Casey, William (1913–1987)—Chairman of Reagan’s presidential campaign committee in 1980; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1981 to 1987.
Castro, Fidel (1926– )—President of Cuba from 1959 to the present. Chirac, Jacques (1932– )—Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988; President of the French Republic from 1995 to the present.
Chun Doo Hwan (1931– )—Military officer who staged a coup in South Korea; President from 1980 to 1988.
Clark, William “Bill” P. (1931– )—Associate Justice of the California State Supreme Court from 1973 to 1981; Deputy Secretary of State from 1981 to 1982; National Security Advisor from 1982 to 1983; Secretary of the Interior from 1983 to 1985.
Cronkite, Walter (1916– )—Anchorman of the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981.
Culvahouse, Arthur B., Jr. (1948– )—Counsel to the President from 1987 to 1989.
D’Amato, Alfonse (1937– )—Republican Senator from New York from 1981 to 1999.
Darman, Richard (1943– )—White House advisor on economic and political strategy from 1981 to 1985; Deputy Secretary of the Treasury from 1985 to 1987.
Davis, Patti (1952– )—Daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan; used her mother’s maiden name while establishing herself as an actress.
Deaver, Michael (1938– )—White House Deputy Chief of Staff from 1981 to 1985.
Delehanty, Thomas (1934– )—District of Columbia police officer wounded in the assassination attempt on Reagan in 1981.
Dole, Elizabeth (1936– )—Secretary of Transportation from 1983 to 1987; Secretary of Labor from 1989 to 1990; Republican Senior Senator from North Carolina since 2003; married to Senator Robert Dole in 1975.
Dole, Robert (1923– )—Republican Senator from Kansas from 1969 to 1996; Majority leader from 1985 to 1987; Minority Leader from 1987 to 1995; married to Elizabeth Dole.
Duarte Fuentes, José Napoleón (1925–1990)—President of El Salvador from 1984 to 1989.
Duberstein, Kenneth (1944– )—Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs from 1981 to 1983; Deputy Chief of Staff in 1987; White House Chief of Staff from 1988 to 1989.
Fahd, bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (1923–2005)—King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005.
Fraser, Douglas (1916– )—President of the United Auto Workers union from 1977 to 1983.
Gergen, David (1942– )—White House Director of Communications from 1980 to 1984.
Gorbachev, Mikhail (1931– )—General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1990; President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991; negotiated with President Reagan on historic nuclear arms reduction.
Greenspan, Alan (1926– )—Chairman of the National Commission on Social Security Reform from 1981 to 1983; Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board from 1987 to 2006.
Gromyko, Andrei Andreyevich (1909–1989)—Foreign Minister of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1957 to 1985.
Habib, Philip (1920–1992)—Under-Secretary for Political Affairs from 1976 to 1978; Special Envoy to the Middle East from 1981 to 1983, to the Philippines in 1986, and to Central America in 1986.
Haig, Alexander (1924– )—Four-star General; Adviser to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger from 1969 to 1973; Secretary of State from 1981 to 1982.
Hinckley, John, Jr. (1955– )—Attempted to assassinate Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in 1981.
Hooks, Benjamin (1925– )—Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1977 to 1993.
Hussein bin Talal (1935–1999)—Hashemite King of Jordan from 1952 to 1999, worked toward peace in the Middle East.
Hussein, Saddam (1937–2006)—President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003, perpetrated war with Iran from 1980 to 1988.
Jackson, Jesse (1941– )—Baptist Minister; Democratic presidential candidate in 1984 and 1988.
John Paul II (1920–2005)—Born Karol Wojtyla, led the Roman Catholic Church as Pope John Paul II from 1978 to 2005; combated Communism in his native Poland and elsewhere.
Kemp, Jack (1935– )—Republican Representative from New York State from 1971 to 1989.
Kirkland, Lane (1922–1999)—President of the AFL-CIO from 1979 to 1995; strong supporter of Solidarity Movement in Poland.
Kirkpatrick, Jeane (1926–2006)—Ambassador to the United Nations from 1981 to 1985, the first woman to hold that post.
Koch, Edward (1924– )—Democratic Mayor of New York City from 1977 to 1989.
