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The Diary of Ronald Reagan
The Diary of
Ronald Reagan

Diary Entry - 09/04/1988

Key Facts

  • President Reagan donates money to the Muscular Dystrophy Association and speaks with Jerry Lewis.

  • Officials in Bangladesh report that floods have inundated three-quarters of their impoverished nation, claiming at least 882 lives.

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Bright, hot & Nancy decided against riding. Maybe the rest of us should follow her lead. We didn’t and when we got there in the hills there was a gale blowing that countered the heat of the sun. It was a nice ride as it turned out.

Lunch—pleasant as always with Barney & Dennis. Then about 2 hr’s. of pruning & a cool drink (soft) in the “Bide A Wee,” our name for the Dr. & Mil. Aids quarters. Signed some photos for Dennis & Barney and home for a shower. Then dinner & some T.V. watching—Jerry Lewis telethon for Muscular dystrophy. I phoned him—or tried to but couldn’t get him. Show was coming from Las Vegas. So I called L.A. number & made a pledge of $1000. Not too long thereafter, Jerry called me. He’d gotten word that I’d tried to reach him. Then on air he told of our conversation & had the nicest things to say about me.

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