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The economy experienced a brief period of growth early in Reagan's first year in office, but plunged into a recession in July 1981. [90] As the recession continued in the first two years of Reagan's presidency, many within Reagan's administration blamed the policies of Paul Volcker, the chair of the Federal Reserve.
Ronald Wilson Reagan [a] (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party and became an important figure in the American conservative movement.
January 20 – Ronald Reagan's presidency begins with his inauguration at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.; the oath of office is administered by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. [1] The Iran hostage crisis ends minutes after the swearing-in with the release of the 52 Americans held hostage for the past 444 days. [2]
Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. ... Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) [71] January 20, 1981 ...
President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton hotel after giving a speech to a union group when John W. Hinckley Jr. opened fire from his .22-caliber revolver. At the sound of the ...
Ronald Reagan was an optimist, a striking distinction from the darkness of Donald Trump and today’s GOP. ... Jim Jordan, an ideologue and provocateur, and Bernie Moreno, who said last year he ...
At 69 years, 349 days of age on Inauguration Day, Reagan was the oldest person to assume the presidency. Thirty-six years later, in 2017 , this record was surpassed by Donald Trump at 70 years, 220 days, and four years later by Joe Biden at 78 years, 61 days, and another four years after by Donald Trump again at 78 years, 220 days.
Perhaps no day in Reagan’s presidency better embodied his policy transformations or the political ambitions of the Heritage Foundation than Aug. 13, 1981, when Reagan signed his first budget.