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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
Page 1
LOCATION
DATE
OCTOBER 18, 1989
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
5:45 a.m.
WEDNESDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
5:45
The President and the First Lady had
breakfast.
6:25
6:29
R
The President talked with his Chief of Staff,
John H. Sununu.
6:30
6:37
The President met with his Assistant and
Deputy to the Chief of Staff, James W.
Cicconi.
7:09
The President went to the Oval Office.
7:57
7:57
The President met with Mr. Sununu.
7:57
8:00
The President met with:
Grace Holden, daughter of the
President's cousin, Betty Walker Holden
Harold Windberg, personal friend of
Grace Holden
Mrs. Harold (Annina) Windberg, wife
The President met for an intelligence
briefing with:
(b)()
8:00
8:17
briefer, Central
Souse
(b)(3)
Intelligence Agency (CIA)
8:00
8:17
Mr. Sununu
4039
8:09
8:17
Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National
Security Affairs
8:00
8:17
Robert M. Gates, Deputy Assistant for
National Security Affairs
The President met for a national security
briefing with:
8:17
9:00
Mr. Sununu
8:17
9:00
Mr. Scowcroft
8:17
9:00
Mr. Gates
8:51
9:00
M. Marlin Fitzwater, Assistant and Press
Secretary
8:36
8:37
P
The President talked with Robert W. Kasten,
Jr. (R-Wisconsin).
8:40
8:41
P
The President talked with Senator John McCain
(R-Arizona)
8:48
P
The President telephoned the Prime Minister
continued
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THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
Page 2
LOCATION
DATE
OCTOBER 18, 1989
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
8:48 a.m. WEDNESDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
of India Rajiv Gandhi. The call was not
completed.
The President met with:
9:00
9:12
Mr. Sununu
9:05
9:06
Mr. Scowcroft
9:03
9:05
P
The President talked on a conference call
with:
Prime Minister Gandhi
Stephanie S. Sullivan, Duty Officer, The
Situation Room
Sandra Charles, Director, Near East and
South Asia Affairs, National Security
Council (NSC)
9:13
9:26
R
The President was telephoned by Mohammed
Hosni Mubarak, President of the Arab Republic
of Egypt. Mr. Scowcroft took the call.
9:16
9:23
P
The President talked with Secretary of State
James A. Baker III.
The President met with:
9:17
9:37?
Mr. Sununu
9:18
9:36
Mr. Scowcroft (in and out)
9:23
9:26
R
The President talked on a conference call
with:
J. Danforth Quayle, Vice President
Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of
Transportation
9:26
9:28
P
The President talked with Secretary Baker.
9:37
The President went to the Cabinet Room. He
was accompanied by Mr. Sununu.
9:37
10:19
The President participated in a meeting to
discuss current legislative issues with
Republican Members of Congress. For a list
of attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
Members of Press in/out
10:19
The President returned to the Oval Office.
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Page 3
LOCATION
DATE
OCTOBER 18, 1989
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
10:20 a.m. WEDNESDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
10:20
The President went to Room 450 in the Old
Executive Office Building.
10:25
10:36
The President participated in a ceremony to
honor the recipients of the "National
Distinguished Principals Award" sponsored
jointly by the Department of Education and
the National Association of Elementary School
Principals; and to announce Paul O'Neill as
the Chairman of the President's Education
Advisory Policy Committee.
Members of Press
10:26
10:35
The President addressed approximately 65
guests attending the ceremony.
10:36
The President returned to the Oval Office. He
was accompanied by:
Mr. O'Neill
Lauro F. Cavazos, Secretary of Education
10:40
10:43?
The President met to discuss the role of the
education advisory policy committee with:
Mr. O'Neill
Secretary Cavazos
10:42
10:46
R
The President talked with Vice President
Quayle.
10:43
10:46
The President met with:
Mr. Sununu
Mr. Gates
Mr. Fitzwater
10:46
The President went to the South Grounds of
the White House. He was accompanied by:
Mr. Sununu
Mr. Gates
10:47
10:52
The President motored from the South Grounds
to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), 500 C Street, S.W.
10:52
The President went to the conference room.
10:55
11:16
The President participated in a briefing on
continued
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THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
Page 4
LOCATION
DATE
OCTOBER 18, 1989
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMANE
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
10:55 a.m.
WEDNESDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
the situation resulting from the earthquake
in the San Francisco Bay area.
11:16
The President went to the Task Force Room.
11:16
11:29
The President toured the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) facilities.
11:30
The President went to the lobby.
11:30
11:37
The President participated in a question and
answer session with members of the press.
Members of Press
11:37
The President returned to his motorcade.
11:38
11:43
The President motored from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the
South Grounds of the White House.
11:43
The President returned to the Oval Office.
11:44
The President went to Mr. Scowcroft's office.
He was accompanied by Mr. Gates.
