Diary Entry - 04/24/1988
Key Facts
President and Mrs. Reagan attend a "Performance at the White House.”
Three sailors are killed and twenty-two injured when a fire breaks out aboard the submarine USS Bonefish off the Florida coast.
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A bumpy, windy helicopter ride & back to the W.H. for lunch with Merme & Dennis. Later called Verne Orr. He’s taking it well but it is a sad occasion—theirs was a very fine marriage.
Five o’clock & downstairs for “Performance at the W.H.” Some long time greats like Mary Martin on hand for a kind of memories of broadway show. It was great & Mary sang—“My Heart belongs to Daddy.” Then upstairs & dinner with Mermie & Dennis.
