1979-1980
11/13/1979 - Announcement for Presidential Candidacy
07/16/1980 - Ronald Reagan wins nomination at Republican National Convention
10/28/1980 - Reagan/Carter Presidential Debate
11/04/1980 - Ronald Reagan wins Presidential election in landslide victory (489-49 Electoral College)
1981
01/20/1981 - Inauguration Day
01/20/1981 - American Hostages in Iran Released
01/22/1981 - Establishment of Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief
01/27/1981 - White House Ceremony for Iran Hostages
01/29/1981 - First Press Conference
02/05/1981 - Address to Nation on the Economy
02/18/1981 - Address to Congress on Economic Recovery Program
02/26/1981 - Initial formation of the Cabinet Councils
03/26/1981 - Signing of Executive Order 12301 establishing the Presidential Council on Integrity & Efficiency
03/30/1981 - Assassination attempt
04/11/1981 - Release from George Washington Hospital
04/28/1981 - Address to Congress on Economic Recovery Program
05/17/1981 - Honorary Degree from Notre Dame
07/07/1981 - Nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to Supreme Court
07/19-21/1981 - G7 Summit in Ottawa, Canada
07/27/1981 - Address to the Nation on Federal Tax Reduction Legislation
07/29/1981 - Tax cut bill approved by House of Representatives
08/03/1981 - Air traffic controllers strike ultimatum
08/13/1981 - President Reagan signs tax cut bill (ERTA)
09/24/1981 - Address to the Nation on economic recovery & social security
09/25/1981 - Sandra Day O’Connor sworn in as first female Supreme Court Justice
09/29/1981 - World Ban & IMF Address on free enterprise, not aid
10/02/1981 - US Strategic Weapons program announced
10/05/1981 - Voluntarism Initiative launched
10/06/1981 - Assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
10/07/1981 - Fifty States Project for Women launched
10/15/1981 - World Affairs Council Speech on Third World & Free Enterprise
10/18-19/1981 - Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown, with French President Mitterrand
10/21-24/1981 - Cancun Summit on International Cooperation & Development
10/28/1981 - AWACS Sale to Saudi Arabia Approved by Senate
11/10/1981 - David Stockman’s article on Reaganomics released in Atlantic Monthly
11/18/1981 - Arms Reduction Speech to National Press Club
11/23/1981 - First Veto - 1982 Continuing Budget Resolution
12/01/1981 - White House Conference on Aging
12/22/1981 - Meeting with Defected Polish Ambassador Spasowski
12/23/1981 - Address to the Nation on situation in Poland
1982
01/26/1982 - First State of the Union Address- Social programs transferred to states
02/09/1982 - Indianapolis Speech, one of several launching New Federalism
02/22/1982 - Ceremony on the 250th Anniversary of the birth of George Washington
02/24/1982 - Caribbean Basin Initiative announced at Organization of American States
03/03/1982 - J. Peter Grace named as Chairman of PPSSCC
03/23/1982 - Enterprise Zone Initiative announced
04/14/1982 - Establishment of the Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving
04/15/1982 - Tuition Tax Credit plan announced
04/29/1982 - Address to the Nation on budget & Balanced Budget Amendment
05/09/1982 - START/SALT II Speech at Eureka College
05/18/1982 - Centennial Commission for Liberty-Ellis Island launched
05/31/1982 - Joint US-USSR announcement on Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
06/04-06/1982 - G7 Summit in Versailles
06/08/1982 - First US President to address both Houses of Parliament, UK
06/11/1982 - Visit to West Berlin
06/17/1982 - UN Special Session on Disarmament, “Agenda for Peace” speech
06/25/1982 - Haig resigns as Secretary of State, Shultz appointed
06/30/1982 - 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 State
07/19/1982 - Rally at Capitol for Budget Amendment
08/16/1982 - Address to the Nation on taxes & budget reconciliation
08/20/1982 - Middle East initiative “Fresh Start”
08/25/1982 - US Marine Forces arrive in Beirut, Lebanon
09/01/1982 - Address to the Nation on the Middle East
09/03/1982 - Tax Equity & Fiscal Responsibility Act (ERTA) signed at the Ranch
09/20/1982 - Address to the Nation on formation of multinational force for Lebanon
10/01/1982 - House defeats Budget Amendment
10/12/1982 - Missing Children Act & Victim & Witness Act signed
10/13/1982 - Address to the Nation on the economy
10/14/1982 - Organized Crime & Drug Trafficking Initiatives launched
