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President Reagan Shot. On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot by John W. Hinkley, Jr., while leaving the Washington Hilton Hotel after giving a speech. The President was hit under his left arm by a bullet that ricocheted off his limousine. Once the sound of shots rang in the air, Secret Service agent Jerry Parr shoved Reagan into ...
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Ronald Reagan's tenure as the 40th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1981, and ended on January 20, 1989. Reagan, a Republican from California, took office following his landslide victory over Democrat incumbent president Jimmy Carter and independent congressman John B. Anderson in the 1980 presidential election.
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11/13/1979 Announcement for Presidential Candidacy07/16/1980 Ronald Reagan Wins the Presidential Nomination at the Republican National Convention, Detroit, Michigan10/28/1980 Reagan/Carter Presidential Debate11/04/1980 Ronald Reagan Wins the Presidential Election in a Landslide Victory (489-49 Electoral College Votes)01/20/1981 Inauguration Day01/20/1981 American Hostages in Iran Released01/22/1981 Establishment of Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief01/27/1981 White House Ceremony for Iran Hostages01/26/1982 First State of the Union Address - Social Programs Transferred to States02/09/1982 Indianapolis Speech, One of Several Launching New Federalism02/22/1982 Ceremony on the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington02/24/1982 Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) Announced at Organization of American States (OAS)01/03/1983 Commission on Strategic Forces Created01/06/1983 Surface Transportation Assistance Act Signed01/07/1983 Nuclear Waste Policy Act Signed01/11/1983 Crop Swap Program Announced in Texas01/16/1984 Address to the Nation on US/Soviet Relations01/16/1984 Grace Commission Findings on Pay Announced01/25/1984 State of Union Address - "America is Back with Four Great Goals"01/29/1984 Candidacy for Re-Election Announced01/05/1985 Nomination of Long-time Advisor and Counselor to the President Edwin Meese III to be Attorney General01/08/1985 Don Regan appointed Chief of Staff, Jim Baker III nominated as Secretary of Treasury01/20/1985 Inaugural Day - Indoor White House Ceremony01/21/1985 Public Inauguration Ceremonies at U.S. Capitol (Held Indoors Due to Extreme Cold in Washington, DC )01/01/1986 Address by President Reagan to the USSR & Address by General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to the USA01/07/1986 Economic Sanctions Imposed on Libya01/28/1986 Space Shuttle ChallengerExplosion02/03/1986 Commission on ChallengerDisaster Formed01/27/1987 State of the Union Address - “I’m Back”01/30/1987 Veto of Water Quality Act02/06/1987 “Up From Dependency” Welfare Initiative02/17/1987 Competitiveness Initiative Launched01/01/1988 Address by President Reagan to the USSR & Address by General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to the USA01/02/1988 Canada-US Free Trade Agreement Signed in Palm Springs01/25/1988 State of the Union Address - “We’re not finished yet,” Budget Process02/18/1988 Anthony Kennedy Sworn-In as Supreme Court Justice01/01/1989 Address by President Reagan to the USSR & Address by General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to the USA01/11/1989 Farewell Address to the Nation01/20/1989 Inauguration of George H.W. Bush, President and Mrs. Reagan Return to CaliforniaFeb 3, 2011 · SANTA BARBARA — February 3, 2011. Greatest Achievements of President Reagan. The tax cuts of 1981. Signed in August, these enactments were a major reduction in domestic expenditures and the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, were designed to lower federal revenues over a five year period in the amount of $737 billion. Documents:
Through Ronald Reagan's eight years in office, the cold war came to an end, the country seemed to regain its morale, and Americans enjoyed an extended economic boom. Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to John Reagan, a shoe salesman, and his wife Nelle in Tampico, Illinois, on February 6, 1911. He worked his way through Eureka College.
Ronald Reagan (40) Event Timeline 01/20/1981-01/20/1989. 11/04/1980. Election Day. Reagan wins 91% of the Electoral College and 51% of the popular vote. 1981 01/20/1981. Inaugural Address. 01/20/1981. 52 American hostages in Iran released in exchange for ending trade sanctions. 01/28/1981. Appoints William J. Casey as CIA Director. 02/18/1981
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Apr 1, 1989 · When Ronald Reagan stepped down as president on January 20, 1989, he had served eight years. This itself is an extraordinary accomplishment; very few American presidents have served two full terms. In this century, in fact, only three others have done so: Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, and Dwight Eisenhower-and both Wilson and Eisenhower were in ill health their final years in office.
