President Reagan addresses the Nation from the Oval Office on Tax Reduction Legislation in 1981
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1981
| Speech | Date |
|---|---|
| Address to the Nation on the Economy | February 5, 1981 |
| Address to the Nation on Federal Tax Reduction Legislation | July 27, 1981 |
| Address to the Nation on the Program for Economic Recovery | September 24, 1981 |
| Address to the Nation About Christmas and the Situation in Poland | December 23, 1981 |
1982
| Speech | Date |
|---|---|
| Address to the Nation on the Fiscal Year 1983 Budget | April 29, 1982 |
| Address to the Nation on Federal Tax and Budget Reconciliation Legislation | August 16, 1982 |
| Address to the Nation on United States Policy for Peace in the Middle East | September 1, 1982 |
| Address to the Nation Announcing the Formation of a New Multinational Force [MNF] in Lebanon | September 20, 1982 |
| Address to the Nation on the Economy | October 13 , 1982 |
| Address to the Nation on Strategic Arms Reduction and Nuclear Deterrence | November 22, 1982 |
1983
| SPeech | Date |
|---|---|
| Address to the Nation on Defense and National Security [includes announcement of SDI program] | March 23,1983 |
| Address to the Nation on the Soviet Attack on a Korean Civilian Airliner [Korean Air Line Flight 007] | September 5, 1983 |
| Address to the Nation on Lebanon and Grenada | October 27, 1983 |
1984
| Speech | Date |
|---|---|
| Address to the Nation and Other Countries on United States-Soviet Union Relations | January 16, 1984 |
| Address to the Nation Announcing the Reagan-Bush Candidacies for Re-election [broadcast paid for by Reagan-Bush '84 campaign] | January 29, 1984 |
| Address to the Nation on United States Policy in Central America | May 9, 1984 |
| Address to the Nation on the Observance of Independence Day [pre-recorded] | July 4, 1984 |
| Address to the Nation on the Eve of the Presidential Election [pre-recorded; broadcast paid for by Reagan-Bush '84 campaign] | November 5, 1984 |
1985
| Speech | Date |
|---|---|
| Address to the Nation on the Federal Budget and Deficit Reduction | April 24, 1985 |
| Address to the Nation on Tax Reform | May 28, 1985 |
| Address to the Nation on the upcoming Soviet-US Summit Meeting in Geneva | November 14, 1985 |
1986
| Speech | Date |
|---|---|
| Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger | January 28, 1986 |
| Address to the Nation on National Security | February 26, 1986 |
| Address to the Nation on the Situation in Nicaragua | March 16, 1986 |
| Address to the Nation on the United States Air Strike Against Libya | April 14, 1986 |
| Address to the Nation on Aid to the Contras | June 24, 1986 |
| Address to the Nation on Independence Day [from Statue of Liberty celebration, New York City] | July 4, 1986 |
| Address to the Nation on the Campaign Against Drug Abuse [with Nancy Reagan] | September 14, 1986 |
| Address to the Nation on the Meetings with General Secretary Gorbachev in Iceland | October 13, 1986 |
| Address to the Nation on the Congressional and Gubernatorial Elections [pre-recorded] | November 2, 1986 |
| Address to the Nation on the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy | November 13, 1986 |
| Address to the Nation on the Investigation of the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy | December 2, 1986 |
1987
1988
| Speech | Date |
|---|---|
| Address to the Nation on Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance [carried live by CNN and CONUS Communications, but not by CBS, NBC, or ABC] | February 2, 1988 |
1989
| Speech | Date |
|---|---|
| Farewell Address | January 11, 1989 |