This deliverer of the "surly bonds of earth" speech was president during the Beirut Barracks bombing
This deliverer of the "surly bonds of earth" speech was president during the Beirut Barracks bombing. After the failed nomination of Douglas Ginsburg, he appointed Anthony Kennedy to the Supreme Court. His Secretary of State, Alexander Haig, stated "I am in control here" after John Hinckley attempted to assassinate this president. His Defense Secretary, Casper Weinberger, helped to funnel arms to Nicaraguan rebels during the Iran-Contra scandal. For 10 points, name this man who urged Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" as president from 1980 to ‘88.
This deliverer of the "surly bonds of earth" speech was president during the Beirut Barracks bombing.
Ronald Wilson Reagan