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The Chronology of the Reagan Presidency, 1981-1989

1979-1980 11/13/1979 Announcement for Presidential Candidacy 07/16/1980 Ronald Reagan Wins the Presidential Nomination at the Republican National Convention, Detroit, Michigan 10/28/1980 Reagan/Carter...

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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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Nancy Reagan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhIeW-fbYiM President Reagan and Nancy Reagan's Interview with Chris Wallace on May 18, 1985 (05/18/1985) National Archives Identification: 137879856 https://www.youtub...

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Reagan's Letter Announcing his Alzheimer's Diagnosis

Text of letter written by President Ronald Reagan announcing he has Alzheimer’s disease: “Nov. 5, 1994 My Fellow Americans, I have recently been told that I am one of the millions of Americans who wil...

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White House Inventories

Below is an alphabetical list of finding aids to collections that were generated within the White House.  The Library provides a list of White House offices and their staff. Works prepared by the U.S....

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Supreme Court Justices During Reagan Administration,1981-1989

Supreme Court Justices pose with President Reagan in the Supreme Court Conference Room, September 25, 1981 (09/25/1981) JUSTICE TERM APPOINTING PRESIDENT William J. Brennan, Jr. 10/16/1956-07/20/1990 ...

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A Time for Choosing Speech, October 27, 1964 (10/27/1964)

"The Speech" is what Ronald Reagan called it. Today we call it, "A Time for Choosing," and it was a pivotal turning point in Ronald Reagan's life. Ronald Reagan began a long side-career of public spea...

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Presidential Gifts

Foreign Official Gifts Even though heads of state have traditionally exchanged gifts as expressions of goodwill, the Constitution (Article I, Section 9) prohibits anyone in the US Government from rece...

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