11/10/1982 - USSR Leader Leonid Brezhnev dies
11/11/1982 - First commercial operations mission of the Space Shuttle
11/12/1982 - Yuri Andropov becomes leader of USSR
11/13/1982 - US Sanctions on Soviet Pipeline lifted
11/17/1982 - Visit to South Florida Task Force on Drugs
11/22/1982 - Address to the Nation on Arms Control & MX bases
11/23/1982 - Highway & Bridge Repair Program proposed, 5 cents gas tax
12/28/1982 - Recommissioning Ceremony for battleship USS New Jersey
1983
01/03/1983 - Commission on Strategic Forces created
01/06/1983 - Surface Transportation Assistance Act signed
01/07/1983 - Nuclear Waste Policy Act signed
01/11/1983 - Crop Swap Program announced in Texas
01/24/1983 - Native American Policy announced
01/25/1983 - State of the Union Address - Federal spending freeze
03/08/1983 - Address to National Association of Evangelicals (the “Evil Empire” speech)
03/10/1983 - Address on Central America, El Salvador
03/23/1983 - Address to the Nation on National Security and Strategic Defense Initiative
03/31/1983 - World Affairs Council Address on defense matters
04/18/1983 - Bombing of US Embassy in Beirut, 32 killed
04/20/1983 - Social Security Amendments signed
04/27/1983 - Address to Congress on El Salvador
04/30/1983 - Address to the Nation on education
05/28-31/1983 - G7 Summit in Williamsburg
06/03/1983 - Excellence in Education Campaign
07/18/1983 - Commission on Central America created, headed by Kissinger
07/19/1983 - Captive Nations Week designated
07/28/1983 - Commission on Organized Crime created
08/14/1983 - US-Mexico Agreement on the environment in the border area
09/01/1983 - Soviet attack on Korean airliner KAL 007 kills 269
09/05/1983 - Address to the Nation on KAL 007
09/07/1983 - Adult Literacy Initiative announced
09/24/1983 - Address to the Nation via Voice of America (VOA) setting long term framework for negotiation with USSR
09/26/1983 - Address to UN General Assembly on USSR
10/05/1983 - Caribbean Basin Initiative launch ceremony
10/05/1983 - Job Training Partnership Program launched
10/17/1983 - Re-election campaign committee formed on exploratory basis
10/23/1983 - Bombing of US Marine barracks, Beirut
10/25/1983 - Invasion of Grenada
10/27/1983 - Address to the Nation on Lebanon & Grenada
11/02/1983 - Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday signing ceremony
11/11/1983 - Address to Japanese Diet on trade policy
12/04/1983 - Air Strike on Syrian installations in Lebanon
1984
01/16/1984 - Address to the Nation on US/Soviet Relations
01/16/1984 - Grace Commission findings on pay announced
01/25/1984 - State of the Union Address - America is back with four great goals
01/29/1984 - Candidacy for re-election announced
02/03/1984 - Kissinger’s report on Central America received
02/09/1984 - USSR leader Andropov dies
02/13/1984 - Konstantin Chernenko becomes leader of USSR
04/26/1984 - Arrival in Beijing, China
04/30/1984 - Nuclear agreement with China
05/09/1984 - Address to the Nation on Central America
05/14/1984 - Drunk Driving Campaign address with Michael Jackson
05/24/1984 - Remarks Honoring the Vietnam Wars Unknown Soldier
06/04/1984 - Speech to Irish Parliament
06/06/1984 - Speeches on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day
06/07-09/1984 - G7 Summit in London
07/17/1984 - Minimum Drinking Age Bill signed
07/18/1984 - Deficit Reduction Bill signed
08/23/1984 - Acceptance Speech at the Republican National Convention, Dallas, Texas
10/07/1984 - First Reagan/Mondale Presidential Debate (Domestic Issues)
10/12/1984 - Whistlestop Presidential Campaign Tour of Ohio
10/21/1984 - Second Reagan/Mondale Presidential Debate (Foreign Policy)
10/30/1984 - Assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India
11/06/1984 - President Reagan wins landslide victory (525-13 in Electoral College)
1985
01/05/1985 - Nomination of Edwin Meese III to be Attorney General
01/08/1985 - Don Regan appointed Chief of Staff, Jim Baker III nominated as Secretary of Treasury
01/20/1985 - Inaugural Day - White House Ceremony
01/21/1985 - Public Inauguration Ceremonies at U.S. Capitol
02/06/1985 - State of the Union Address - American Revolution II
02/25/1985 - Edwin Meese III sworn in as Attorney General
03/10/1985 - USSR leader Konstantin Chernenko dies
03/11/1985 - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of USSR
03/19/1985 - Senate vote to approve MX missiles