11:44
11:52
The President met with:
Prince Turki al-Faisal bin Abdul Aziz,
Director of General Intelligence,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mr. Scowcroft
William H. Webster, Director, Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Mr. Gates
Richard N. Haass, Senior Director, Near
East and South Asian Affairs, National
Security Council (NSC)
Ms. Charles
John H. Kelly, Assistant Secretary of
State for Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs
11:52
The President returned to the Oval Office. He
was accompanied by his Physician, Dr. Burton
J. Lee III.
11:53
11:54
The President met with:
continued
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LOCATION
DATE
OCTOBER 18, 1989
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
11:53 a.m. WEDNESDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
Deborah Stephenson, Founder and Director
of "Happy Days and Special Times"
Dr. Lee
Barbara G. "Bobbie" Kilberg, Deputy
Assistant for Public Liaison
11:54
The President went to the Roosevelt Room. He
was accompanied by:
Ms. Stephenson
Ms. Kilberg
11:54
12:01
The President participated in a Signing
Ceremony for Proclamation 6050, "National
Awareness Week for Children With Cancer."
Members of Press
12:01
The President returned to the Oval Office.
12:01
12:08
The President participated in a photo
opportunity with:
Evelyn I.H. Teegan, Ambassador of the
U.S. to the Republic of Fiji
Richard Teegan, husband
Martha Adolph, daughter
J. Wendall Hoopes, father
Ruth Teegen, mother-in-law
Mr. Scowcroft
Peter S. Watson, Director, Asian
Affairs, National Security Council (NSC)
William F. Sittmann, Deputy Executive
Secretary, National Security Council
(NSC)
12:08
12:11
The President met with Mr. Scowcroft.
12:11
The President returned to the second floor
Residence.
12:25
1:02
The President had lunch with:
Barbara Bush, The First Lady
Barrington Boardman, personal friend of
the President from Greenwich,
Connecticut
Mrs. Barrington (Sandy) Boardman, wife
Dr. Lee
Mrs. Burton J. (Ann) Lee, wife
continued
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THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
DATE
OCTOBER 18, 1989
LOCATION
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
12:25 p.mRAY WEDNESDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
1:02
The President returned to the Oval Office.
The President met with:
1:09
1:18
Mark Hampton, Mark Hampton Inc. ,
decorating firm, New York, New York
1:09
1:18
Gary J. Walters, Chief White House Usher
1:09
1:11
Laurie A. Firestone, Social Secretary to
the First Lady
1:13
1:22
R
The President talked on a conference call
with:
President Mubarak
Ms. Sullivan
The President met with:
1:30
2:05?
Secretary Baker
1:31
2:05?
Mr. Sununu
1:24
2:05?
Mr. Scowcroft
2:06
The President went to the East Room.
2:06
2:26
The President participated in a ceremony to
award the National Medal of Science and the
National Medal of Technology.
Members of Press
2:07
2:14
The President addressed approximately 220
guests attending the ceremony.
2:14
2:26
The President presented awards to 27
recipients.
2:26
The President returned to the Oval Office.
2:37
2:42
The President met with Mr. Sununu.
2:46
2:56
The President met to discuss a possible
meeting of the G-7 Science Ministers in March
or April 1990 with:
D. Allan Bromley, Assistant for Science
and Technology and Director, Office of
Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Mr. Sununu
2:46
2:48
The President met with Mr. Sununu.
continued
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LOCATION
DATE
OCTOBER 18, 1989
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
2:46 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
2:57
3:00
The President met with Mr. Sununu.
3:01
3:03
P
The President talked with his Special
Assistant and Director, White House
Operations, Rose M. Zamaria.
3:03
3:31
The President met with Secretary Brady.
3:32
The President went to the Situation Room. He
was accompanied by:
Mr. Scowcroft
Mr. Gates
3:32
4:49
The President participated in a National
Security Council (NSC) Meeting with:
Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of Defense
Secretary Baker
Mr. Webster
Gen. Colin L. Powell, Chairman, Joint
Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
William Barr, Assistant Attorney General
Mr. Sununu
Mr. Scowcroft
Mr. Gates
4:27
R
The President was telephoned by
Representative Mariyln Lloyd (D-Tennesee).
The President's Deputy Assistant, Patricia A.
Presock took the call.
4:49
The President returned to the Oval Office. He
was accompanied by:
Secretary Cheney
Mr. Scowcroft
4:50
5:02
The President met with:
Secretary Cheney
Mr. Scowcroft
5:12
5:14
P
The President talked with Representative
Robert H. Michel (R-Illinois).
5:17
P
The President telephoned Senator George J.
Mitchell (D-Maine). The call was not
completed.
continued
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LOCATION
DATE
OCTOBER 18, 1989
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
5:17 p.m. WEDNESDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
5:19
5:22
P
The President talked with Senator Bob Graham
(R-Florida)
5:22
5:27
The President met with:
Andrew H. Card Jr., , Assistant and Deputy
to the Chief of Staff
Joseph W. Hagin II, Deputy Assistant and
Director of Appointments and Scheduling
5:30
5:41
The President met with Mr. Sununu.
5:34
P
The President telephoned Representative
Lloyd. The call was not completed.
5:41
5:55
The President met with Mr. Scowcroft.
5:47
R
The President was telephoned by
Representative Lloyd. Mr. Sununu took the
call.
5:47
5:49
P
The President talked with Senator Mitchell.
