Donald Regan

Donald Regan (1982)

Donald Thomas Regan (* 21st December 1918 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ; † 10. June 2003 in Williamsburg , Virginia ) was an American manager and politician of the Republican Party , of contributing to the implementation of economic policy under Ronald Reagan ( Reaganomics ) responsible was.

Training and military service

Donald Regan studied English at Harvard University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1940 . Regan served in World War II in the United States Marine Corps , reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant Colonel).

economy and politics

Portrait (1986) by Herbert Abrams

Born into an Irish Catholic family, Regan was CEO of the New York bank Merrill Lynch from 1971 to 1980 , for which he had worked since 1946. Ronald Reagan , who was elected US President in 1980 , appointed him 66th Treasury Secretary in 1981 . In 1985 he changed government positions with James Baker and became Chief of Staff of the White House . He resigned from this office in 1987 as a result of the Iran-Contra affair .

In his memoir, For the Record: From Wall Street to Washington , Regan wrote that First Lady Nancy Reagan had a personal astrologer to advise her. She had a great influence on her husband. Regan claimed that major US policy decisions were influenced by an astrologer.

Private

Donald Regan was married to Ann Buchanan. The two had four children.

Web links

Donald Regan in the nndb (English)
Donald Regan in the Miller Center of Public Affairs of the University of Virginia (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Ron Moody: Donald T. Regan. Find A Grave, accessed May 23, 2013 .
^ ^A ^b Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley: Nomination of Donald T. Regan To Be Secretary of the Treasury. The American Presidency Project, January 20, 1981, accessed May 23, 2013 .
↑ Donald T. Regan (1981-1985). Biography as Secretary of the Treasury. US Department of the Treasury, November 20, 2010, accessed May 23, 2013 .
↑ Donald Thomas Regan. Lieutenant Colonel, United States Marine Corps Government Official. Arlington National Cemetery , January 29, 2006; accessed May 23, 2013 .
↑ Donald Regan. For the Record: From Wall Street to Washington. Harcourt Trade Publishers, San Diego 1988, ISBN 0-15-163966-3 .
^ The President's Astrologers In: People. May 23, 1988.

personal data
SURNAME	Regan, Donald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Regan, Donald Thomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American manager and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 21, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cambridge , Massachusetts , United States
DATE OF DEATH	June 10, 2003
Place of death	Williamsburg , Virginia , United States

[Find_A_Grave-1] Ron Moody: Donald T. Regan. Find A Grave, accessed May 23, 2013 .

[American_Presidency_Project-2] A ^b Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley: Nomination of Donald T. Regan To Be Secretary of the Treasury. The American Presidency Project, January 20, 1981, accessed May 23, 2013 .

[3] Donald T. Regan (1981-1985). Biography as Secretary of the Treasury. US Department of the Treasury, November 20, 2010, accessed May 23, 2013 .

[4] Donald Thomas Regan. Lieutenant Colonel, United States Marine Corps Government Official. Arlington National Cemetery , January 29, 2006; accessed May 23, 2013 .

[5] Donald Regan. For the Record: From Wall Street to Washington. Harcourt Trade Publishers, San Diego 1988, ISBN 0-15-163966-3 .

[6] The President's Astrologers In: People. May 23, 1988.