03/25/1985 - Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Initiative launched
04/04/1985 - Nicaraguan Peace Plan announced
04/11/1985 - Establishment of Domestic Policy Council & Economic Policy Council
04/24/1985 - Address to the Nation on federal budget & deficit reduction
05/04/1985 - G7 Summit in Bonn, Germany
05/05/1985 - Speeches at Bergen-Belsen and Bitburg Air Force Base
05/08/1985 - Address to European Parliament on Soviet arms
05/20/1985 - Summer Jobs for Youth Program launched
05/28/1985 - Address to the Nation on tax reform
06/12/1985 - House approves US assistance to Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance
06/14/1985 - TWA Flight 847 hijacked
06/20/1985 - Medal of Freedom awarded to Mother Teresa
06/30/1985 - Address to the Nation on Release of the TWA hostages
07/08/1985 - Address at the American Bar Association Convention on Terrorism
07/13/1985 - President Reagan undergoes surgery for colon cancer
09/09/1985 - Economic sanctions against South Africa
10/07/1985 - Achille Lauro hijacked
10/24/1985 - Speech at UN 40th Anniversary on “Fresh Start” with Soviets
10/31/1985 - New US proposal on arms reduction announced
11/14/1985 - Address to the Nation & USSR, via VOA, on US-Soviet Geneva Summit
11/16/1985 - Start of Geneva Summit with Gorbachev
11/21/1985 - Address to Congress on Geneva Summit’s “Fresh Start”
12/01/1985 - All-Star tribute to Dutch Reagan
12/12/1985 - 248 US soldiers killed in plane crash in Newfoundland
12/12/1985 - Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act signed
12/19/1985 - Domestic & Economic Policy Councils briefed on AIDS programs
1986
01/01/1986 - Address to USSR & Address by Gorbachev to USA
01/07/1986 - Economic Sanctions imposed on Libya
01/28/1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion
02/03/1986 - Commission on Challenger Disaster formed
02/04/1986 - State of the Union Address - Welfare plan
02/25/1986 - US recognizes Aquino government of Philippines
02/26/1986 - Address to the Nation on National Security
02/28/1986 - Packard Commission Report on defense management
03/16/1986 - Address to the Nation on Nicaragua
04/14/1986 - Libyan Air Strike
04/25/1986 - Nuclear reactor accident at Chernobyl
05/02/1986 - G7 Summit in Japan
05/25/1986 - Hands Across America Day
06/09/1986 - Rogers Commission on Challenger Disaster recommendations
06/17/1986 - Resignation of Warren Burger from Supreme Court, nomination of W. Rehnquist for Chief Justice, nomination of A. Scalia
06/24/1986 - Address to the Nation on aid to Contras
07/03/1986 - Statue of Liberty Centennial Celebration
07/22/1986 - World Affairs Council Address on South Africa
09/14/1986 - Address to the Nation with Mrs. Reagan, on Drugs
09/22/1986 - Address to UN on arms reduction progress
09/26/1986 - Rehnquist & Scalia sworn in as Chief Justice and Justice of the Supreme Court
10/11/1986 - Reykjavik Summit begins
10/22/1986 - Tax Reform Bill signed
11/02/1986 - Release of Hostage David Jacobsen from Beirut
11/04/1986 - Democrats win control of Senate 55-45
11/06/1986 - Immigration Reform & Control Act signed
11/13/1986 - Address to the Nation on Iran arms & Contra aid controversy
11/25/1986 - Iran-Contra scandal breaks
11/26/1986 - Tower commission appointed to study Iran-Contra affair
12/02/1986 - Address to the Nation on the Iran-Contra Affair
12/19/1986 - Independent Counsel Lawrence E. Walsh selected
12/31/1986 - New Year’s Radio Address to the people of the USSR
1987
01/27/1987 - State of the Union Address - “I’m back”
01/30/1987 - Veto of Water Quality Act
02/06/1987 - “Up From Dependency” welfare initiative
02/17/1987 - Competitiveness Initiative launched
02/19/1987 - Economic sanctions against Poland lifted
02/26/1987 - Tower Commission reports
02/27/1987 - Don Regan resigns as Chief of Staff, replaced by Howard Baker
03/04/1987 - Address to the Nation on the Tower Report
03/27/1987 - Veto of Highway Bill
04/03/1987 - Privatization of CONRAIL
04/07/1987 - Q & A with reporters on security breach at new Moscow Embassy
04/10/1987 - World Affairs Council Address on possible negotiations breakthrough
05/05/1987 - White House Conference on a Drug Free America launched
05/17/1987 - USS Stark bombed by Iraq
05/26/1987 - William Webster sworn in as Director of CIA
05/29/1987 - Russian Gulf Policy outlined
06/01/1987 - GI Continuation Act signed
06/02/1987 - P. Volcker resigns, A. Greenspan appointed as Chairman of Federal Reserve Board
