Diary Entry - 10/07/1984
Key Facts
President Reagan leaves the White House for Louisville and the debate.
President Reagan participates in the first presidential debate, focused primarily on domestic issues.
Sat. another rehearsal—the whole crew at Camp D. An afternoon ride & lots of cramming. Back to the W.H. Sunday morning & off to Louisville & the debate at 2:45 P.M. Well the debate took place & I have to say I lost. I guess I’d crammed so hard on facts & figures in view of the absolutely dishonest things he’s been saying in the campaign I guess I flattened out—anyway I didn’t feel good about myself. And yet he was never able to rebut any of the facts I presented kept repeating things that are absolute falsehoods. But the press has been calling him the winner for 2 days now.
