Diary Entry - 09/13/1983
Key Facts
President Reagan meets the Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe.
President Reagan attends a Cabinet meeting to hear reports on current domestic and international situations.
Former Senator George S. McGovern (D- SD) announces that he will seek the 1984 Democratic presidential nomination.
Dan Evans—now Sen. from Wash. by appointment came with his family—3 sons now grown who were small children when we were Gov’s. together. P.M. Mugabe of Zimbabwe arrived. I was worried that he tended to filibuster. He talked a monologue for 20 min’s. Got around to our—as he put it—intervening in Angola’s affairs because of our effort to get Cubans out of Angola. Then moved to El Salvador & Nicaragua. I caught him taking a breath & interrupted. We can only persuade So. Africa to allow Namibia’s independence if we get the Cubans out. Then I gave a history lesson on Central America. He’s a very opinionated man & his country has voted against us in the U.N. even more times than the Soviets. Cabinet meeting to hear report on Korea, Lebanon et al by Geo. S. & a report on the drought in the mid west & the farm economy by Dick Lyng. Met with a group of educators including college President of all Hispanic heretage. It was a good meeting. Then a reception for the Eagles—about 400 of them. They were enthused & we had a good session—I did some Q&A.
