Diary Entry - 01/20/1984
Key Facts
President Reagan meets with several thousand of his political appointees at Constitution Hall for the Third Annual Administration Executive Forum.
President Reagan meets with Governors about the problem of acid rain.
George S. is back. He told me it was a pleasure to represent us overseas with me here. I’m embarrassed even writing this but I feel good at the same time. There is a respect for the U.S. abroad that wasn’t there a few years ago. We took a Cabinet photo in the Blue Room. Then over to Constitution Hall with all the Cabinet—the Marine Band & some few thousand of our executive appointees. They were enthused on this 3rd anniversary of our inaugural. Back to a meeting with several Gov’s. regarding Acid Rain. It’s a tough problem. Do we know enough for sure that mid west plants burning sulpher coal is the cause. The solution is terribly expensive—too much so if we’re wrong about the cause. We’re upping our research effort. Then off to Camp David—cold & snowy.
