Timeline of the Ronald Reagan presidency (1988–January 1989)

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The following is a timeline of the presidency of Ronald Reagan from January 1, 1988, to January 20, 1989.

January[]

• January 2 – President Reagan co-signs the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement.
• January 25 – President Reagan delivers the 1988 State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress.

February[]

• February 3 – The Senate confirms Anthony Kennedy as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in a vote of 97–0.

March[]

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April[]

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May[]

• May 29 – June 3 – President Reagan attends the Moscow Summit.

June[]

• June 6 – President Reagan says the US and the Soviet Union have a new "dimension of trust and cooperation" thanks to his Moscow Summit trip and praises Gorbachev for the "real changes" he has brought about in the Soviet Union.^[1]

July[]

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August[]

• August 10 – President Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.
• August 23 – President Reagan signs the Omnibus Foreign Trade and Competitiveness Act.

September[]

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October[]

• October 13 – President Reagan signs the Family Support Act.

November[]

• November 9 – President Reagan meets with President-elect Bush at the Oval Office to discuss the transition of power between the presidents.
• November 10 – President Reagan signs the Undetectable Firearms Act.

December[]

• December 7 – President Reagan attends the Governors Island Summit.

January 1989[]

• January 7 – President Reagan undergoes surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.^{[citation needed]}
• January 11 – President Reagan delivers his farewell address in the Oval Office.^{[citation needed]}
• January 20 – President Reagan completes his two terms in office and leaves the White House for the final time as Commander-in-chief.^{[citation needed]}
• January 20 – George H. W. Bush is inaugurated as the 41st president of the United States, at noon EST. Ronald Reagan returns to Los Angeles to began his post-presidency.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• Miller Center Reagan Presidential Timeline

U.S. presidential administration timelines
Preceded by Reagan presidency (1987)	Bush presidency (1989)	Succeeded by Bush presidency (1989)