Diary Entry - 11/15/1987
Key Facts
The President and First Lady attend a private dinner at the residence of the President's biographer, Edmund Morris.
The President and First Lady participate in a pre-dinner cocktail hour at the Morris'.
28 people aboard a Continental Airlines DC-9 are killed when the jetliner crashes seconds after taking off from Denver's Stapleton International Airport.
Sat. sunshine & not too cold. My radio broadcast. On way back to house stopped by gym so Nancy could do some exercises prescribed by Dr. Hutton—who was along. Another short hike in afternoon.
Sun. another bright day & even warmer. Howard B. called me in morning. He’d been called by Jim Wright from Texas who’s panic’d a little by press treatment of his monkey shines with Ortega. Howard rode him a bit and so he’ll be in to see me & George S. at 10 A.M. tomorrow.
Arrived back at W.H. around 3 P.M. Tonite Black tie & over to the Edmund Morris home for dinner. It was a wonderful evening. Ten of us around the table—all of the others are writers. We really enjoyed ourselves.
