Diary Entry - 04/22/1981
Key Facts
President Reagan spends the day calling Members of Congress.
President Reagan meets with correspondents from United Press International and Associated Press to discuss the attempted assassination.
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Won part of the battle with the diplomats. They drafted the letter to Brezhnev along usual lines but included major positions of mine.
We sent it back for a re-write including more of mine. More phone calls to Congressmen. I’m having more luck with Demos. than Repub’s. Asked Tip O’Neill if I could address a joint session next week. He agreed.
Did an interview with AP & UPI on the shooting. Just learned they have to re-operate on Jim Brady. No word yet on what this means to the otherwise optimistic prognosis.
