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The Reagan era or the Age of Reagan is a periodization of recent American history used by historians and political observers to emphasize that the conservative "Reagan Revolution" led by President Ronald Reagan in domestic and foreign policy had a lasting impact. It overlaps with what political scientists call the Sixth Party System ...
February 1 – White House Chief of Staff James Baker says the Reagan administration inherited the worst economy in 50 years, that it will be the number one "priority of the administration" and that President Reagan will explain the economy in a televised speech in four days during an appearance on Face the Nation. [14]
During the Reagan Administration, federal receipts grew at an average rate of 8.2% (2.5% attributed to higher Social Security receipts), and federal outlays grew at an annual rate of 7.1%. [23] [24] Reagan's administration is the only one not to have raised the minimum wage by its conclusion. [25]
The first era of major change to the government was the Jacksonian Era in the 1830s, which saw changes to the structure of the executive branch and the abolition of the national bank. The nullification crisis in response to high tariffs was the first serious threat to the unity of the United States, with South Carolina threatening secession ...
The number of Americans who approved of the Reagan administration declined to 48 percent in 1992 [402] but rebounded two years later to 52 percent. [403] In recent years, favorability of Reagan's presidency reached its highest ever: 71 percent approval in 2006; [404] 74 percent in 2010; [405] 72 percent in 2018; [406] and 69 percent in 2023. [407]
Half-day closing of Government departments and agencies on Thursday, December 24, 1987 December 22, 1987 334 12620 Delegation of authority with respect to the Administration of Justice Program December 24, 1987 335 12621 President's Task Force on Market Mechanisms December 29, 1987 336 12622 Adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances
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.
The Federal City Council, [6] a private civic organization which had been promoting the construction of a $200 million international trade center in the District of Columbia, advocated construction of its proposed building at Federal Triangle. [7] Reagan administration officials favored the plan, and in October 1986 the proposal received the ...