Within days of taking office on january 20 , 1981 , reagan issued an executive order decontrolling energy prices and met with paul volcker , chairman of the federal reserve board , to communicate his support for the fed 's efforts to control inflation .

里根在1981年1月20日总统就职的日子，发布执行令放开能源价格和会见联邦储备委员会主席保罗沃尔克，并获得美联储努力控制通胀的承诺。