Diary Entry - 06/15/1981
Key Facts
President Reagan meets with a bipartisan group of Senators to discuss limiting shoe imports.
President Reagan meets with members of the House Republican Leadership and the House Ways and Means Committee to discuss taxes.
The United States agrees to provide Pakistan with $3 billion in military and economic aid from October 1982 to October 1987.
The usual morning meetings then met with new task force on Arts & Humanities, 3 cochairmen—Chuck Heston, Amb. Dan Terra & a lady the Pres. of U. of Chi. (Hanna) A number of old friends, all in all a solid group which I think can do much to stimulate pvt. support rather than govt. grants. Back to meeting with Sens. & Reps—1st on the tax pckg—then a group concerned about continuing protective quotas for the shoe industry. Then a group of Sen. Dem’s.—taxes again. Finally a lengthy briefing for tomorrow’s press conf.