Kohl, Helmut (1930– )—Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 (West Germany between 1982 and 1990) during Reagan’s “Tear Down This Wall Speech” and his visit to Kolmeshöhe Cemetery near Bitburg.
Laffer, Arthur (1941– )—Member of Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board from 1981 to 1989.
Laxalt, Paul (1922– )—Republican Senator from Nevada from 1974 to 1987; Chairman of Reagan’s 1976, 1980, and 1984 presidential campaigns.
Lewis, Andrew (1931– )—Secretary of Transportation from 1981 to 1983, consulted with Reagan on the air traffic controllers strike.
López Portillo, José (1920–2004)—President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982.
McFarlane, Robert (1937– )—President Reagan’s National Security Advisor from 1983 to 1985, he entered a guilty plea in 1998 on charges of withholding information from Congress in the Iran-Contra crisis.
Mansfield, Michael (1903–2001)—Democratic Senator from Montana from 1953 to 1977; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan from 1977 to 1988.
Marcos, Ferdinand (1917–1989)—President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, was forced to flee the country after attempting to claim victory in a reelection bid he did not win.
Meese, Edwin, III (1931– )—Counselor to the President from 1981 to 1985; U.S. Attorney General from 1985 to 1988.
Michel, Bob (1923– )—Republican Representative from Illinois from 1957 to 1995; Minority Whip from 1975 to 1981; Minority Leader from 1981 to 1995.
Mitterrand, François (1916–1996)—Socialist President of France from 1981 to 1995, was a strong proponent of the European Union.
Mondale, Walter (1928– )—Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981; Democratic presidential nominee in 1984, lost to Reagan.
Morris, Edmund (1940– )—Commissioned to write President Reagan’s authorized biography, Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan (1999).
Mubarak, Hosni (1928– )—Vice President of Egypt from 1975 to 1981; after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981, assumed presidency and has remained in office.
Mulroney, Brian (1939– )—Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993, he became one of Ronald Reagan’s closest allies and friends.
Nakasone, Yasuhiro (1918– )—Prime Minister of Japan from 1982 to 1987, representing the Liberal Democratic Party, he was regarded as a conservative leader.
Negroponte, John (1939– )—A career diplomat who held several posts in the Reagan administration, including Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from 1987 to 1989.
Nitze, Paul (1907–2004)—Served as head of arms negotiation talks with the Soviet Union from 1981 to 1984; chief arms negotiator for the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, signed in 1987.
Noonan, Peggy (1950– )—Special Assistant to President Reagan from 1984 to 1986, known for her speechwriting skills.
Noriega, Manuel (1936?– )—Military dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989. President Reagan cut off U.S. military and economic aid to the country. In 1989 Noriega was deposed by a U.S. military invasion and has been serving a prison sentence on drug charge in Florida since 1992.
North, Oliver (1943– )—U.S. Marine Corps Colonel; worked for the National Security Council starting in 1981; operated the process of weapons transfer to Iran and the channeling of funds to Contras in Nicaragua; convicted on charges related to the Iran-Contra affair in 1989; the conviction was later overturned.
Nunn, Sam (1939– )—De
mocratic Senator from Georgia from 1972 to 1997; Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee from 1987 to 1995.
O’Connor, Sandra Day (1930– )—Judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals from 1979 to 1981; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1981 to 2006; the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, she was unanimously confirmed by the Senate.
O’Neill, Thomas “Tip,” Jr. (1912–1994)—Democratic Representative from Massachusetts from 1953 to 1987; Speaker of the House from 1977 to 1987.
Orr, Robert (1917–2004)—Republican Governor of Indiana from 1981 to 1989; Ambassador to Singapore from 1989 to 1992.
Petroskey, Dale A. (1955– )—White House Assistant Press Secretary from 1985 to 1987.
Poindexter, John (1936– )—Vice Admiral in the U.S. Navy; White House military advisor from 1981 to 1983; Deputy National Security Advisor from 1983 to 1985; National Security Advisor from 1985 to 1986; convicted of conspiracy, perjury, obstruction of justice, and other felonies in relation to his involvement in the Iran-Contra affair in 1990, verdicts which were later overturned.
Powell, Colin (1937– )—As a senior military aide, General Powell helped orchestrate attacks on Grenada and Libya; Deputy National Security Advisor from 1986 to 1987; National Security Advisor, 1987-1989.
