Diary Entry - 10/13/1982
Key Facts
President Reagan participates in a meeting with his economic advisors to discuss the current situation of the economy.
President Reagan participates in a signing ceremony for S. 2036, the Job Training Partnership Act.
Met in W.H. Treaty room with Alan Greenspan & several cabinet members & staff re the Soc. Security Commission. We have put the figures together and Soc. Security is a disaster beyond our worst imaginings. We meet here in W.H. to avoid press ever knowing we are meeting. Met with Don Rumsfeld who is going abroad to meet with our allies & try to persuade them to join us in rejecting the deep sea mining provisions of the Law of The Sea treaty. An N.S.C. meeting—then preparation for broadcast speech on ec. Demos. furious—ABC refuses to carry it. NBC & CBS are at 7:30. Back home heard the speech went well. Now to wait for the returns. Market up again today—Dow Jones above 1000. Prime Rate at 12.
