Presidency of Ronald Reagan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1989-01-20
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Presidency of Ronald Reagan
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Assassination_attempt_on_Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Challenger_disaster
gptkb:Savings_and_loan_crisis
gptkb:Economic_Recovery_Tax_Act_of_1981
gptkb:Immigration_Reform_and_Control_Act_of_1986
gptkb:Intermediate-Range_Nuclear_Forces_Treaty
gptkb:Invasion_of_Grenada
gptkb:Iran-Contra_affair
gptkb:Reaganomics
gptkb:Tax_Reform_Act_of_1986
gptkb:War_on_Drugs
gptkb:End_of_the_Cold_War
gptkb:Lebanon_barracks_bombings
gptkb:Air_traffic_controllers'_strike_(PATCO)
Strategic Defense Initiative
Berlin Wall speech ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!")
AIDS epidemic response
Tax cuts
Appointment of Paul Volcker as Federal Reserve Chair
Appointment of Alan Greenspan as Federal Reserve Chair
Appointment of Alexander Haig as Secretary of State
Appointment of Anthony Kennedy to Supreme Court
Appointment of Antonin Scalia to Supreme Court
Appointment of Donald Regan as Chief of Staff
Appointment of Edwin Meese as Attorney General
Appointment of George Shultz as Secretary of State
Appointment of James Baker as Chief of Staff
Appointment of Jeane Kirkpatrick as UN Ambassador
Appointment of William Casey as CIA Director
Appointment of William Rehnquist as Chief Justice
Deregulation policies
Expansion of the War on Drugs
Military buildup
Reduction in inflation
Support for Contras in Nicaragua
Support for Mujahideen in Afghanistan
Support for anti-communist movements worldwide
Appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor to Supreme Court
Appointment of Caspar Weinberger as Secretary of Defense
Increase in national debt
Reduction in top marginal tax rate
Signing of INF Treaty with Mikhail Gorbachev
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Presidency_of_Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:president gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:startDate 1981-01-20
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Presidency_of_George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Economic_Recovery_Tax_Act_of_1981
gptkb:Presidency_of_Jimmy_Carter
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