-
Jimmy Carter - Camp David Accords
Israel and Egypt signed two agreements, the first between Israel and any of its Arab neighbors. The Camp David Accords were negotiated by the Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and the Egyptian president Anwar Sadat under the mediation of U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the government retreat at Camp David, Maryland. -
Jimmy Carter - Energy Inflation
Carter asked the American people to cut down their energy usage during a fireside chat on February 2, 1977. "All of us must learn to waste less energy," Carter said. -
Ronald Reagan - Iran Contra Afffair
Iran-contra affair, in U.S. history, secret arrangement in the 1980s to provide funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from profits gained by selling arms to Iran. The Iran-contra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of President Ronald Reagan. -
Ronald Reagan - Challenger Tragedy
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986 when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. Ronald Reagan made a very touching speech about the tragedy. -
Ronald Reagan - Wins Cold War
During Reagans first term he was kept busy with the Cold War. He created the Strategic Defense Initiative to develop weapons . He won the U.S the Cold War -
George H.W. Bush - No New Taxes
"Read my lips: no new taxes." speech written by Peggy Noonan for his party's nomination at the 1988 Republican National Convention. -
George H.W. Bush - Gulf War
President George H. W. Bush deployed U.S. forces into Saudi Arabia and urged other countries to send their own forces in also.The Gulf War was a war waged by a U.N.authorized Coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq. -
Bill Clinton - N.A.F.T.A
N.A.F.T.A is the North American Free Trade Agreement. N.A.F.T.A is a signed agreement by Canada, Mexico, & the U.S creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. Bill Clinton signed it. -
Bill Clinton - Lewinsky Scandal
The Lewinsky scandal was a political sex scandal. The sacndal emerged in 1998 from a sexual relationship between United States President Bill Clinton and a 22-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. -
Bill Clinton - Impeached by House
Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, was impeached by the House of Representatives on two charges, one of perjury and one of obstruction of justice, on December 19, 1998. Two other impeachment articles, a second perjury charge and a charge of abuse of power, failed in the House. The charges arose from the Lewinsky scandal and the Paula Jones lawsuit. -
Ronald Reagan - SDI
SDI was proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983 to use ground based and space based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles. The initiative focused on strategic defense rather than the prior strategic offense doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction.
