Diary Entry - 01/06/1989
Key Facts
President Reagan is interviewed by Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes.
President Reagan checks into the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
The United States presents photographic evidence to the U.N. Security Council to justify its shooting down of two Libyan jet fighters as self-defense.
Into Study near Oval O. at 10 A.M.—Oval O. being set up for my interview with Mike Wallace on “60 minutes.” Meetings with Ken & Colin very short—a little talk about my approval of wage increase & a little mention of our shoot down of 2 of Quadafis Migs. Then a brief for my interview. It & the interview started at 11:30—Mike ran over so lunch was at 12:20 back in the study. Then at 1:15 I taped tomorrows radio cast because tomorrow I’ll be at Walter Reed Hosp. getting my finger operated on. Did some desk work till about 3:20 then upstairs to Join Nancy in more 60 min’s. Finished & off for the Hosp. Had dinner at Walter Reed with Nancy then to bed early.
Nancy went back to the W.H.
