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Donald Regan (1918-2003) was a Republican politician and businessman who served as the 66th U.S. secretary of the treasury and the White House chief of staff under Ronald Reagan. He advocated "Reaganomics" and tax cuts, but clashed with Nancy Reagan and the Iran–Contra scandal.
Jun 11, 2003 · Donald T. Regan, the steel-willed financier who was Treasury secretary and, later, an uncommonly powerful chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan until his bitter departure in 1987, died ...
Jun 10, 2003 · WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald T. Regan, who served Ronald Reagan as Treasury secretary and chief of staff before being forced from office in the Iran-Contra scandal, died Tuesday. He was 84.
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Learn about Donald T. Regan, who served as Secretary of the Treasury from 1981 to 1984 and championed Reagan's tax cuts and free market policies. See his portrait by Herbert E. Abrams, a camouflage expert and artist.
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In 1946 Regan was determined to join a corporation with an effective training program; narrowing his choices to two, he chose the nation's leading brokerage house, Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, and Smith, Inc. He would spend his entire professional career at Merrill Lynch until entering the government 35 years later. Regan served for two years as...
During his years at the helm, Merrill Lynch diversified its services in a revolutionary way, entering into a wide range of financial services including money market funds, issuance of credit cards, and provision for check-writing by investors. Under Regan's leadership, the firm—which had originated the "chain-store" concept among brokerage houses—b...
When President-elect Ronald Reagan selected Regan to be secretary of the treasury in December 1980, press reaction was generally favorable but reserved. His reputation as a staunch supporter of the free market appealed to the financial community; yet many conservatives feared he would not give high priority to the tax reductions mandated by "supply...
No biography of Regan has been produced, nor was there any systematic study of his tenure as secretary of the treasury and White House Chief of Staff apart from his own memoir For the Record (1988). The best sources on his personal history were Fortune (March 23, 1981) and several profiles that appeared when he was named to the Treasury position, i...
Donald Regan was a successful business leader and a key figure in the Reagan administration. He served as secretary of the treasury and White House chief of staff, and played a role in tax reform and the Iran-contra scandal.
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan tapped Regan to become his secretary of the treasury, a post Regan held until 1985. During his tenure, Regan helped implement the President’s economic policies, which included tax cuts, budget cuts, and increased spending on national defense.
Jun 11, 2003 · Donald T. Regan, who rose from an Irish working-class background to serve as a groundbreaking chairman and chief executive of Merrill Lynch and later as Treasury secretary and controversial chief...
