Diary Entry - 11/29/1985
Key Facts
President Reagan orders US Air Force fighter coverage for Egyptian planes.
President Reagan speaks with Illinois Representative Dan Rostenkowski to discuss tax reforms.
Weather unchanged—no ride. Awakened early by phone call from Bud M. It seems Moubarak wants to fly some of the Egyptian wounded & his commandos home from Malta & is concerned that Quadaffi might attack the plane. He has asked us for fighter cover. I said h--l yes. We are flying F-15’s plus a tanker & a communications plane down from Europe. Operation should take place some time tonight—I think. Ron & Doria who had stayed overnight departed around 11 A.M. Called Rostenkowski to assure him we were studying the tax reform as produced by Ways & Means Committee. Some press accounts had us feuding etc. absolutely no truth to it. For a time it looked as though it might be clearing—the sun even came out, but it was all temporary. Before the afternoon was over the rain was pouring down & continued into the night.
