What Kind Of President Was Ronald Reagan? The Reagan Presidency Timeline
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Date: 2022-07-19
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JJ
During the Iran-Contra Affair, senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of weapons to Iran, who was subject to an arms embargo at the time. Then, the money made on the deal was illegally sent to fund the Contra death squads in Nicaragua, in violation of the Boland Amendment, prohibiting further funding of the Contras by the American government.
From 1983 to 1984, the CIA set fire to Nicaraguan oil storage tanks and in 1984 mined Nicaraguan ports. During the same time, the Contras killed 23 primary school teachers and 135 volunteer adult education teachers. They destroyed 15 rural schools, forced the closing of 138 elementary schools and 64 adult education schools. There were reports of attacks on civilian targets causing killings, rapes, beatings, mutilations and torture. Former National Security Council staff member Oliver North even had ex-Rhodesian mercenaries bomb a hospital just to show Congress that the Contras could operate easily within the capitol.
Additional crimes of the Reagan Administration include the 1986 bombing of Libya, invasion of Grenada, CIA smuggling of cocaine to support rebel groups in Latin America, the supporting of Apartheid in South Africa and the funding of the Mujahideen in Afghanistan who later became Al-Qaeda. Finally, Reagan sold chemical weapons to Saddam Hussein, including anthrax and the bubonic plague that were used in the Iran-Iraq War, in which the United States also sold weapons to Iran. Early in his political career Reagan opposed every major piece of civil rights legislation adopted by Congress, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. And even if one tries to explain away this opposition on the grounds that it came early in the history of the civil rights movement or was motivated by a misplaced reluctance to empower the federal government, Reagans civil rights record during his presidency is tough to justify. As President, Reagan supported tax breaks for schools that discriminated on the basis of race, opposed the extension of the Voting Rights Act, vetoed the Civil Rights Restoration Act and decimated the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC. When you combine Reagans political record with his symbolic stance on race issueshis deriding welfare recipients as welfare queens, his employing states rights rhetoric in the same county where in 1964 three of the most infamous murders of civil rights workers occurred, his initial opposition to establish a national holiday to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. the Reagan legacy begins to lose much of its luster.
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During the Iran-Contra Affair, senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of weapons to Iran, who was subject to an arms embargo at the time. Then, the money made on the deal was illegally sent to fund the Contra death squads in Nicaragua, in violation of the Boland Amendment, prohibiting further funding of the Contras by the American government.
From 1983 to 1984, the CIA set fire to Nicaraguan oil storage tanks and in 1984 mined Nicaraguan ports. During the same time, the Contras killed 23 primary school teachers and 135 volunteer adult education teachers. They destroyed 15 rural schools, forced the closing of 138 elementary schools and 64 adult education schools. There were reports of attacks on civilian targets causing killings, rapes, beatings, mutilations and torture. Former National Security Council staff member Oliver North even had ex-Rhodesian mercenaries bomb a hospital just to show Congress that the Contras could operate easily within the capitol.
Additional crimes of the Reagan Administration include the 1986 bombing of Libya, invasion of Grenada, CIA smuggling of cocaine to support rebel groups in Latin America, the supporting of Apartheid in South Africa and the funding of the Mujahideen in Afghanistan who later became Al-Qaeda. Finally, Reagan sold chemical weapons to Saddam Hussein, including anthrax and the bubonic plague that were used in the Iran-Iraq War, in which the United States also sold weapons to Iran. Early in his political career Reagan opposed every major piece of civil rights legislation adopted by Congress, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. And even if one tries to explain away this opposition on the grounds that it came early in the history of the civil rights movement or was motivated by a misplaced reluctance to empower the federal government, Reagans civil rights record during his presidency is tough to justify. As President, Reagan supported tax breaks for schools that discriminated on the basis of race, opposed the extension of the Voting Rights Act, vetoed the Civil Rights Restoration Act and decimated the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC. When you combine Reagans political record with his symbolic stance on race issueshis deriding welfare recipients as welfare queens, his employing states rights rhetoric in the same county where in 1964 three of the most infamous murders of civil rights workers occurred, his initial opposition to establish a national holiday to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. the Reagan legacy begins to lose much of its luster.
