Diary Entry - 01/07/1983
Key Facts
President Reagan meets with Henry Kissinger and Former Secretary of State Bill Clark to discuss Middle East policies.
President Reagan signs the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, settling the issue of nuclear waste disposal.
The Reagan Administration lifts a five-year U.S. embargo on arms sales to Guatemala.
Met with Sens. re the crime bill. It doesn’t have all of the things we wanted & does have one thing we dont want—appt. of a drug Czar. I’ll decide Mon. whether I can sign it Monday. If I sign we can make the Att. Gen. the Czar and maybe down the line we can legislate some changes. Lunch with Bill C. & Henry K. He’s very much in support of what we are doing in the Middle-East. In fact he was most complimentary. Went to the St. dining room & signed a bill settling the issue of nuclear waste disposal. Then a meeting with reps. of groups who are helping Lebanon—Danny Thomas was there. Bill Clark talked to me about leaving—problems with his ranch & his family. I didn’t talk or try to talk him out of it because of his problems. Then I talked to Helene who knows he is torn & really would prefer to stay. Lord knows I want him to stay. So I told him to take a month’s leave—go to the ranch & return. That’s what he’ll do. Off to Camp David.
