Diary Entry - 01/03/1986
Key Facts
President Reagan addresses a crowd at the El Centro Naval Air Facility.
President Reagan departs El Centro, CA, for Mexicali, Mexico where he is welcomed by the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, John A. Gavin.
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Nancy off to Phoenix & I departed for our meeting with Pres. de la Madrid of Mexico at Mexicali. It was a nice ceremony & fruitful meetings. Then after lunch on to Wash. In the meetings I tried to sell him the idea of opening his country up to outside investors. My pitch was that Baja could be one of the worlds great resort areas. He’s handicapped by Spanish tradition. Constitutionally an outside resort operator would not be allowed to own the beachfront land for a hotel etc. Arrived home around 10 P.M.—Nancy had gotten here around 7.
