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page THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN 1 LOCATION DATE APRIL 1, 19 86 RANCHO DEL CIELO SANTA BARBARA , CALIFORNIA TIME 9 : 46 a . m. 1ltl'EsDAY IN OUT PHONE ACTIVITY 9:46 9 : 49 R The President talked with his Chief of Staff, Donald T. Regan. 11:22 11 :25 p The President talked with Jack B. Gross , Harri sbur g , Pennsylvania . 5 : 05 5:06 p The President talked with his Army Aide, Maj . Robert R. Ivany. THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN page 1 LOCATION DATE APRIL 2. 1986 RANCHO DEL CIELO TIME DAY SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 6:50 a . m. WEDNESDAY IN OUT PHONE ACTIVITY 6:50 6:52 R The President talked with his Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs, Donald R. Fortier. The President and the First Lady had breakfast and then went horseback riding around the ranch. Sometime in the afternoon, the President cleared brush at the ranch . 2 : 32 2:35 p The President talked on a conference call to: Shimon Peres, Prime Minister of the State of Israel Howard J. Teicher , Director, Near East and South Asia Affairs, National Security Council (NSC) Michael K. Bohn, Director, Situation Room THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN page 1 LOCATION DATE APRIL 3 . 1986 RANCHO DEL CIELO TIME DAY SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 10: 35 a . m. THURSDAY IN OUT PHONE ACTIVITY 10 : 35? The President and the First Lady went horseback riding around the ranch this morning. The President cleared brush around the ranch this morning. 11:50 11:59 R The President talked with his Assistant for National Securit y Affairs, John M. Poindexter. 1:01 1:04 R The President talked with Vice President George H. Bush • . Tl<E WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN page 1 LOCATION DATE APRIL 5, 1986 RANCHO DEL CIELO TIME DAY SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 7:33 a.m. SATURDAY IN OUT PHONE ACTIVITY 7:33 p The President gave a message to the Signal Board operator. 9:06 9:11 The President made a Radio Address to the Nation on defense establishement reforms . 9:20 p The President gave a message to the Signal Board operator. THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN page l lOCATlOH DATE APRIL 6- 1986 RANCHO DEL CIELO TIME DAY SANTA BARBARA , CALIFORNIA 7 : 15 a.m. SUNDAY IN OUT PHONE ACTIVITY 7:15 R The President received a wake-up call from the Signal Board operator. 8:30 The President and the First Lady went to their motorcade. 8:30 9:07 The President and the First Lady motored from Rancho del Cielo to Point Mugu Naval Air Station. f..Sl'. ~ 9:20 4:30 The President and the First Lady flew by Air Force One from Point Mugu Naval Air Station to Andrews AFB, Maryland. For a list of passen­ gers, see APPENDIX ·A. " 4:40 4:48 The President and the First Lady flew by Marine helicopter from Andrews AFB to the South Grounds of the White House. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "B." 4:53 The President and the First Lady went to the second floor Residence. 7:15 The President had dinner with: The First Lady Ted Graber , decorator, William Haines Company, Beverly Hills, California 10:30 The President retired . THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN page 1 LOCATION DATE APRIL 7 . 1986 THE WHITE HOOSE TIME DAV WASHINGTON , D. C. 7:30 a . m. MONDAY IN OUT PHONE ACTIVITY 7 : 30 The President and the First Lady had breakfast. 9 : 02 The President went to the Oval Office. 9 : 03 9 : 25 The President met with his Chief of Staff, Donald T. Regan. 9:28 9 :43 The President met for a national security briefing with: John M. Poindexter , Assistant for National Security Affairs Donald R. Fortier, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs Mr. Regan 9 :43 11: 01 The President met with: George P. Shultz, Secretary of State William J. Casey, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William B. Taft IV, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gen . John A. Wickham, Chief of Staff of the Army Mr. Poindext er Mr . Fortier Mr. Regan 11 : 01 11: 32 The President met with: Secretary Shultz Mr . Poindexter The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Secretary' s recent European trip. 11: 47 12: 02 The President met with : Secretary Shultz Representative Dante B. Fascell (D-F lor ida) Representative William S. Broomfield CR-Michigan) Mr. Poindexter Mr . Reagan William L. Ball III, Assistant for Legislative Affairs The purpose of t he meeting was to discuss the Representatives ' recent trip to the Soviet Union . 