06/08/1987 - G7 Summit in Venice, tariffs on Japan lifted
06/12/1987 - Visit to Berlin (“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”)
06/15/1987 - Address to the Nation on arms reduction & the Venice Summit
06/26/1987 - Supreme Court Justice Powell resigns
07/01/1987 - Conservative Judge Robert Bork nominated to be Associate Justice to Supreme Court
07/03/1987 - Economic Bill of Rights launched
08/05/1987 - Central American Peace Initiative
08/11/1987 - Alan Greenspan sworn in as Chairman of the Federal Reserve
08/12/1987 - Address to the Nation on Iran-Contra Affair
09/15/1987 - Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers treaty signed
09/16/1987 - Bicentennial Celebration of US Constitution
09/21/1987 - Address to UN on INF Agreement & Iran
10/06/1987 - Senate Committee rejects Bork
10/07/1987 - Address to OAS on Central American Peace Initiative
10/14/1987 - Address to the Nation on Washington Summit
10/16/1987 - Mrs. Reagan undergoes surgery for breast cancer
10/19/1987 - Air strike at Iranian oil platform
10/19/1987 - Stock Market crash
10/23/1987 - Whole Senate rejects Bork
10/29/1987 - Douglas Ginsburg nominated to Supreme Court
10/30/1987 - US-Soviet Summit announced
11/02/1987 - William Sessions sworn in as head of FBI
11/04/1987 - Address to Europe via Worldnet on Soviet-US relations
11/07/1987 - Ginsburg withdraws nomination over marijuana scandal
11/11/1987 - Anthony Kennedy nominated to Supreme Court
11/24/1987 - INF Treaty announced in Denver
12/08/1987 - INF Treaty signed
12/10/1987 - Address to the Nation on the Washington Summit
1988
01/01/1988 - Address to USSR & Address by Gorbachev to USA
01/02/1988 - Canada-US Free Trade Agreement signed in Palm Springs
01/25/1988 - State of the Union Address - “We’re not finished yet,” budget process
02/18/1988 - Anthony Kennedy sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
02/29/1988 - White House Conference on a Drug Free America
03/01/1988 - NATO Summit in Brussels
03/14/1988 - Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis conference on SDI
03/17/1988 - Deployment of US Forces to Honduras
04/18/1988 - US Air Strike against Iranian Oil Platforms
04/21/1988 - World Affairs Council Address on Soviets & Afghanistan, INF
05/03/1988 - Briefing on religious freedom in USSR
05/11/1988 - Reagan endorses Bush candidacy
05/27/1988 - Senate approves INF Treaty
05/31/1988 - Address at Moscow State University
06/01/1988 - Ratification of the INF Treaty at Moscow Summit with Gorbachev
06/03/1988 - Address to Royal Institute of International Affairs, London
06/13/1988 - Address to Atlantic Council, preparation for G7 Summit
06/19/1988 - G7 Summit in Toronto
07/01/1988 - Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act signed
07/03/1988 - Iran Air Flight 655 shot down in Persian Gulf by USS Vincennes
07/09/1988 - Resignation of Attorney General Edwin Meese III announced
07/12/1988 - Richard L. Thornburgh nominated to be Attorney General
07/25/1988 - Free Trade Agreement with Canada sent to Congress
08/02/1988 - HIV Action Plan announced
08/03/1988 - Veto of National Defense Authorization Act
08/10/1988 - Japanese-American Internment Compensation Bill Signing
08/11/1988 - Disaster Assistance Act signed
08/12/1988 - Richard L. Thornburgh sworn in as Attorney General
08/15/1988 - Farewell Address at Republican National Convention
08/23/1988 - Trade & Competitiveness Act signed
09/13/1988 - Fair Housing Act Amendments signed
09/26/1988 - Speech to UN General Assembly on disarmament
09/28/1988 - US-Canada Free Trade Agreement signed
10/05/1988 - Cornerstone laying ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Museum
10/13/1988 - Family Support Act signed
10/25/1988 - Department of Veteran Affairs Act signed
11/18/1988 - Anti-Drug Abuse Act signed
11/21/1988 - Ground breaking Ceremony at Reagan Presidential Library
12/07/1988 - Mini-summit in New York with Gorbachev
12/07/1988 - Address to American Enterprise Institute
12/08/1988 - Final Press Conference
12/13/1988 - Address to administrative officials on domestic policy
12/14/1988 - Ban on conducting talks with PLO dropped
12/16/1988 - Address to University of Virginia on foreign policy
1989
01/01/1989 - Address to USSR & Address by Gorbachev to USA
01/11/1989 - Farewell Address to the Nation
01/20/1989 - Inauguration of George Bush, return to California