In his "Reagan Diaries," President Reagan writes about the troubles he and his administration are facing during the Iran-Contra scandal. His entry on November 24th and 25th talk about these troubles as he states, "After meeting Ed M. & Don R. told me of a smoking gun. On one of the arms shipments the Iranians paid Israel a higher price than we were getting. The Israelis put the difference in a secret bank account... This was a violation of the law against giving the Contras money without authorization by Congress... This may call for some resignations"(Reagan Diaries, p. 453 Nov. 24th Entry).
I have a hard time believing that Reagan, as the most powerful man in the world, did not know something about the illegal dealings of arms to Iran within his administration. In the following clip, Reagan's first public speech after the scandal broke (3 months after it broke), Reagan pleads ignorance to the illegal wrongdoings of his administration and begins the process of trying to win back the trust of the American people by taking responsibility for these illegal actions, because "even though he didn't know about them, they happened on his watch, so he would take responsibility."
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