Ronald Reagan, 39th President
Explore the Reagan administration (1985–1989). View events, executive orders, leadership positions, court cases, and key policy decisions that shaped American governance.
Executive
Cabinet
Richard Thornburgh
Attorney General
Justice
Lauro F. Cavazos
Secretary of Education
Education
Nicholas F. Brady
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
James Burnley
Secretary of Transportation
Transportation
Frank Carlucci
Secretary of Defense
Defense
Ann Dore McLaughlin
Secretary of Labor
Labor
C. William Verity
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce
Richard E. Lyng
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture
Otis R. Bowen
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
William Brock
Secretary of Labor
Labor
William J. Bennett
Secretary of Education
Education
James Baker
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Edwin Meese
Attorney General
Justice
John Herrington
Secretary of Energy
Energy
Donald Hodel
Secretary of the Interior
Interior
William Clark
Secretary of the Interior
Interior
Margaret Heckler
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Elizabeth Dole
Secretary of Transportation
Transportation
George Shultz
Secretary of State
State
Caspar Weinberger
Secretary of Defense
Defense
Donald Regan
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury

John Block
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture
William French Smith
Attorney General
Justice
Samuel Pierce
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Urban Development
Raymond Donovan
Secretary of Labor
Labor
Malcolm Baldrige
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce
Richard Thornburgh
Attorney General
Justice
Lauro F. Cavazos
Secretary of Education
Education
Nicholas F. Brady
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
James Burnley
Secretary of Transportation
Transportation
Frank Carlucci
Secretary of Defense
Defense
Ann Dore McLaughlin
Secretary of Labor
Labor
C. William Verity
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce
Richard E. Lyng
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture
Otis R. Bowen
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
William Brock
Secretary of Labor
Labor
William J. Bennett
Secretary of Education
Education
James Baker
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Edwin Meese
Attorney General
Justice
John Herrington
Secretary of Energy
Energy
Donald Hodel
Secretary of the Interior
Interior
William Clark
Secretary of the Interior
Interior
Margaret Heckler
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Elizabeth Dole
Secretary of Transportation
Transportation
George Shultz
Secretary of State
State
Caspar Weinberger
Secretary of Defense
Defense
Donald Regan
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury

John Block
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture
William French Smith
Attorney General
Justice
Samuel Pierce
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Urban Development
Raymond Donovan
Secretary of Labor
Labor
Malcolm Baldrige
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce
