ronald reagan had the fifthlongest life out of all the presidents
 libya bombing contentious relations between libya and the united states under president reagan were revived in the west berlin discotheque bombing that injured 63 american military personnel and killed one serviceman on april 5 1986
 in 1987 reagan unsuccessfully nominated robert bork to the supreme court as a way to achieve his civil rights policy that could not be fulfilled during his presidency his administration had opposed affirmative action particularly in education federal assistance programs housing and employment but reagan reluctantly continued these policies