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The First 70 Days:
On his first day in office, President Reagan began putting his ideas about government and the economy into practice.
To begin controlling the growth of government, he eliminated non-essential travel and cut the number of government consultants. Moving swiftly, the Reagan administration lifted all energy price controls, began dismantling the Council on Wage and Price Stability, and ordered federal agencies to free pending regulations for 60 days.
"I am ordering today a strict freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees to be applied across the board in the executive branch."
-- President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981 |