Diary Entry - 02/26/1983
Key Facts
President Reagan announces the deregulation of natural gas legislation plan is to go to Congress.
President Reagan provides 800,000 E.P.A. documents to Congress to counter accusations of scandal.
Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip begin a ten-day visit to the West Coast of the United States.
Radio program announced de-reg. of natural gas legis. to go to Congress. The usual voices are screaming prices will go up. Prices have been going up under the cockamamia regs. already in place. There are already some 28 dif. price levels. Since compromise to make documents available to Cong. on E.P.A. the supposed scandal has moved to p. 11. Congressional ardor has cooled now that they face about 800,000 documents which turn out to be bland, run of the mill reports with no smoking guns. Tomorrow we start trying to convince Congress we must have more money for El Salvador. We have an entire plan for bolstering the govt. forces. This is one we must win. Took time off to run slides & sound tape on “Shroud of Turin.” I’m convinced it is the burial cloth of Jesus and it certainly gives credence to the bodily ascension.
