| 1981: | Ed Meese calls the American Civil Liberties Union "a criminal's lobby." |
| 1983: | Deputy Secretary of Commerce Guy W. Fiske resigns after it is revealed that he was interviewing for the top job in a company that stood to profit by his decisions in office. |
| 1987: | Ed Meese is targeted by the investigator of the Wedtech bribery scandal, making him the first man to ever be investigated by three different special prosecutors. Reagan calls Meese "a man of honesty and integrity." |
| 1988: | President Reagan endorses George Bush for the Republican nomination, having waited until late in the primary season. At one point he mispronounces Bush's last name to rhyme with "Rush". TV evangelist Pat Robertson has just dropped out of the race. |