12:02 12:06 The President met with Mr . Regan. THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN page 2 LOCATION DATE APRIL 7. 1986 THE WHITE HOUSE TIME DAY WASHINGTON, D.C. 12:06 p.m. MONDAY IN OUT PHONE ACTIVITY 12: 06 The President went to the Roosevelt Room . 12:06 1 : 05 The President participated in a Issues Briefing luncheon . For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX •A ." 12: 16 R The President was telephoned by the Ambassador of the U.S. to Mexico John A. Gavin . Dottie Dellinger, West Wing Receptionist took the call. 1:05 The President returned to the Oval Office. 1:20 The President went to the South Grounds . 1:20 1 : 29 The President flew by Marine helicopter from the South Grounds to Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "B." 1:49 2:58 The President attended the opening day of the 1986 baseball season at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. The game was between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians . Members of the press. The President threw the first ball of the game . He was accompanied by Brian Gray, a 12 year old cystic fibrosis patient at Johns Hopkins Children ' s Center. 2:58 3 : 29 The President flew by Marine helicopter from Memorial Stadium to the South Grounds of the White House. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "C . " 3:31 The President returned to the Oval Office. 3:46 3 :47 p The President talked with Alfred J . Lechner, Jr., Superior Court Judge for Union County, New Jersey. 4:01 4:04 The President participated in a farewell photo opportunity with: Brig. Gen. Matthew P. Caulfield, departing Deputy Director, White House Military Office Mrs. Matthew P. (Patricia) Caulfield, wife of the departing Deputy Director, white House Militarv Office (continued) THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN page 3 LOCATION DATE APRIL 7, 1986 THE WHITE HOUSE TIME OAY WASHINGTON, D.C . 4:01 p.m. MONDAY IN OllT PHONE ACTIVITY Richard P. Riley, Deputy Assistant and Director of the White House Military Office Lt. Comm. Vivien S. Crea, Coast Guard Aide 4:18 The President went to the doctor's office. 4:36 The President returned to the second floor Residence. 4:48 4:50 p The President talked with Ambassador Gavin. 5:31 p The President telephoned Mrs. Jackie N. Pflug, an American traveler who was shot and held hostage during a hijacking in November 1985 of Egyptian airline flight 648 . The call was not completed. 7 : 00 The President had dinner with: Nancy Reagan, The First Lady Dr . Richard Davis , The First Lady ' s brother Mrs . Richard (Patricia) Davis, The First Lady' s sister- in- law Ted Graber, decorator with William Haines Company, Beverly Hills, California 10:33 The President retired . THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN page 1 LOCATION DATE APRIL 8. 1986 THE WHITE HOUSE TIME DAY WASHINGTON , D.C . 7 : 30 a.m. TUESDAY IN OUT PHONE ACTIVITY 7 : 30 The President and the First Lady had breakfast. 9 : 00 The President went to the Oval Office. 9:03 9 : 28 The President met with his Chief of Staff, Donald T. Regan . 9:28 9 : 50 The President met for a national security briefing with: John M. Poindexter , Assistant for National Security Affairs Donald R. Fortier, Deputy Assist ant for National Security Affairs Mr . Regan 9 : 51 11: 01 The President met to discuss the prospective upcoming u.s.-u . s . S. R. summit in the u.s. with U. S. and Soviet officials. For a list of attendees, see APPENPIX "A." 11:01 11: 06 The President participated in a farewell photo opportunity with : Secretary Shultz Anatoly F . Dobrynin , departing Ambassador of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) t o the U. S. 11:06 11 : 08 The President met with Secretary Shultz. 11 : 14 The President went to the Cabinet Room . 11:14 11:42 The President participated in a meeting to discuss objectives for the upcoming Tokyo Summit with administration officials. For a list of atten­ dees, see APPENPIX "B." 11: 48 p The President telephoned Mrs . Jackie N. Pflug, an American traveler who was shot and held hostage during a hijacking in November 1985 of Egyptian airline f l ight 648 . The call was not completed. The President met with: 1 : 02 1:39 Richard B. Wirthlin, President of Decision Making I nformation, Washington , D. C. 1 : 02 1 : 07 Todd Remington, Assistant, Decision Making I nformation, Washington, D. C. 1:02 1 : 39 Donald T. Regan, Chief of Staff THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN page 2 LOCATION DATE APRIL 8 . 1986 THE WHITE HOUSE TIME DAY WASHINGTON , D. C. 2 : 07 p . m.
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