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White House Diaries
March
20
1981
March 20, 1981
Friday, March 20, 1981
Sen. Javits came in re my request that he be our Amb. in Geneva to the U.N. He wants to talk to Al H. & Jeanne Kirkpatrick. Mr. Fukuda whom we had known as Japanese prime minister of Japan in 1971 came by. He’s scouting as is “Ito” for P.M. Suzuki’s visit in May. I got in a lick about autos. Forgot to say in yesterday’s account that I met with Chai the Amb. P.R. of China. With him a man from Beijing. The Amb. got on the Taiwan subject—promised peaceful resolution of the problem, then made it plain he didn’t feel we should sell weapons to Taiwan. I made it just as plain that we had an obligation we would fulfill. No harm done. Late afternoon (Fri.) did Q&A with about 200 state legislators from 43 states. Then into the Red room for swearing in of Lee Annenberg as chief of protocol. Walter held the Bible & the Chief Justice took the oath. Then off to the annual Conservative Dinner to be the speaker.
