President Ronald Reagan holding a staff meeting in the Oval Office on his first full day in office Left to right: Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver, Counsellor to the President Edwin Meese, Chief of Staff James Baker, and Press Secretary James Brady 01 Show less

President Ronald Reagan meeting with Budget Director David Stockman, Secretary of Treasury Donald Regan, Chairman of CEA Murray Weidenbaum, and Assistant for Policy Development Martin Anderson to discuss the economy in the Oval Office 01/28/1981.. Show less

President Ronald Reagan laughing while Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom gives a toast during the (first) state dinner in the State Dining Room 02/26/1981 NAID: 276563119. Show less

Children playing the South Lawn during the Easter Egg Roll 04/20/1981 NAID: 276563161 Historical note: In 1981, Nancy Reagan introduced the tradition of gifting children commemorative wooden eggs at the White House Easter Egg Roll. Show less

President Ronald Reagan attending his first cabinet meeting after the assassination attempt From left to right: James Watt, Murray Weidenbaum, Alexander Haig, Martin Anderson, President Reagan, Frank Carlucci, Joseph Wright 04/24/1981 NAID: 75852939 Show less

President Ronald Reagan greeting Special Assistant to the President for Blacks and Youth Thelma Duggin during a meeting to discuss the 72nd Annual Convention of the National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the Oval Office 06/23/19 Show less

President Ronald Reagan delivering remarks and participating in a question-and-answer session with reports on the air traffic controllers strike in the Rose Garden 08/03/1981 NAID: 75854663 Show less

President Ronald Reagan speaking with the press with Millie by his side at Rancho del Cielo during the signing of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 08/13/1981 NAID: 75854785 Show less

President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan posing with Maude Chasen at the restaurant Chasen’s in Beverly Hills, California 08/20/1981 NAID: 75854911 Historical note: Chasen’s is the restaurant where Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan got engaged. Show less

White House photographers Jack Kightlinger, Mary Ann Fackelman, Bill Fitz-Patrick and Cynthia Johnson preparing for a photo shoot on the North Lawn of the White House 09/09/1981 NAID: 75855121 Show less

Sandra Day O’Connor being sworn in as Supreme Court Justice by Chief Justice Warren Burger with her husband John O’Connor looking on at the U.S. Supreme Court 09/25/1981 NAID: 276563289 Show less

President Ronald Reagan delivering his Remarks on the Departure of the United States Delegation to Funeral Services for President Anwar El-Sadat of Egypt 10/08/1981 NAID: 75855803 Show less