5:59
6:00
P
The President talked with Representative G.V.
"Sonny" Montgomery (D-Mississippi).
6:31
6:34
R
The President talked with Representative Tom
Campbell (R-California).
6:40
The President went to the South Grounds of
the White House.
6:41
6:43
The President motored from the South Grounds
to The Madison Hotel, 15th and M street N.W.
6:43
6:51
The President attended a fundraising
reception for Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). .
6:44
The President went to the off stage
announcement area and was greeted by:
Representative Don Young, (R-Alaska)
Senator Frank H. Murkowski, (R-Alaska)
Warren Eliot, friend of Senator Stevens
Mike Joy, friend of Senator Stevens
Marshall B. Coyne, owner of the Madison
Hotel, Washington, D.C.
continued
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LOCATION
DATE
OCTOBER 18, 1989
THE MADISON HOTEL
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
6:44 p.m. WEDNESDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
6:44
The President was greeted by Senator Stevens.
6:46
The President went on stage.
6:46
6:51
The President addressed approximately 200
guests attending the reception.
6:51
The President returned to his motorcade.
7:02
7:07
The President motored from the Madison Hotel
to the South Grounds of the White House.
7:07
The President went to the doctor's office.
7:08
The President returned to the second floor
Residence.
7:11
7:14
R
The President talked with Vice President
Quayle.
7:29
7:31
P
The President talked with Mr. Fitzwater.
7:33
8:40
The President met with Representative
Montgomery.
7:40
P
The President telephoned Dr. Judy Crowson,
physician and personal friend of
Representative Montgomery, Meridian,
Mississippi. The call was not completed.
7:47
7:50
P
The President talked with Governor George
Deukmejian (R-California). .
7:52
7:54
P
The President talked with Dr. Crowson.
7:55
R
The President was telephoned by his Personal
Assistant, Donald C. Rhodes. Ms. Presock
took the call.
8:17
8:19
P
The President talked with Lewis M. Hubbard,
Assistant Director, Rayburn House Office
Building Gymnasium.
8:24
P
The President telephoned his daughter, Mrs.
William H. (Dorothy W. "Doro") LeBlond. The
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THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
DATE
OCTOBER 18, 1989
LOCATION
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
8:24 p.mDAY WEDNESDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
President spoke with the LeBlond's
babysitter, Eileen.
8:42
The President went to the South Grounds. He
was accompanied by Representative Montgomery.
8:46
The President returned to the second floor
Residence.
8:49
8:50
P
The President talked with Mr. Rhodes.
8:50
9:05
The President met with Mr. Rhodes.
8:58
9:01
P
The President talked with Mrs. John (Flo)
Atherton Crichton, personal friend of the
President from San Antonio, Texas.
9:15
The President retired.
9:16
9:17
P
The President talked with C. Fred Chambers,
an electrical engineer, Houston, Texas; and
personal friend of the President.
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TIME
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ACTIVITY
APPENDICES FOR PRESIDENTIAL DIARY
OF
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
APPENDIX "A" Page 1
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
The Cabinet Room
October 18, 1989
Attendance confirmed by the
Ofc. of Legislative Affairs.
All present.
ATTENDEES:
The President
Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the Treasury
Richard G. Darman, Director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Lee Atwater, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC)
Michael J. Boskin, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
Senator Robert J. Dole, (R-Kansas)
Senator Alan K. Simpson, (R-Wyoming)
Senator John H. Chafee, (R-Rhode Island)
Senator William L. Armstrong, (R-Colorado)
Senator Thad Cochran, (R-Mississippi)
Senator Don Nickles, (R-Oklahoma)
Senator Mark O. Hatfield, (R-Oregon)
Senator Bob Packwood, (R-Oregon)
Senator Peter V. Domenici, (R-New Mexico)
Representative Robert H. Michel, (R-Illinois)
Representative Newt Gingrich, (R-Georgia)
Representative Jerry Lewis, (R-California)
Representative Mickey Edwards, (R-Oklahoma)
Representative Vin Weber, (R-Minnesota)
Representative Guy Vander Jagt, (R-Michigan)
Representative Silvio 0. Conte, (R-Massachusetts)
Represenative Bill Frenzel, (R-Minnesota)
APPENDIX "A" Page 2
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Representative Bill Archer, (R-Texas)
John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff
Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
James W. Cicconi, Assistant and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Robert M. Gates, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs
David F. Demarest, Assistant for Communications
C. Boyden Gray, Counsel
M. Marlin Fitzwater, Assistant and Press Secretary
Roger B. Porter, Assistant for Economic and Domestic Policy
Nicholas E. Calio, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
E. Boyd Hollingsworth ,Jr., Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Robert J. Portman, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Gary J. Andres, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Nancy P. Dorn, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
John W. Howard, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Virginia A. Lampley, Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
and Senior Director for Legislative Affairs
David P. Sloane, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Brian K. Waidmann, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
William J. Gribbin, Assistant to the Vice President for Legislative
Affairs
Thomas A. Scully, Associate Director of the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Congressional Affairs
Larry Harlow, Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department
APPENDIX
"A"
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