Diary Entry - 09/15/1982
Key Facts
President Reagan participates in a photo opportunity with Myles Martell, the President's debate coach for the 1980 campaign.
PLO leader Yasir Arafat meets at the Vatican with Pope John Paul II.
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, who became foreign minister of Iran shortly after U.S. hostages were seized in Tehran in November 1979, is executed by firing squad.
Met with Repub. Cong. ldrship. Good meeting about the remainder of this session & what legislation we could get passed. Meeting with 7 mayors from hard hit areas wanting some kind of help. They’d settle I think for assurance that revenue sharing would not be cut. We’ll have to look into this. Bill Verity gave a sum up of achievements & future plans for the Pvt. Initiative program. He’s performed miracles. Lunch with George S. & Bill C. Think we clarified things for George on what his turf was & what I wanted. Addressed on S. Lawn—great group of Hispanics—this opens Hispanic heritage week. Tonite a reception for the new newspaper “U.S.A. Today” & then on to the dinner for the Conf. of Black Repubs. It was a smash & my speech got 3 standing ovations. Tomorrow Pres. & Imelda Marcos arrive. On Fri. Nancy leaves for Monaco & Princess Graces funeral.
