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The Diary of Ronald Reagan
The Diary of
Ronald Reagan

Diary Entry - 07/08/1981

Ronald Reagan's white house diaries for the day of 07-08-1981

Key Facts

  • President Reagan travels to Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA. to go horseback riding.

  • The President and the First Lady host a Mostly Mozart Concert and Reception.

  • The Solar Challenger becomes the first solar-powered airplane to cross the English Channel.

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Met with the 11 handicapped young people (Blind, some deaf, an Epileptic & one with an artificial leg) who climbed Mt. Rainier July 4. We’d given them a flag to carry up there—they presented it to me. Nat. Geographic presented me with a map case & maps of every section of the world. Bill Clark & I went riding at Quantico. Back here to a 5:30 concert by the “Most of Mozart” Orch. from Lincoln Center. They played the recently discovered symphony of Mozart written when he was 9 years old.

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