Diary Entry - 04/22/1986
Key Facts
President Reagan speaks with Carol Hallett, National Vice Chairman of the group Citizens for America.
President Reagan meets with Republican Members of Congress to discuss he impact of the falling oil prices on oil producing states.
More briefing on Tokyo. I know I’ll have to study the briefing material closer to the time. I cant retain all that we talk about for 2 or 3 weeks. An interview by press reps. from each of the summit countries. It went well—more about Libya etc. Then a meeting with several congressmen from Oil states. They had a program of things we can do to help the Oil industry which is hard hit by the nose diving price of oil. I was able to tell them we are already prepared to do most of what they are asking. They left on cloud nine & I issued a public statement. Later in the day 2 Dem. Govs. of oil states came by. We did the same routine. In between times I was phoning Sens. to persuade them to vote for a “fast track” on trade talks with Canada. This is a Finance Comm. vote & we’re behind. Sen. Bill Livingston of Col. [La.] refuses to go with us because he says I dont pay enough attention to the Sens. & they can only get my attention by throwing a monkey wrench in the works. I got a little mad??!!
A group of Calif. St. Assemblymen called on me, they were really a high level group. They’d all been convention delegates for me in 76, 80 & 84.
Tonite I addressed the Heretage Foundation dinner at the Shoreham. It was a great evening honoring Joe & Holly Coors.
