12/1982 - Yuri Andropov becomes leader of USSR11/13/1982 - US Sanctions on Soviet Pipeline lifted11/17/1982 - Visit to South Florida Task Force on Drugs11/22/1982 - Address to the Nation on Arms Control & MX bases11/23/1982 - Highway & Bridge Repair Program proposed, 5 cents gas tax12/28/1982 - Recommissioning Ceremony for battleship USS New Jersey 198301/03/1983 - Commission on Strategic Forces created01/06/1983 - Surface Transportation Assistance Act signed01/07/1983 - Nuclear Waste Policy Act signed01/11/1983 - Crop Swap Program announced in Texas01/24/1983 - Native American Policy announced01/25/1983 - State of the Union Address - Federal spending freeze03/08/1983 - Address to National Association of Evangelicals (the “Evil Empire” speech)03/10/1983 - Address on Central America, El Salvador03/23/1983 - Address to the Nation on National Security and Strategic Defense Initiative03/31/1983 - World Affairs Council Address on defense matters04/18/1983 - Bombing of US Embassy in Beirut, 32 killed04/20/1983 - Social Security Amendments signed04/27/1983 - Address to Congress on El Salvador04/30/1983 - Address to the Nation on education05/28-31/1983 - G7 Summit in Williamsburg06/03/1983 - Excellence in Education Campaign07/18/1983 - Commission on Central America created, headed by Kissinger07/19/1983 - Captive Nations Week designated07/28/1983 - Commission on Organized Crime created08/14/1983 - US-Mexico Agreement on the environment in the border area09/01/1983 - Soviet attack on Korean airliner KAL 007 kills 26909/05/1983 - Address to the Nation on KAL 00709/07/1983 - Adult Literacy Initiative announced09/24/1983 - Address to the Nation via Voice of America (VOA) setting long term framework for negotiation with USSR09/26/1983 - Address to UN General Assembly on USSR10/05/1983 - Caribbean Basin Initiative launch ceremony10/05/1983 - Job Training Partnership Program launched10/17/1983 - Re-election campaign committee formed on exploratory basis10/23/1983 - Bombing of US Marine barracks, Beirut10/25/1983 - Invasion of Grenada10/27/1983 - Address to the Nation on Lebanon & Grenada11/02/1983 - Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday signing ceremony11/11/1983 - Address to Japanese Diet on trade policy12/04/1983 - Air Strike on Syrian installations in Lebanon 198401/16/1984 - Address to the Nation on US/Soviet Relations01/16/1984 - Grace Commission findings on pay announced01/25/1984 - State of the Union Address - America is back with four great goals01/29/1984 - Candidacy for re-election announced02/03/1984 - Kissinger’s report on Central America received02/09/1984 - USSR leader Andropov dies02/13/1984 - Konstantin Chernenko becomes leader of USSR04/26/1984 - Arrival in Beijing, China04/30/1984 - Nuclear agreement with China05/09/1984 - Address to the Nation on Central America05/14/1984 - Drunk Driving Campaign address with Michael Jackson05/24/1984 - Remarks Honoring the Vietnam Wars Unknown Soldier06/04/1984 - Speech to Irish Parliament06/06/1984 - Speeches on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day06/07-09/1984 - G7 Summit in London07/17/1984 - Minimum Drinking Age Bill signed07/18/1984 - Deficit Reduction Bill signed08/23/1984 - Acceptance Speech at the Republican National Convention, Dallas, Texas10/07/1984 - First Reagan/Mondale Presidential Debate (Domestic Issues)10/12/1984 - Whistlestop Presidential Campaign Tour of Ohio10/21/1984 - Second Reagan/Mondale Presidential Debate (Foreign Policy)10/30/1984 - Assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India11/06/1984 - President Reagan wins landslide victory (525-13 in Electoral College) 198501/05/1985 - Nomination of Edwin Meese III to be Attorney General01/08/1985 - Don Regan appointed Chief of Staff, Jim Baker III nominated as Secretary of Treasury01/20/1985 - Inaugural Day - White House Ceremony01/21/1985 - Public Inauguration Ceremonies at U.S. Capitol02/06/1985 - State of the Union Address - American Revolution II02/25/1985 - Edwin Meese III sworn in as Attorney General03/10/1985 - USSR leader Konstantin Chernenko dies03/11/1985 - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of USSR03/19/1985 - Senate vote to approve MX missiles03/25/1985 - Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Initiative launched04/04/1985 - Nicaraguan Peace Plan announced04/11/1985 - Establishment of Domestic Policy Council & Economic Policy Council04/24/1985 - Address to the Nation on federal budget & deficit reduction05/04/1985 - G7 Summit in Bonn, Germany05/05/1985 - Speeches at Bergen-Belsen and Bitburg Air Force Base05/08/1985 - Address to European Parliament on Soviet arms05/20/1985 - Summer Jobs for Youth Program launched05/28/1985 - Address to the Nation on tax reform06/12/1985 - House approves US assistance to Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance06/14/1985 - TWA Flight 847 hijacked06/20/1985 - Medal of Freedom awarded to Mother Teresa06/30/1985 - Address to the Nation on Release of the TWA hostages07/08/1985 - Address at the American Bar Association Convention on Terrorism07/13/1985 - President Reagan undergoes surgery for colon cancer09/09/1985 - Economic sanctions against South Africa10/07/1985 - Achille Lauro hijacked10/24/1985 - Speech at UN 40th Anniversary on “Fresh Start” with Soviets10/31/1985 - New US proposal on arms reduction announced11/14/1985 - Address to the Nation & USSR, via VOA, on US-Soviet Geneva Summit11/16/1985 - Start of Geneva Summit with Gorbachev11/21/1985 - Address to Congress on Geneva Summit’s “Fresh Start”12/01/1985 - All-Star tribute to Dutch Reagan12/12/1985 - 248 US soldiers killed in plane crash in Newfoundland12/12/1985 - Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act signed12/19/1985 - Domestic & Economic Policy Councils briefed on AIDS programs 198601/01/1986 - Address to USSR & Address by Gorbachev to USA01/07/1986 - Economic Sanctions imposed on Libya01/28/1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion02/03/1986 - Commission on Challenger Disaster formed02/04/1986 - State of the Union Address - Welfare plan02/25/1986 - US recognizes Aquino government of Philippines02/26/1986 - Address to the Nation on National Security02/28/1986 - Packard Commission Report on defense management03/16/1986 - Address to the Nation on Nicaragua04/14/1986 - Libyan Air Strike04/25/1986 - Nuclear reactor accident at Chernobyl05/02/1986 - G7 Summit in Japan05/25/1986 - Hands Across America Day06/09/1986 - Rogers Commission on Challenger Disaster recommendations06/17/1986 - Resignation of Warren Burger from Supreme Court, nomination of W. Rehnquist for Chief Justice, nomination of A. Scalia06/24/1986 - Address to the Nation on aid to Contras07/03/1986 - Statue of Liberty Centennial Celebration07/22/1986 - World Affairs Council Address on South Africa09/14/1986 - Address to the Nation with Mrs. Reagan, on Drugs09/22/1986 - Address to UN on arms reduction progress09/26/1986 - Rehnquist & Scalia sworn in as Chief Justice and Justice of the Supreme Court10/11/1986 - Reykjavik Summit begins10/22/1986 - Tax Reform Bill signed11/02/1986 - Release of Hostage David Jacobsen from Beirut11/04/1986 - Democrats win control of Senate 55-4511/06/1986 - Immigration Reform & Control Act signed11/13/1986 - Address to the Nation on Iran arms & Contra aid controversy11/25/1986 - Iran-Contra scandal breaks11/26/1986 - Tower commission appointed to study Iran-Contra affair12/02/1986 - Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Affair12/19/1986 - Independent Counsel Lawrence E. Walsh selected12/31/1986 - New Year’s Radio Address to the people of the USSR 198701/27/1987 - State of the Union Address - “I’m back”01/30/1987 - Veto of Water Quality Act02/06/1987 - “Up From Dependency” welfare initiative02/17/1987 - Competitiveness Initiative launched02/19/1987 - Economic sanctions against Poland lifted02/26/1987 - Tower Commission reports02/27/1987 - Don Regan resigns as Chief of Staff, replaced by Howard Baker03/04/1987 - Address to the Nation on the Tower Report03/27/1987 - Veto of Highway Bill04/03/1987 - Privatization of CONRAIL04/07/1987 - Q & A with reporters on security breach at new Moscow Embassy04/10/1987 - World Affairs Council Address on possible negotiations breakthrough05/05/1987 - White House Conference on a Drug Free America launched05/17/1987 - USS Stark bombed by Iraq05/26/1987 - William Webster sworn in as Director of CIA05/29/1987 - Russian Gulf Policy outlined06/01/1987 - GI Continuation Act signed06/02/1987 - P. Volcker resigns, A. Greenspan appointed as Chairman of Federal