Hmmm...Obama spent more than that on the failed Stimulus Package alone.
huh?
Reagan increased the debt how much?
below is a list of presidents ans how much the gross national debt increased or decreased during their terms.
Roosevelt/Truman D 1945–1949 -24.4%
Truman Harry Truman D 1949–1953 -21.7%
Eisenhower1 Dwight Eisenhower R 1953–1957 -11.0%
Eisenhower2 Dwight Eisenhower R 1957–1961 -5.2%
Kennedy/Johnson D 1961–1965 -8.3%
Johnson Lyndon Johnson D 1965–1969 -8.3%
Nixon1 Richard Nixon R 1969–1973 -3.0%
Nixon2 Nixon/Ford R 1973–1977 +0.2%
Carter Jimmy Carter D 1977–1981 -3.3%
Reagan1 Ronald Reagan R 1981–1985 +11.3%
Reagan2 Ronald Reagan R 1985–1989 +9.3%
Bush GHW George H. W. Bush R 1989–1993 +15.0%
Clinton1 Bill Clinton D 1993–1997 -0.7%
Clinton2 Bill Clinton D 1997–2001 -9.0%
Bush GW1 George W. Bush R 2001–2005 +7.1%
Bush GW2 George W. Bush R 2005–2009 +20.0%
for full details and a nice chart go to:
National debt by U.S. presidential terms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia