Diary Entry - 02/27/1987
Key Facts
President Reagan meets with former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker whom the President has asked to replace the departing Chief of Staff Donald Regan.
President Reagan meets with former Senator John Tower to discuss the Tower Commission report on the Iran - Contra affair.
A meeting with Repub. Cong. Leadership. Whole conversation was how I was to stage a comeback, my upcoming speech etc. Ed Meese dropped by with a word about Lannis the man we’ll have to extradite to the Soviet U. He’s been convicted there of W.W. II crimes—he’ll be executed. We have no choice under the law. We’ve tried to find a country that will take him & none will.
A couple of photos with visiting state legislators & then upstairs. Before the afternoon was over I’d been visited by Howard Baker & Paul Laxalt. Howard has agreed to be Chief of Staff when Don R. resigns Mon. Things moved up—a leak about Howard got out. I received a one line letter from Don resigning as of now. He was understandably angry. So guess what the news is tonite.
Early evening John Tower came by & we discussed my next week speech about the Tower commission report etc.
