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Diary Entry - 04/30/1982

Ronald Reagan's white house diaries for the day of 04-30-1982

Key Facts

  • President Reagan meets with the Republican Members of Congress who served on the budget negotiating team.

  • President Reagan decides to back Britain in the Falkland Islands dispute due to Argentina turning down the final plan offered by the US.

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Al H. has announced the turn down of our plan by Argentina and that we now must come down on the side of Britain. After the broadcast last night phone calls & wires to W.H. broke all our previous records. By 3 P.M. telegrams were 2,723 for 373 against. Phone calls 4,745 for, 1103 against. Met with some of our members of the “gang of 17.” They are going to begin putting a budget together in committee.

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