Letters to and from President Ronald Reagan to Nackey Loeb regarding Iran Contra and his televsion announcment of a Special Proscutor, December 1986

The Union Leader NEW HAMPSHIRES DAILY NEWSPAPER UNION LEADER CORPORATION 35 AMHERST ST., P.O. BOX 780 MANCHESTER, N.H. O31O5 603 668-4321 NEW HAMPSHIRE SUNDAY NEWS William Loeb, President and Publisher, 1946-1981 December 1, 1986 Nackey Scripps Loeb, President and Publisher President Ronald Reagan #16691 The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear Ron: First of all, of course, you know I am thinking of you and Nancy through some tough times, probably the toughest you as President have had yet. Nevertheless, I think you still can have the love and support of the American people, much more than you have had from those around you. However, the people are waiting and hoping that you can show them that you are still a strong leader. Years ago, my husband, Bill, said that the only fault that you had was that you were too nice for the job. I think that he was right and what worries me, and worries those who would support you, is that you are perhaps too nice to do what has to be done, and to do it quickly. Remember in Nashua, New Hampshire, when you grabbed that microphone and would not give it up. Suddenly the country knew you would fight for what you believed and you turned defeat in Iowa into victory in New Hampshire and on to the White House. A few heads must roll, but that is your only choice if you want to make the Reagan agenda become the agenda for the future. Any president of a company would fire someone like Secretary Shultz for disloyalty in his words and actions after this affair came to light. Any responsible father would turn his kid over his knee for such disloyalty, and that is what people understand. Also, to fail to tell you what goes on is not loyalty--the theory "what he doesn't know won't hurt him"-- doesn' apply when "he" is the President, who must shoulder the responsibility. Replace these people with a Jeane Kirkpatrick or "There Is Nothing So Powerful As Truth"