Iran-Contra Affair - Ronald Reagan, John Poindexter, Oliver North, Contras, Nicaragua V. United States, Caspar Weinberger, Boland Amendment (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 75. Chapters: Ronald Reagan, John Poindexter, Oliver North, Contras, Nicaragua v. United States, Caspar Weinberger, Boland Amendment, Robert Gates, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Michael Ledeen, Elliott Abrams, Robert McFarlane, CIA and Contras cocaine trafficking in the US, Theodore Shackley, William J. Casey, Duane Clarridge, Peter Dale Scott, Vincent Cannistraro, Transporte Aereo Rioplatense, Richard Secord, Thomas G. Clines, Christic Institute, Donald Fortier, Arthur L. Liman, The Nightingale's Song, David Kimche, Eugene Hasenfus, Edwin G. Corr, Fawn Hall, Clair George, Rafael Quintero, Joseph F. Fernandez, Tower Commission, Robert Earl, Alan Fiers, STTGI, Carl Rauh. Excerpt: Ronald Wilson Reagan (; February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981-1989), the 33rd Governor of California (1967-1975), and prior to that, a radio, film and television actor. Reagan was born in Tampico in Whiteside County, Illinois, reared in Dixon in Lee County, Illinois, and educated at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and sociology. Upon his graduation, Reagan first moved to Iowa to work as a radio broadcaster and then in 1937 to Los Angeles, California. He began a career as an actor, first in films and later television, appearing in over 50 movie productions and earning enough success to become a famous, publicly recognized figure. Some of his most notable roles are in Knute Rockne, All American and Kings Row. Reagan served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and later spokesman for General Electric; his start in politics occurred during his work for GE. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he began to support Republican Party candidates in the early 1950s and eventually switched to the Republican Party in 1962. After delivering a rousing speech in...