Ronald Reagan was the president during the Iran-Conta scandal.
Many banks failed "apex"
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Henry Clay for one- he became Secretary of State in 1824 and the so-called corrupt bargain. Hillary Clinton, the current Secretary of State, made a bid for the presidential nomination and Lincoln's Secretary of State, William Seward, was the front-runner for the nomination at the Republican Convention of 1860 which eventually nominated Lincoln. There may have been others.
The Dust Bowl was caused by an incredibly severe drought. The states most affected were Texas and Oklahoma.