Diary Entry - 01/16/1983
Key Facts
President Reagan has dinner with George Shultz, George Bush, Brice Harlow, Lee Iacocca, George Will, and Irving Kristol about the auto industry and the "Japanese problem & their restrictive trade practices"'
A fire in Australia sweeps through Victoria and South Australia, killing 71 people and hundreds of thousands of farm animals.
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Spent most of day at desk then at 6:30 guests arrived for a stag-bull session dinner—Geo. Shultz, Geo. Bush, Bryce Harlow, Lee Iococca, Geo. Will & Irving Kristol. Most of the conversation centered around the auto industry. Lee discussed the Japanese problem & their restrictive trade practices including under valuing the Yen. It was most informative & useful since we’ll be dealing with P.M. Nakasone Tues.
