Diary Entry - 07/04/1985
Key Facts
President Reagan hosts a private dinner party in celebration of Independence Day.
President Reagan speaks with the father of the Petty Officer slain in the recent hijacking who thanks the President for visiting his son's grave.
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Lunch on the balcony—the mall is already swarming with people. Spending most of the time at my desk in the study—clearing out.
Phone call from Robbie Stetham’s father—thanking us for going to Robbie’s grave.
Tonight 14 of us at dinner & to watch the fireworks from the balcony. It was very pleasant—the Regans, Wicks, MacFarlanes, the George Wills, Oatsie, Bill Webster, Pam Wick & her boyfriend. The W.H. lawn was well populated also with our W.H. people & their families.