Reserve Board06/08/1987 - G7 Summit in Venice, tariffs on Japan lifted06/12/1987 - Visit to Berlin (“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”)06/15/1987 - Address to the Nation on arms reduction & the Venice Summit06/26/1987 - Supreme Court Justice Powell resigns07/01/1987 - Conservative Judge Robert Bork nominated to be Associate Justice to Supreme Court07/03/1987 - Economic Bill of Rights launched08/05/1987 - Central American Peace Initiative08/11/1987 - Alan Greenspan sworn in as Chairman of the Federal Reserve08/12/1987 - Address to the Nation on Iran-Contra Affair09/15/1987 - Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers treaty signed09/16/1987 - Bicentennial Celebration of US Constitution09/21/1987 - Address to UN on INF Agreement & Iran10/06/1987 - Senate Committee rejects Bork10/07/1987 - Address to OAS on Central American Peace Initiative10/14/1987 - Address to the Nation on Washington Summit10/16/1987 - Mrs. Reagan undergoes surgery for breast cancer10/19/1987 - Air strike at Iranian oil platform10/19/1987 - Stock Market crash10/23/1987 - Whole Senate rejects Bork10/29/1987 - Douglas Ginsburg nominated to Supreme Court10/30/1987 - US-Soviet Summit announced11/02/1987 - William Sessions sworn in as head of FBI11/04/1987 - Address to Europe via Worldnet on Soviet-US relations11/07/1987 - Ginsburg withdraws nomination over marijuana scandal11/11/1987 - Anthony Kennedy nominated to Supreme Court11/24/1987 - INF Treaty announced in Denver12/08/1987 - INF Treaty signed12/10/1987 - Address to the Nation on the Washington Summit 198801/01/1988 - Address to USSR & Address by Gorbachev to USA01/02/1988 - Canada-US Free Trade Agreement signed in Palm Springs01/25/1988 - State of the Union Address - “We’re not finished yet,” budget process02/18/1988 - Anthony Kennedy sworn in as Supreme Court Justice02/29/1988 - White House Conference on a Drug Free America03/01/1988 - NATO Summit in Brussels03/14/1988 - Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis conference on SDI03/17/1988 - Deployment of US Forces to Honduras04/18/1988 - US Air Strike against Iranian Oil Platforms04/21/1988 - World Affairs Council Address on Soviets & Afghanistan, INF05/03/1988 - Briefing on religious freedom in USSR05/11/1988 - Reagan endorses Bush candidacy05/27/1988 - Senate approves INF Treaty05/31/1988 - Address at Moscow State University06/01/1988 - Ratification of the INF Treaty at Moscow Summit with Gorbachev06/03/1988 - Address to Royal Institute of International Affairs, London06/13/1988 - Address to Atlantic Council, preparation for G7 Summit06/19/1988 - G7 Summit in Toronto07/01/1988 - Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act signed07/03/1988 - Iran Air Flight 655 shot down in Persian Gulf by USS Vincennes07/09/1988 - Resignation of Attorney General Edwin Meese III announced07/12/1988 - Richard L. Thornburgh nominated to be Attorney General07/25/1988 - Free Trade Agreement with Canada sent to Congress08/02/1988 - HIV Action Plan announced08/03/1988 - Veto of National Defense Authorization Act08/10/1988 - Japanese-American Internment Compensation Bill Signing08/11/1988 - Disaster Assistance Act signed08/12/1988 - Richard L. Thornburgh sworn in as Attorney General08/15/1988 - Farewell Address at Republican National Convention08/23/1988 - Trade & Competitiveness Act signed09/13/1988 - Fair Housing Act Amendments signed09/26/1988 - Speech to UN General Assembly on disarmament09/28/1988 - US-Canada Free Trade Agreement signed10/05/1988 - Cornerstone laying ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Museum10/13/1988 - Family Support Act signed10/25/1988 - Department of Veteran Affairs Act signed11/18/1988 - Anti-Drug Abuse Act signed11/21/1988 - Ground breaking Ceremony at Reagan Presidential Library12/07/1988 - Mini-summit in New York with Gorbachev12/07/1988 - Address to American Enterprise Institute12/08/1988 - Final Press Conference12/13/1988 - Address to administrative officials on domestic policy12/14/1988 - Ban on conducting talks with PLO dropped12/16/1988 - Address to University of Virginia on foreign policy 198901/01/1989 - Address to USSR & Address by Gorbachev to USA01/11/1989 - Farewell Address to the Nation01/20/1989 - Inauguration of George Bush, return to California