Reagan, for his part, often said that doing ranch work was his form of therapy. Few presidents have ever gained so big an emotional and political payoff from their choice of vacation destination.

James Watt, a hardline, pro-development conservative who served as Ronald Reagan's interior secretary until 1983, died on May 27. He was 85. Watt was best known as a so-called "anti ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — James Watt, the Reagan administration's sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — James Watt, the Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was admired by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans ...

Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt has died at age 85. Watt died in Arizona on May 27, 2023, son Eric Watt said in a statement Thursday, June 8. (AP Photo/Taylor, File) ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — James Watt, the Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development Interior secretary who was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans ...

James Watt, the Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and eventually the ...

The Interior secretary James G. Watt with President Ronald Reagan in 1982. From the outset, Mr. Watt set about transferring control of many of the nation’s natural resources to private industry.

James Watt, the Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and eventually the ...