Qaddafi, Mohammar Abu Minyar al- (1942– )—President of Libya from 1969 to the present.
Reagan, Maureen (1941–2001)—Daughter of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman.
Reagan, Michael (1945– )—Adopted son of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman.
Reagan, Nancy (1921– )—Former actress, married Ronald Reagan in 1952. First lady of California from 1967 to 1974; supported Foster Grandparents Program and advocated for POWs and MIAs. First lady of the United States from 1981 to 1988, known for her “Just Say No” anti-drug campaign. Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor.
Reagan, Ronald Prescott (1958– )—Son of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
Regan, Donald (1918–2003)—Secretary of the Treasury from 1981 to 1985; White House Chief of Staff from 1985 to 1987; architect of Reagan’s 1981 tax cuts and the Tax Reform Act of 1986; criticized for his role in the Iran-Contra affair.
Rostenkowski, Daniel (1928– )—Democratic Representative from Illinois from 1959 to 1995; Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from 1981 to 1994.
Rostow, Eugene (1913–2002)—A Democrat, Rostow was appointed by President Reagan as Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, a position he held from 1981 to 1983.
Rumsfeld, Donald (1932– )—Served the Reagan White House from 1981 to 1989 in a variety of posts, including as an envoy to the Middle East from 1983 to 1984, and a member of the General Advisory Committee on Arms Control from 1982 to 1986.
Schmidt, Helmut (1918– )—Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1974 to 1982.
Shamir, Yitzhak (1915– )—Prime Minister of Israel from 1983 to 1984 and from 1986 to 1992; cooperated with President Reagan on Middle East peace efforts and signed trade agreements with the United States.
Shevardnadze, Eduard Amvrosiyevich (1928– )—Foreign Minister of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1985 to 1991; implemented the more open and humanitarian initiatives of the Gorbachev era.
Shultz, George (1920– )—President Reagan’s Secretary of State from 1982 to 1989; key negotiator with the Soviet Union; one of Reagan’s closest foreign policy advisers.
Smith, William French (1917–1990)—A Los Angeles lawyer, Smith was one of Reagan’s earliest political supporters; U.S. Attorney General from 1981 to 1985.
Stockman, David (1946– )—Republican Representative from Michigan from 1977 to 1981; Director of the Executive Office of Management and Budget from 1981 to 1985.
Suzuki, Zenko (1911–2004)—Prime Minister of Japan from 1980 to 1982; strengthened relations with the United States.
Teller, Edward (1908–2003)—Contributed to the development of atomic and hydrogen bombs from 1941 to 1952; closely advised President Reagan in support of the Strategic Defense Initiative.
Teresa, Mother (1910–1997)—Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Mecedonia; Roman Catholic nun, known for her work with the sick and poor; founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity in India in 1948.
Thatcher, Margaret (1925– )—Prime Minister of England from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold that post; was a trusted Cold War ally of President Reagan.
Thornburgh, Richard (1932– )—Republican Governor of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1987; U.S. Attorney General from 1988 to 1991; helped craft the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Vessey, John, Jr. (1922– )—Four-star Army General; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1982 to 1985.
Volcker, Paul (1927– )—Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987.
Walters, Vernon “Dick” (1917–2002)—Lieutenant-General in the U.S. Army; Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1972 to 1976; appointed by President Reagan as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, a position he held from 1985 to 1989.
Watt, James (1938– )—President Reagan’s Secretary of the Interior from 1981 to 1983, resigned in the wake of public outcry against bigoted remarks made about a Senate advisory panel.
Webster, William (1924– )—A former judge in Missouri; Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1978 to 1987; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1987 to 1991.
Weinberger, Caspar (1917–2006)—Budget advisor during Reagan’s California governorship; Secretary of Defense from 1981 to 1987; oversaw the largest peacetime military buildup in U.S. history.
Wilson, William (1914– )—Presidential envoy to the Vatican from 1981 to 1984, when Congress raised the post to Ambassadorial status; Wilson served until 1986.
Wirthlin, Dick (1931– )—Political strategist and pollster for President Reagan.
Wright, James (1922– )—Democratic Representative from Texas from 1955 to 1989; Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989.
Zia-ul-Haq, Mohammad (1924–1988)—President of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988, until his death in an airplane crash.
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