Diary Entry - 02/04/1983
Key Facts
President Reagan meets with High School honor Students from all over the country.
President Reagan attends a briefing with Special Envoy to the Middle East, Phil Habib, who is on his way back to Israel for the peace talks.
President Reagan considers separating the US from Israel over problems in the peace negotiations.
Met with High School Honor students from all over the country who are winners in a competition sponsored by Hearst press. Did Q&A. I hated to leave. They had chosen unanimously 97 of them to have a girl present me with a group photo autographed by all of them. The girl was on crutches—has only one leg. Found out later it was a recent operation—bone cancer, she is probably terminal. She insisted on making the trip.—Final 2 hr. briefing—Phil Habib is on his way back to Israel. I asked him to let me know if a phone plea to Begin would help. If not we’ll just have to separate ourselves from Israel.—Off to Camp David.
