When Nixon's White House tapes demonstrated that he had authorized the payment of "hush money" to those involved in the Watergate break-in, and it became clear that he was about to be impeached,...
In 1976, Reagan lost the Republican Party nomination to the incumbent President, Gerald Ford. In 1980, Reagan defeated incumbent President Jimmy Carter 489 to 49. In 1984, Reagan defeated Walter...
The annual unemployment average during Reagan's presidency was the highest of all post-WWII presidents. It was 7.54%. Unemployment during Truman's pres. was 4.08%, 4.8% during Eisenhower, 6.1%...
It was known as the Iran-Contra Affair and concerned a trade of arms for hostages in violation of the law against trading arms with Iran. The wiki article linked below gives more details.