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In the cavernous Senate Caucus Room two years ago, a misty-eyed Marine Lieut. Colonel Oliver North dazzled millions of TV viewers. Imposing in his sharply creased uniform and Viet Nam combat ribbons, he confidently minimized his role in the Iran-contra scandal, insisting, "I was authorized to do everything...
It thus makes clear that Lt. Col. Oliver North's efforts to assist the Contras was part of a secret Administration effort to circumvent the Congressional ban and not the actions of a single zealot gone wild, as the administration repeatedly asserted.
The three-story house, built in 1840 by Oliver Hastings, is registered in the National Register as a historical landmark. Hastings also constructed the Core Office Building at 38 Kirkland St. The two buildings are classics of the American Greek Revival style, Knuff said.
The intriguing question arising at Oliver North's Iran-contra trial goes beyond whether Ronald Reagan was aware of the secret policy his subordinates carried out in his name. Put bluntly, the new question is, Did the former President not only approve of the policy but lie about it in...
It is possible that what the Tower commission dryly termed Reagan's "management style" permitted subordinates to convey his approval of plans of which he was unaware. Or by 1987 Reagan may have forgotten acts taken to help the contras in 1985, even though his fight with Congress over the...