Diary Entry - 02/10/1987
Key Facts
President Reagan attends a National Security Council meeting to discuss the Strategic Defense Initiative and the Anti Ballistic Missile treaty.
President Reagan speaks to members of the American Legion about the defense budget.
Don R. & V.P. & I talked about Bud M. I’m going to call Johnny his wife & see if I can phone him. We also talked about an active schedule for me—having some special groups in for lunches etc. N.S.C. was about S.D.I. & the A.B.M. treaty—getting ready for N.S.P.G. meeting at 11 A.M. The problem is how to continue arms reduction dialog with the Soviets & at same time eliminate any compromise on S.D.I. I have proposed a plan to seek an agreement that we will—when & if S.D.I. is ready for deployment—put it in hands of an international force as a defense against any & all nuclear missiles from wherever they are launched in the world.
After lunch over to E.O.B. to talk to 150 or so Am. Legion members regarding support for our defense budget.
At 3 P.M. another meeting with Dave Abshire preparing for another meeting with the Tower commission.
Then received 6 Ambas. reporting in for duty here. And finally to the Dr. for my sneeze shot & upstairs. Called Johnny McFarlane. She says Bud will be shortly moved into a room with a phone & I can call him. She seemed very grateful.
