Donald Regan

Donald Regan
Regan in 1983
11th White House Chief of Staff
In office
February 4, 1985 – February 27, 1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byJames Baker
Succeeded byHoward Baker
66th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
January 22, 1981 – February 1, 1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
DeputyR. T. McNamar
Preceded byG. William Miller
Succeeded byJames Baker
Personal details
Born
Donald Thomas Regan

(1918-12-21)December 21, 1918
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 10, 2003(2003-06-10) (aged 84)
Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Ann George Buchanan
(m. 1942)
Children4
EducationHarvard University (BA) Harvard Law School
Signature
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
RankLieutenant colonel
Battles/warsWorld War II

Donald Thomas Regan[a] (December 21, 1918 – June 10, 2003) was the 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1981 to 1985 and the White House Chief of Staff from 1985 to 1987 under Ronald Reagan.

Regan studied at Harvard University before he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1946, he began to work for Merrill Lynch, serving as its chairman and CEO from 1971 to 1980.

In the Reagan administration, Regan advocated "Reaganomics" and tax cuts as a means to create jobs and to stimulate production.
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