Diary Entry - 09/04/1981

Key Facts
President Reagan meets with Secretary of State Alexander Haig to discuss the French Ambassador to Lebanon who was killed by terrorists in Beirut.
The Soviet Union begins war games with about 100,000 troops on the Polish border.
The Oval office has had a face lift—new chairs & sofas (2 of each) also a coat of paint. It looks a lot better. Not a big day. Met with Al Haig—the world is still exploding. The French Ambass. to Beirut was gunned down by terrorists doing the Syrians work. Met with Jim Watt. He’s taking a lot of abuse from environmental extremists but he’s absolutely right. People are ecology too and they cant forage for food and live in caves. Saw a film on Begin, a kind of character study. He’ll be here Wed. Had a pleasant evening with a stack of horse and western magazines.