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Jody
Richard Reeves 0: 47 on the counter saying that he now realizes that even in DEATH, Reagan still, in many ways, controls the Republican party. That he says this almost with surprise is a bit puzzling to me. That is what HAPPENS when a once in a lifetime, FANTASTIC, amazingly good hearted but strong president comes along. Reagan was that president for Republicans. not too dissimilarly, JFK was that president for the, THEN, democrats and for a little while longer after his passing. The difference is that, NOW, you will find more Republicans singing the praises of JFK than you will of even the most MODERATE of today's democrats. The democrats have rabidly insisted on changing their party's platform so radically and so quickly that hardly ANYONE recognizes the democrat party of even the 80s let alone the 60s. Most scholars agree that if JFK were alive today and wanted to run for president today he'd have to run as a REPUBLICAN bc the democrat party is way too radically left now for a JFK candidate. It's true. The democrats will, eventually, implode on themselves because of this fact. I do think Reagan is diminishing as a mentor to model oneself as in the Republican party but only as a result of the passage of time. The more time that passes, the less amount of young Republicans even remember Reagan. That being said, Reagan's legacy will NEVER die. He and JFK will have the unwavering legacies that George Washington and Abe Lincoln had. only on a scale that pertains to 20th century issues. not so much all around, awe inspiring greatness as Washington and Lincoln. Reagan will truly never FULLY die. That's how awesome he was. Same goes for JFK. This shouldn't be a shock to anyone.
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Richard Reeves 0: 47 on the counter saying that he now realizes that even in DEATH, Reagan still, in many ways, controls the Republican party. That he says this almost with surprise is a bit puzzling to me. That is what HAPPENS when a once in a lifetime, FANTASTIC, amazingly good hearted but strong president comes along. Reagan was that president for Republicans. not too dissimilarly, JFK was that president for the, THEN, democrats and for a little while longer after his passing. The difference is that, NOW, you will find more Republicans singing the praises of JFK than you will of even the most MODERATE of today's democrats. The democrats have rabidly insisted on changing their party's platform so radically and so quickly that hardly ANYONE recognizes the democrat party of even the 80s let alone the 60s. Most scholars agree that if JFK were alive today and wanted to run for president today he'd have to run as a REPUBLICAN bc the democrat party is way too radically left now for a JFK candidate. It's true. The democrats will, eventually, implode on themselves because of this fact. I do think Reagan is diminishing as a mentor to model oneself as in the Republican party but only as a result of the passage of time. The more time that passes, the less amount of young Republicans even remember Reagan. That being said, Reagan's legacy will NEVER die. He and JFK will have the unwavering legacies that George Washington and Abe Lincoln had. only on a scale that pertains to 20th century issues. not so much all around, awe inspiring greatness as Washington and Lincoln. Reagan will truly never FULLY die. That's how awesome he was. Same goes for JFK. This shouldn't be a shock to anyone.
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Herrero
It is quite unfair to assign to Ronald Reagan, the person, much responsibility for the policies enacted in his name. Despite the efforts of the educated classes to invest the proceedings with the required dignity, it was hardly a secret that Reagan had only the vaguest conception of the policies of his administration, and if not properly programmed by his staff, regularly produced statements that would have been an embarrassment, were anyone to have taken them seriously.
Reagan's duty was to smile, to read from the teleprompter in a pleasant voice, tell a few jokes, and keep the audience properly bemused. His only qualification for the presidency was that he knew how to read the lines written for him by the rich folk, who pay well for the service. Reagan had been doing that for years. He seemed to perform to the satisfaction of the paymasters, and to enjoy the experience.
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It is quite unfair to assign to Ronald Reagan, the person, much responsibility for the policies enacted in his name. Despite the efforts of the educated classes to invest the proceedings with the required dignity, it was hardly a secret that Reagan had only the vaguest conception of the policies of his administration, and if not properly programmed by his staff, regularly produced statements that would have been an embarrassment, were anyone to have taken them seriously.
Reagan's duty was to smile, to read from the teleprompter in a pleasant voice, tell a few jokes, and keep the audience properly bemused. His only qualification for the presidency was that he knew how to read the lines written for him by the rich folk, who pay well for the service. Reagan had been doing that for years. He seemed to perform to the satisfaction of the paymasters, and to enjoy the experience.
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TRIDION
things are not so clear cut left leaning and while its very interesting to see this documentaries perspectives I'm very disappointed at all the facts left behind and further portraying racism problems as having ridden Reagans legacy. As an American I learned at a young age about to bad and dark periods in American history including the genocide of some native tribes but what is really sad is the forgetfulness of all Americans of the good along the way and human progress including human rights a progress unmatched in history. Today demoralized America only sees the bad and seems to know nothing about the good or what America stands for or was founded on, equal justice the rights of all mankind individual liberty, A recognition of the equal life of all races religions colors and creeds. Apparently all of that is being swept away in the name of social justice.
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things are not so clear cut left leaning and while its very interesting to see this documentaries perspectives I'm very disappointed at all the facts left behind and further portraying racism problems as having ridden Reagans legacy. As an American I learned at a young age about to bad and dark periods in American history including the genocide of some native tribes but what is really sad is the forgetfulness of all Americans of the good along the way and human progress including human rights a progress unmatched in history. Today demoralized America only sees the bad and seems to know nothing about the good or what America stands for or was founded on, equal justice the rights of all mankind individual liberty, A recognition of the equal life of all races religions colors and creeds. Apparently all of that is being swept away in the name of social justice.
