Reagan administration

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The Reagan administration was the U.S. presidential administration of Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989, marked by conservative economic policies, a hardline stance against the Soviet Union, and major domestic initiatives including intensified federal efforts in the War on Drugs.

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instanceOf U.S. presidential administration
armsControl Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
country United States
domesticPolicy War on Drugs escalation
air traffic controllers strike response
tough-on-crime policies
welfare state retrenchment efforts
drugPolicy "Just Say No" campaign association
linked to: War on Drugs

expansion of federal drug law enforcement budgets
support for mandatory minimum sentencing for drug offenses
economicPolicy Reaganomics
deregulation
increased defense spending
reduced growth of domestic spending
supply-side economics
tax cuts
educationPolicy publication of "A Nation at Risk" report
endDate 1989-01-20
fiscalOutcome large federal budget deficits
significant increase in national debt
followedBy George H. W. Bush administration
foreignPolicy Strategic Defense Initiative
bombing of Libya in 1986
deployment of Pershing II missiles in Europe
hardline stance against the Soviet Union
intervention in Grenada
military buildup against the Soviet Union
support for Contras in Nicaragua
support for anti-communist forces in Angola
support for anti-communist forces in Cambodia
support for anti-communist insurgencies
support for mujahideen in Afghanistan
foreignPolicyDoctrine Reagan Doctrine
headedBy Ronald Reagan
historicalPeriod late Cold War
ideology conservatism
neoliberalism
judicialAppointments appointment of Antonin Scalia to the U.S. Supreme Court
appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor to the U.S. Supreme Court
appointment of William Rehnquist as Chief Justice of the United States
laborPolicy firing of striking PATCO air traffic controllers
location Washington, D.C.
politicalParty Republican Party
precededBy Carter administration
scandal Iran–Contra affair
socialPolicy conservative approach to abortion policy
emphasis on traditional family values rhetoric
opposition to many federal civil rights enforcement expansions
startDate 1981-01-20
vicePresident George H. W. Bush

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Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 historicalPeriod Reagan administration
99th United States Congress legislativePeriod Reagan administration
Reaganomics implementedBy Reagan administration
Strategic Defense Initiative supportedBy Ronald Reagan administration
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John Negroponte employer Ronald Reagan administration
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Tax Reform Act of 1986 associatedWith Reagan administration
Firearm Owners Protection Act politicalContext Reagan administration
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 subject Ronald Reagan administration
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Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 periodDepicted Reagan presidency
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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library subjectOf Ronald Reagan presidency
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Alexander Haig employer Reagan administration
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 administration Reagan administration
Strategic Defense Initiative era Reagan administration
subject linked to: SDI
Nakasone Doctrine associatedWith Reagan administration
Space Station Freedom program startContext Reagan administration
New Federalism implementedBy Reagan administration
The Reagans setInTimePeriod Reagan presidency
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Executive Order 12356 administration Reagan administration
King Hedley II timePeriodCovered Reagan-era United States
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A Letter to My Father mentions Ronald Reagan's presidency
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Carter administration followedBy Reagan administration
Iran–Contra affair facetOf Reagan administration
George H. W. Bush administration precededBy Ronald Reagan administration
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Lesley Stahl coveredEvent Ronald Reagan presidency
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Linda Chávez employer Reagan administration
My Father at 100 focusesOnPeriod Ronald Reagan's U.S. presidency
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William P. Clark Jr. servedIn Ronald Reagan administration
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Contra War supportedBy Ronald Reagan administration
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Nicaraguan Civil War supportedBy Ronald Reagan administration
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1986 United States Senate elections occurredDuring presidency of Ronald Reagan
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Section.80 hasPart Ronald Reagan Era
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Jeane Duane Jordan partOf Reagan administration
Special Agricultural Worker program implementedUnder Ronald Reagan administration
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Bob Woodward's series of books on U.S. presidents timePeriodCovered Ronald Reagan administration
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Operation Golden Pheasant supportedBy Reagan administration
Man of the House about Ronald Reagan administration
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Laura Ingraham workedFor Reagan administration