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White House Diaries
May
15
1984
May 15, 1984
Tuesday, May 15, 1984
Arrival ceremony for Pres. de la Madrid. Weather turned out near perfect. He was visibly impressed. After reception he & I talked for nearly an hour on Central Am. I think our end goals are the same but they have trouble seeing Castro & the Sandinistas as we see them. I think I made a dent. [. . .] Then I went to Dan Ruge’s office for an electrocardiogram. It’s part of my annual physical. I didn’t bother to ask him about it so I guess it’s alright. Cab. Council meeting on family affairs. Margaret Heckler opened meeting with prayer. We are doing a lot of study on how we can help strengthen the family. Some ideas require legislation some things H.H.S. can do by regulation. One important thing is to re-establish adoption instead of abortion for the literally mil’s. of people who are waiting for a chance to adopt. Spent most of afternoon meeting with Congress men & women on the MX situation. Tip O’Neill has mounted an all out campaign to kill the MX. The State dinner was a huge success. Gloria Loring entertained beautifully. A lot of old friends on hand plus NBC’s Mr. Brokaw who recently dinged me good in an interview. He has voiced regret over that.
