Diary Entry - 11/15/1984
Key Facts
President Reagan calls the crew of the Space Shuttle.
President Reagan meets with an editor from Doubleday.
President Reagan hosts a reception for leaders of the American Security Council's Coalition for Peace Through Strength.
At 8:20 A.M. called the crew of the Shuttle. Signal had worked out a connection with Houston Space Center so that I saw the crew on T.V. while I was talking to them. Thanks to Bill Buckley I had a meeting with an editor from Doubleday who brought suggestions on how I should keep records like this for an eventual book or books on my terms in office. He was a fine man & most informative—his name—Sam Vaughn. We had a 2 hour cabinet meeting on the matter of our ec. program. The meeting of 2 days ago was on the front page of the papers yesterday. I wish we could learn who is leaking to the press. We had sworn everyone to secrecy & did so again today. It’s a d--n uncomfortable feeling & inhibits all of us from voicing opinions. We’re facing a battle to get the spending cuts we must have but I intend to take our case to the people. Cap W. came in re some defense problems. I didn’t take up the Sec. St. problem with him—pending a session with the V.P. who has some input on that matter.
One of the gentlemen at the reception for Am. Security Council & Pc. thru Strength Coalition—collapsed in the Blue Rm. Our W.H. doctor & nurse took over & he was taken to the hospital. I dont know the outcome yet.
[Upper right-hand corner of page starting with Thursday, November 15, 1984, shows a miniature copy of the presidential schedule for this date.]
8:30 am Phone Call to Crew of Residence
(5 min) Space Shuttle “Discovery” (Fuller)
9:00 am Staff Time
(30 min) (Baker, Meese, Deaver) Oval Office
9:30 am National Security Briefing
(15 min) (McFarlane) Oval Office
9:45 am Senior Staff Time Oval Office
(15 min)
10:00 am Personal Staff Time Oval Office
(2 hrs)
12:00 pm Lunch Oval Office
(60 min)
1:00 pm Meeting with Sam Vaughn
(20 min) Principal Editor of Doubleday (Darman) Oval Office
1:30 pm Cabinet Time
(2 hrs) (Fuller) Cabinet Room
3:30 pm Personal Staff Time Oval Office
(45 min)
4:15 pm Personnel Time
(20 min) (Herrington) Oval Office
4:45 pm Administrative Time Oval Office
(15 min)
1. Photo with Clarence Brown, Commander of the American Legion (Whittlesey)
2. Photo with Tih-Wu-Weng, Chairman of the Board, World Journal (Meese)
3. Receive Report from the Presidential Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (Fuller)
5:00 pm Reception for the American Security Residence
(20 min) Council’s Coalition for Peace through Strength (McFarlane/Rosebush)
[A copy of the presidential schedule dated Friday, November 16, 1984, is enclosed in the diary.]
9:00 am Staff Time Oval Office
(30 min)
9:30 am Nat. Security Briefing
(15 min) (McFarlane) Oval Office
9:45 am Meeting with Peter McPherson
(15 min) (McFarlane) Oval Office
10:00 am Briefing Session
(30 min) (McFarlane/Fielding) Oval Office
10:30 am Personal Staff Time Oval Office
(30 min)
11:00 am N.S.P.G. Meeting
(60 min) (McFarlane) Situation Room
12:00 pm Lunch & Personal Staff Time Oval Office
(75 min)
1:15 pm Presentation of Thanksgiving Turkey
(10 min) (Whittlessey) Rose Garden
1:30 pm Meeting with Secretary Shultz Oval Office
(30 min)
2:00 pm* Meeting with Foreign Minister Oval Office
(30 min) Yaqub Khan of Pakistan (McFarlane)