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Nicole
He ruined the nation. America would have been much better off without him. He paved the way for today's GOP by abolishing the fairness doctrine. Without him as president the nation likely wouldn't be the mess it is today and the minimum wage might have been livable. Also, the pandemic might never have happened. Again, the nation would have been better off without him. He should have never even been nominated. His policies caused budget deficit and a recession in addition to other problems. I used to admire him, until I saw who he really was. Look at the facts. He was a Calvin Coolidge emulator, the only thing original thing he did was abolish the fairness doctrine. Coolidge invented trickle down economics and deregulation. He was a phony!
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He ruined the nation. America would have been much better off without him. He paved the way for today's GOP by abolishing the fairness doctrine. Without him as president the nation likely wouldn't be the mess it is today and the minimum wage might have been livable. Also, the pandemic might never have happened. Again, the nation would have been better off without him. He should have never even been nominated. His policies caused budget deficit and a recession in addition to other problems. I used to admire him, until I saw who he really was. Look at the facts. He was a Calvin Coolidge emulator, the only thing original thing he did was abolish the fairness doctrine. Coolidge invented trickle down economics and deregulation. He was a phony!
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Bobby
Wonderful documentary as always on the federal executive years of R. R, thing is in part 1 there is no mention of the OPEC embargo being lifted right before economic recovery of the early 1980's. Energy prices govern the economy. Energy prices boom or bust an economy. It feeds the FED. It makes money loose or tight (rates are only a regulator) Energy is everything. Like to see Timeline produce the history of energy, and how it makes money possible based on the Kissinger model of Petro Dollar Recycling. on a global scale regarding, specifically, the central banking model converting petro revenue savings into the lending markets wherein it becomes, the USD, an IOU to OPEC members.
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Wonderful documentary as always on the federal executive years of R. R, thing is in part 1 there is no mention of the OPEC embargo being lifted right before economic recovery of the early 1980's. Energy prices govern the economy. Energy prices boom or bust an economy. It feeds the FED. It makes money loose or tight (rates are only a regulator) Energy is everything. Like to see Timeline produce the history of energy, and how it makes money possible based on the Kissinger model of Petro Dollar Recycling. on a global scale regarding, specifically, the central banking model converting petro revenue savings into the lending markets wherein it becomes, the USD, an IOU to OPEC members.
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aulebb1968
This man was not a decent man at all and is responsible for where we are today in America's society. The party's love of hate that spewed out of this rotten man is nauseating and they praise this man to this day. Crack cocaine was brought into African American neighborhoods was brought into this country by Reagan, Donald Rumsfeld, Oliver North and another person that eventually took residence in the White House, George H. W. Bush. The military planes/helicopters brought it into this country, so they could suppress the African American Community further than it already was. I have no respect for anyone who respects that man
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This man was not a decent man at all and is responsible for where we are today in America's society. The party's love of hate that spewed out of this rotten man is nauseating and they praise this man to this day. Crack cocaine was brought into African American neighborhoods was brought into this country by Reagan, Donald Rumsfeld, Oliver North and another person that eventually took residence in the White House, George H. W. Bush. The military planes/helicopters brought it into this country, so they could suppress the African American Community further than it already was. I have no respect for anyone who respects that man
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werty
Milton Friedman always said in the 70s that to beat inflation you had to have a period of recession. So the recession in 81 was necessary as a side effect of fixing the inflation. Like he used to say it is like when an alcoholic stops drinking. You feel bad for a bit but then you get better. The only other alternative would be to keep drinking or in this case keep inflating and make the problem worse. Which is how they had been doing all through the 70s. Now we are getting into a period of inflation again.
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Milton Friedman always said in the 70s that to beat inflation you had to have a period of recession. So the recession in 81 was necessary as a side effect of fixing the inflation. Like he used to say it is like when an alcoholic stops drinking. You feel bad for a bit but then you get better. The only other alternative would be to keep drinking or in this case keep inflating and make the problem worse. Which is how they had been doing all through the 70s. Now we are getting into a period of inflation again.
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FuzzyPanda16
Wow this is more meaningful than ever. Back then we chose freedom, personal responsibility and small government that doesn't have the right to cram down the rules of whoever is in charge at the time onto the population.
Now, we have surrendered our freedoms, given into hysterical fear and begged for government control over our lives. The modern left has completely destroyed this country and turned it into an unrecognizable mess.
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Wow this is more meaningful than ever. Back then we chose freedom, personal responsibility and small government that doesn't have the right to cram down the rules of whoever is in charge at the time onto the population.
Now, we have surrendered our freedoms, given into hysterical fear and begged for government control over our lives. The modern left has completely destroyed this country and turned it into an unrecognizable mess.
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Rasputin443556
Reagan screwed over the American workers so bad that we're still reeling. Wages have been stagnant ever since. The Third World has been getting pummeled worse by the USA since the loss of the Soviets.
In short, Reagan was an awful President, a thoroughly evil idiot. His only saving grace was a rejection of mutually-assured destruction, but even then he funded the boondoggle SDI as a result of that.
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Reagan screwed over the American workers so bad that we're still reeling. Wages have been stagnant ever since. The Third World has been getting pummeled worse by the USA since the loss of the Soviets.
In short, Reagan was an awful President, a thoroughly evil idiot. His only saving grace was a rejection of mutually-assured destruction, but even then he funded the boondoggle SDI as a result of that.
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Alan
See it is quite clear that Trump followed Reagan but didn't have the brains or understanding to realise why he did it. It was Reagan who first said Let's make America Great Again. It was those anarchist fleas like Brannon who set Trump adrift and Trump was nothing more than an ignorant follower of history.
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See it is quite clear that Trump followed Reagan but didn't have the brains or understanding to realise why he did it. It was Reagan who first said Let's make America Great Again. It was those anarchist fleas like Brannon who set Trump adrift and Trump was nothing more than an ignorant follower of history.
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Yvonne
He was created by Goldwater and the Birchers. He was an actor who ratted out his coworkers. He was a farce as was the Star Wars program. He was the face of the corporate elite, of profiteers, military weapons dealers, the crack epidemic, and is the reason we are where we are today in all the wrong ways.
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He was created by Goldwater and the Birchers. He was an actor who ratted out his coworkers. He was a farce as was the Star Wars program. He was the face of the corporate elite, of profiteers, military weapons dealers, the crack epidemic, and is the reason we are where we are today in all the wrong ways.
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Charles
He made a back door deal with Iran: keep the American Hostages on lock down and cost Carter the election, and when I'm president I'll make you a better deal. Nixon did the same thing with North Vietnam. We call that Treason, it even fits the Constitutional definition of Treason.
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He made a back door deal with Iran: keep the American Hostages on lock down and cost Carter the election, and when I'm president I'll make you a better deal. Nixon did the same thing with North Vietnam. We call that Treason, it even fits the Constitutional definition of Treason.
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Asdfghjkl
Last night, I tell you, to watch that thing on television, as I did, to see those, those monkeys from those African countries damn them theyre still uncomfortable wearing shoes! -- 1971, Reagan in a Phone Call about the African UN delegation. What an inspirational man!
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Last night, I tell you, to watch that thing on television, as I did, to see those, those monkeys from those African countries damn them theyre still uncomfortable wearing shoes! -- 1971, Reagan in a Phone Call about the African UN delegation. What an inspirational man!
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George
The worst president we have until Trump came along. He did more to destroy the United States economy in four years than any other president before him. He absolutely destroyed the unions and the American dream for the average working American
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The worst president we have until Trump came along. He did more to destroy the United States economy in four years than any other president before him. He absolutely destroyed the unions and the American dream for the average working American
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woke
A reporter at a press conference once wanted Reagan's comment on an allegation that he was partly corrupt, that is a complete lie, when I am corrupt, I am completely corrupt, it is a sign of laziness to not be 100% at whatever you are doing.
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A reporter at a press conference once wanted Reagan's comment on an allegation that he was partly corrupt, that is a complete lie, when I am corrupt, I am completely corrupt, it is a sign of laziness to not be 100% at whatever you are doing.
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Tina
And hear we are. our sacred trust has been wasted after he raised our SS, and Medicare taxes through the roof when we were young enough to make up the difference. Now as retirees we see exactly what he did to a sacred trust. He robbed it
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And hear we are. our sacred trust has been wasted after he raised our SS, and Medicare taxes through the roof when we were young enough to make up the difference. Now as retirees we see exactly what he did to a sacred trust. He robbed it
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Progressive
I moved to the United States in the year that Reagan died. And in that year watched marathons of television programming on his life, presidency and legacy as they were constantly being broadcasted. This was a nice refresher
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I moved to the United States in the year that Reagan died. And in that year watched marathons of television programming on his life, presidency and legacy as they were constantly being broadcasted. This was a nice refresher
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Aidan
To all these liberal politicians on this video. I'll be inviting you to Ireland. Don't let the R in IRA confuse you yokes. We're all pals here. They have a wall separatin us here. That way we can't party all the time. Lol
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To all these liberal politicians on this video. I'll be inviting you to Ireland. Don't let the R in IRA confuse you yokes. We're all pals here. They have a wall separatin us here. That way we can't party all the time. Lol
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