Diary Entry - 10/13/1986
Key Facts
President Reagan spends much of the day working on a speech he is to deliver later in the evening.
President Reagan receives word that a quick poll shows his approval ratings spike 8-9 points after the evening's speech.
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Columbus day—no work except on speech for 8 P.M. tonite reporting on Iceland. Did the speech and the result was something—a quick poll found my ratings going up 8 & 9 points on foreign policy, handling the Soviets etc.
