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4 days ago · [8] The most prominent among these were Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger (1981–1987) and Secretary of State George Shultz (1982–1989), along with James Baker, Chief of Staff (1981–1985) and Secretary of the Treasury (1985–1988).
6 days ago · Casey, a veteran of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) from World War 2 and an understudy of ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan, who headed the OSS, was an avid anti-communist and, working with Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, Reagan adviser William Clark, and others, took the lead in the implementation of these national security directives, determined to defeat the Soviet Union in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Afghanistan.
1 day ago · U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, who had privately advised the administration against stationing U.S. Marines in Lebanon, [76] said there would be no change in the U.S.'s Lebanon policy.
Sep 14, 2024 · Reagan then convened a group of advisors, including Secretary of State George Shultz and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger. Both Shultz and Weinberger, as well as White House Chief of Staff Don Regan, objected to selling weapons directly to Iran, which the U.S. had declared a state sponsor of terrorism.
Sep 13, 2024 · Iran-Contra Affair, 1980s U.S. political scandal in which the National Security Council became involved in secret weapons transactions with Iran, covert support of the Nicaraguan contras, and other activities that either were prohibited by the U.S. Congress or violated the stated government policy.
- The Iran-Contra Affair was a U.S. political scandal in which the National Security Council (NSC) became involved in secret weapons transactions and...
- The U.S. government provided military aid and financial support for the warring Nicaraguan opponents of the Sandinista regime, the contras, whom Pr...
- The Iran-Contra Affair was a U.S. political scandal that took place during the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
4 days ago · That legacy has become more political than one might expect from their lyrics (although “Shout You Down” was written about a 1983 protest against Caspar Weinberger, then Defense Secretary, at Harvard.) Krukowski has become a prominent voice against rip-off merchants like Spotify.
2 days ago · Spitting Image lampooned US President Ronald Reagan as a bumbling, nuke-obsessed fool in comparison with his advisors Edwin Meese and Caspar Weinberger. Next to his bed were red buttons labelled 'Nuke' and 'Nurse'.
