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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. The Iran hostage crisis ends minutes after the swearing-in with the release of the 52 Americans held hostage for the past 444 days. Reagan is notified of the release in his first presidential national ...
Ronald Reagan: Domestic Affairs. Reagan came to the presidency in 1981 with a straightforward and well-articulated domestic agenda. He promised to cut taxes, curb government spending, and balance the federal budget or at least reduce the deficit. His well-crafted Inaugural Address identified the major themes the new President hoped would define ...
The Reagan Library audiovisual archive contains over 1.6 million photographs, 22,000 videos, 20,000 audio recordings and 600,000 feet of motion picture film documenting primarily the Reagan Administration from 1981-89 and includes material from before and after the Presidency.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was a transformational President. ... This paved the way for Bill Clinton's centrist capture of the Democratic nomination and the presidency in 1992. Reagan had an even greater impact within his own party. He carried Republicans into control of the Senate when he won the presidency in 1980.
Exhibits. Our museum features an immersive experience allowing you to interact with hundreds of never before seen artifacts. Engage with interactive displays in 18 galleries highlighting the life and times of America's 40th president. These leather cowboy boots bearing the Presidential Seal exemplify President Reagan's love of the American west.
During Reagan's presidency, the federal debt held by the public nearly tripled in nominal terms, from $738 billion to $2.1 trillion. This led to the U.S. moving from the world's largest international creditor to the world's largest debtor nation. Reagan described the new debt as the "greatest disappointment" of his presidency.
Rawhide Down by Del Quentin Wilber. On March 30, 1981, President Reagan walked out of a hotel in Washington, D.C., and was shot by a would-be assassin. For years, few people knew the truth about how close the president came to dying, and no one has ever written a detailed narrative of that harrowing day.
