Diary Entry - 01/04/1982
Key Facts
Richard Allen resigns as White House national security advisor.
The Golden Gate Bridge closed for the third time due to a fierce storm.
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An easy day except for the Allen case. Dick has been cleared. He came in & of course said he’d like to continue. Ed has already told him as I had to that we’ve learned the press is not going to let up if he’s in that job and some Dem. Congressional committee chairmen are ready to start investigations—make that lynchings. He agreed to resign—we at same time will make him a consultant to P.F.I.A.B. and look for other assignments.
