Donald Regan

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Donald Regan
Regan in 1983
11th White House Chief of Staff
In office February 4, 1985 – February 27, 1987
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	James Baker
Succeeded by	Howard Baker
66th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office January 22, 1981 – February 1, 1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Deputy	R. T. McNamar
Preceded by	G. William Miller
Succeeded by	James Baker
Personal details
Born	Donald Thomas Regan (1918-12-21)December 21, 1918 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	June 10, 2003(2003-06-10) (aged 84) Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ann George Buchanan (m. 1942)
Children	4
Education	Harvard University (BA)
Signature
Military service
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Battles/wars	World 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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