Diary Entry - 06/07/1983
Key Facts
President Reagan greets the President of the Republic of the Ivory Coast Fleix Houpouet-Boigny.
President Reagan meets with Secretary of the Treasury Don Regan regarding Regan's possible resignation.
The U.S. orders Nicaragua to close all six of its consulates and informs 21 Nicaraguan consular officials they could no longer remain in the country.
N.S.C. meeting on START negotiations. We’ve opened them up & given our negotiators more flexibility. We’re going to try & reduce warheads & missiles & throw weight. Our guest—the Pres. of Ivory Coast arrived. Pres & Mrs. Howphouet-Boigny. A nice little man who has been Pres. since 1960. He’s anti-communist—free enterprise & his people have the highest living standard in Africa. We had full ceremonial. In the afternoon 2 meetings—1 with House representatives & 1 with Sens. all on the START talks. I think we did a lot of good. Stu Spencer came by so did Max Fisher & 4 heads of Jewish groups they want to help us on every issue. Don Regan came in—just between us for now he wants to resign. His family is pressing for it & I know it’s concern for his health. He puts in a 60 or 70 hour week. I think we’ll re-appoint Paul Volcker for about a year & a half. He doesn’t want a full term. Tonite—State Dinner but before that—a short meeting with Alexandre de Marenches—one time head of French Intelligence. He travels extensively & had depressing news about a number of areas & Soviet subversion in them. He picks Iran as a real danger spot. The St. dinner went well—music by Chamber Music Society of Lincoln center.
