Diary Entry - 01/17/1983
Key Facts
President Reagan has lunch with C.E.O.s from Ford, Caterpillar, US Steel and others to discuss Japan's protectionism while pretending free trade.
President Reagan signs National Security Decision Directive 75, which states that a "protracted nuclear war" with the USSR can be won, and that the US must "contain and over time reverse Soviet expansionism".
Nigeria orders the eviction of between 1.2 million and 2 million illegal immigrants.
Called Tip, Rostenkowski, Claude Pepper, H. Baker & Bob Dole to congratulate some & to express happiness that we’re all together on the Soc. Security pckg. They all declared they were gung ho to get it passed.—Issues lunch and then a meeting with a dozen top C.E.O.s from Ford, Caterpillar, U.S. Steel etc. plus heads of Farm Bureau & Nat. Cattlemen. This too was a solid discussion of Japans gimmicks to pretend free trade but practice protectionism. This Nakasone meeting is going to be a make or break one.
