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1 Iran contra affair aggressive reporting and a series of congressional hearings exposed a widespread pattern of covert activities orchestrated by the White House and dedicated to advancing the administration’s foreign policy aims through secret and illegal means. The principal figure appeared at first to be an obscure marine lieutenant colonel assigned to the NSC, Oliver North. But it became clear that North was acting in concert with other, more powerful figures in the administration. The scandal did serious damage to the Reagan presidency even though the investigations were never able decisively to tie the president himself to the most serious violations of the law. CH 33 IDS
2 Iran Contra Affair Reagan Cold War Presidents
3 Iran Contra Affair scandal including arms sales to the Middle East in order to send money to help the Contras in Nicaragua even though Congress had objected Cold War

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