MARCH 4 1987 -- Pres. President Ronald Reagan - Iran Contra Speech to the Nation.

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Ronald reagan iran contra affair. At the time of the presidential election of 1984 Reagan was at the height of his popularity. 25 2016 marks the 30 th anniversary of the Iran-Contra affair. Iran-Contra Affair 1980s US.

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President Ronald Reagan In 1981 President Reagan approved an operation in which the CIA would aid Nicaraguan rebel insurgentswho were fighting the newly established socialist Sandinista governmentwith the goal of preventing the spread of Communism. Reagan and the Iran-Contra affair. Reagan is forced to speak to.

President Ronald Reagan - Address on Iran-Contra. On that day in 1986 President Ronald Reagans attorney general acknowledged publicly that the administration was using profits. Central American conflict alarmed Washington.

One of the most interesting facets of Ronald Reagans presidency was his apparent obsession with Central America. The Iran-Contra Affair Nicaraguan Contra rebels on Patrol 1987 The foreign-policy scandal known as the Iran-contra affair came to light in November 1986 when President Ronald Reagan confirmed reports that the United States had secretly sold arms to Iran. IranContra affair The most well-known and politically damaging of the scandals came to light since Watergate was in 1986 when Ronald Reagan conceded that the United States had sold weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of a largely unsuccessful effort to secure the release of six US.

Using slogans such as Its morning in America and America is back his reelection campaign emphasized the countrys economic prosperity and its renewed leadership role in world affairs. Ronald Reagans efforts to eradicate Communism spanned the globe but the insurgent Contras cause in Nicaragua was. White House officials had promised that Reagans address would be devoid of any bitterness or anger over the Iran-contra affair and the President himself showed none Wednesday evening though he.

Political scandal in which the National Security Council NSC became involved in secret weapons transactions and other activities that either were prohibited by the US. Citizens being held hostage in. DECEMBER 1 1986 -- Reagan convenes the Tower Commission to investigate Iran-Contra.

Following are excerpts from former President Ronald Reagans deposition last week in Los Angeles in the trial of Rear Adm. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. The Iran-Contra Affair was a secret US.

On election day Reagan and Bush. Delivered 4 March 1987. Ronald Reagan - Ronald Reagan - The Iran-Contra Affair.

Arms deal that traded missiles and other arms to free some Americans held hostage by terrorists in Lebanon but also used funds from the arms deal. LATE FEBRUARY 1987 -- Tower Commission finishes its report. The Iran-Contra Affair From the Collection.