This statistic shows the number of government shutdowns in the United States from 1976 to 2019, by sitting president. Ronald Reagan, who was president from 1981 to 1989, had eight government shutdowns during his presidency.
Number of government shutdowns in the United States from 1976 to 2019, by sitting president
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Business Insider. (January 17, 2019). Number of government shutdowns in the United States from 1976 to 2019, by sitting president [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/955408/number-government-shutdowns-us-sitting-president/
Business Insider. "Number of government shutdowns in the United States from 1976 to 2019, by sitting president." Chart. January 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955408/number-government-shutdowns-us-sitting-president/
Business Insider. (2019). Number of government shutdowns in the United States from 1976 to 2019, by sitting president. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955408/number-government-shutdowns-us-sitting-president/
Business Insider. "Number of Government Shutdowns in The United States from 1976 to 2019, by Sitting President." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955408/number-government-shutdowns-us-sitting-president/
Business Insider, Number of government shutdowns in the United States from 1976 to 2019, by sitting president Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955408/number-government-shutdowns-us-sitting-president/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of government shutdowns in the United States from 1976 to 2019, by sitting president [Graph], Business Insider, January 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/955408/number-government-shutdowns-us-sitting-president/