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The Diary of Ronald Reagan
The Diary of
Ronald Reagan

Diary Entry - 08/07/1982

Key Facts

  • President Reagan and the Presidential Party watch the movie "In Name Only."

  • President Reagan spends most of the day working on a speech about the economy.

  • Armenian gunmen attack the airport at Ankara, Turkey.

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At the W.H.—no Camp David. Spent most of day working on a tentative speech re the economy & explaining my support of the tax increase bill. It’s a price we have to pay to get more budget cuts. Had Bill & Jean Smith over for dinner & ran a Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, Kay Francis movie.

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