hahha geez man, you who think Tip o'neil was in the Reagan admin, are going to tell others to try reading? hahahNo, they prove that we were not.
Try reading and comprehending.
Your link, here: The Long Story of U.S. Debt, From 1790 to 2011, in 1 Little Chart
Literally shows we were in debt from the start...now granted, the graph only seems to go to 2011....it notheless shows we started in debt