A merican presidents have met their end in virtually every way known to human beings, some suddenly in hails of gunfire, some ...

Less so for David Stockman, a former U.S. representative from Michigan whom President Ronald Reagan appointed as director of the Office of Management and Budget in 1981.

The New York Times published a bombshell report — which sadly only became a one-day story — that former Texas Speaker of the House of Representatives and Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes has confirmed ...

1 of 4 | John Hinckley Jr. is flanked by federal agents as he is driven away from court April 10, 1981. On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. shot U.S. President Ronald Reagan outside a Washington ...

Ronald Reagan was born on this day in 1911. ... he’s ranked by Americans as behind only John F. Kennedy in a field of 10 U.S. presidents for how they will go down in history.

March 30, 1981: President Ronald Reagan. ... The 46-year-old had yet to announce his re-election campaign and was riding with then-Texas Democratic Gov. John Connally, who also was shot.

The Reagan camp feared Carter’s prospects would be boosted if the hostages were released before Election Day—they wanted to prevent an ‘October Surprise’. Casey pulled the strings with the help of ...

He was a reluctant witness for the prosecution in the fallout of the Watergate Affair. In March 1980, he watched the Republican nomination race as George H. W. Bush and John Connally were overtaken by ...

In 1980, he lost to the shiny, shallow Ronald Reagan who, in defiance of demonstrable reality, promised sunshine and rainbows. The hostage crisis killed Carter’s re-election bid. ... ever masters of ...

Reagan’s visit took place in the afternoon on Sept. 16, and former Texas Gov. John Connally was quick to point out he wore a guayabera shirt in honor of Diez y Seis de Septiembre.

An earlier version of this article misstated the date of Ronald Reagan’s first presidential inauguration and the release of hostages in Iran. It was Jan. 20, 1981, not Jan. 21, 1981.

In 1980, former Texas Gov. John B. Connally Jr., ran for the Republican nomination to challenge Carter. When Connally lost, he threw his support behind GOP nominee Ronald Reagan. That summer, Connally ...