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Cabinet Members During the Reagan Administration

President Reagan and Vice President Bush pose with their Cabinet in 1981 President Reagan and Vice President Bush pose with their Cabinet in 1981 Cabinet Secretaries Secretary of Agriculture Deputy Se...

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Star Wars and SDI: Defending America and the Galaxy

March 15 - September 8, 2024 (09/08/2024) On March 23, 1983 (03/23/1983) in a televised address to the nation, President Ronald Reagan announced his intention to embark upon groundbreaking research in...

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Inauguration Facts

First Inauguration as President (January 20, 1981 (01/20/1981)) Reagan's 1981 Inaugural Address Singer: Juanita Booker (amateur singer from Los Angeles) Invocation and Benediction: Rev. Donn Moomaw, S...

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White House Photo Collection Contact sheets

Please use either the White House Photo Collection Contact Sheet .pdf files or the complete collection below (Large files and may take time to load).           Contact Sheets from 1981    Contact Shee...

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NSSDs Digitized Reference Copies

National Security Study Directives (NSSDs) President Reagan outlined the purpose of National Security Study Directive (NSSDs) on February 25, 1981 (02/25/1981) in his first NSSD : This series shall be...

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Military Service of Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan enrolled in a series of home-study Army Extension Courses on March 18, 1935 (03/18/1935). After completing 14 of the courses, he enlisted in the Army Enlisted Reserve on April 29, 1937 (...

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Books on Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, and Reagan's Careers

Author Title Publisher Date Published Alterman, Eric When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and Its Consequences. Viking 2004 Anderson, Martin Revolution Hoover Institution Press 1991 Ba...

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Physician's Explanation of Ronald Reagan's Alzheimer's Diagnosis

STATEMENT BY: Dr. Oliver H. Beahrs, Mayo Clinic Dr. Leslie Weiner, University of Southern California Dr. James R. Blake, St. John’s Hospital General John Hutton, M.D., Uniformed Services University of...

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The Reagan Presidency

The Presidency Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States on November 4, 1980 (11/04/1980). His triumph capped the rise of the new right/conservative wing of the Republican Party and ush...

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