Diary Entry - 07/03/1988
Key Facts
President Reagan speaks with Reverend William F. "Billy" Graham on the phone.
The USS Vincennes misidentifies an Iranian Airbus A-300 thinking it is an Iranian F-14 fighter in the Persian Gulf and shoots it down killing all 290 people onboard.
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A quiet day except for phone calls—one a conference call re todays tragedy. We are all in agreement & approved statements to that effect.
Later in the afternoon—my first swim of the season.
