James Watt, sharp-tongued interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

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Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt, pictured on Dec. 23, 1980, has died at age 85.

The Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists. Watt even managed to offend Beach Boys fans.

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