Diary Entry - 09/18/1982
Key Facts
President Reagan makes a radio address to the Nation on the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and religious freedom.
President Reagan places a call to E.E. "Kappie" Kaplan, an old personal friend from Los Angeles, California.
With Nancy gone the only event of the day should have been my noon radio broadcast. Unfortunately things changed. In Beirut Haddads Christian Phalangist Militia entered a Palestine refugee camp and massacred men, women & children. The Israelis did nothing to prevent or halt it. George S. & I met and agreed upon a blunt statement which he delivered to the Israeli Ambassador. It is a sad day and one which may very well set our peace efforts back. Nancy came home about 6 P.M.—thank Heaven. We watched tapes of Princess Grace’s funeral.
