Diary Entry - 06/18/1982
Key Facts
President Reagan meets with Vice President Bush and Senator Barry Goldwater to discuss U.S. - Taiwan Relation.
President and Mrs. Reagan host a reception for the Republican National Committee.
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approves renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for an additional twenty-five years.
Gatieri is out. Things looking a little more optimistic in Lebanon but still a long way to go. Bill Wilson called—Vatican is going to re-establish relations with Libya—wants us to. I dont see how we can. Met to finally decide whether to lift sanctions on pipe line material to Soviets. Cabinet very divided. I ruled we would not remove sanctions. There hadn’t been the slightest move on the Soviets part to change their evil ways. Barry Goldwater came to see me—he’s upset by rumors that I’m going to dump Taiwan. I convinced him there is no way I’ll ever do that. N.R.C. reception in the East room then we’re off to Camp David. And at Camp David we ran Clint Eastwoods movie “Fire Fox.” It’s darn good & a one man job—act, direct, produce.
