CALENDAR OF EVENTS REGARDING NICARAGUAN RESISTANCE

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
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• Publication Date: April 15, 1985
• Content Type: MISC

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CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
REGARDING NICARAGUAN RESISTANCE
April 15, 1985
SENSITIVE
Responsibility
April 15, 1985
Presidential meeting with President Luis North
Alberto Monge Alvarez of Costa Rica
(9:30 a.m.).
15 minute meeting with Lee Hamilton in Friedersdorf
in the Oval Office regarding Nicaragua. C. Lehman
Ball
Meeting with prominent bi-partisan supporters Menges
such as Kissinger and Brzezinski. Reilly
Remarks at Nicaraguan Refugee Fund dinner. Noonan
Live coverage targetted for CNN or CBN. Raymond
Follow-up coverage on a.m. news shows J. Miller
(7:30 p.m., JW Marriott).
April 16, 1985
Meeting with GOP leadership regarding Friedersdorf
Nicaragua and budget (9:30-10:30 a.m.) C. Lehman
Selecti
ve release of Commandante bios. Ball
Reich
Drop-by conference on Religious Freedom Raymond
in Room 450 (1:30 p.m.).
Proposed hearings on Nicaragua by Barnes' Friedersdorf
Wester Hemisphere Subcommittee (April 16). C. Lehman
(Stanfield Turner, McGeorge Bundy, Elliott Ball
Richardson, Jeane Kirkpatrick, 10:00 a.m.
2172 Rayburn Building.)
Cocktails with 2-3 Senate members Friedersdorf
(6:00-6:30 p.m.). C. Lehman
Ball
Senate Intelligence Committee staff meeting Friedersdorf
with Calero and Cruz. C. Lehman
Ball
DAR appearance by McFarlane.
American Security Council dinner in honor
of Jeane Kirkpatrick.
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Event
April 17, 1985
Meeting with full Senate Appropriations
Committee in Cabinet Room on Nicaragua
(9:30-10:30 a.m.) (not firm).
Resistance or Washington conference
"Central America: Resistance or Surrender
(McFarlane) (12:30 p.m.).
Tentative meeting with House Intelligence
Committee group that traveled to Central
America April 12-16 (45 minutes).
Phone calls to one or one on ones with
Senators regarding Nicaragua (30 minutes).
Barnes subcommittee hearing (Sol Linowitz,
Tony Motley, 311 Cannon, 10:00 a.m.).
McFarlane (9:00-9:30 a.m.) to meet with
House Republicans Conference (chaired by
Jack Kemp)
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SENSITIVE
Responsibility
Friedersdorf
C. Lehman
Ball
North
Small
Friedersdorf
C. Lehman
Ball
Friedersdorf
C. Lehman
Ball
Friedersdorf
C. Lehman
Ball
Friedersdorf
Director/ Casey a{id Deputy Secretary Dam I Friedersdorf
with Se_haate Select Committee on Intelligence. C. Lehman
Ball
Tentative meeting with various prominent Reilly
Europeans who support the President's
policies in Central America. Group would
leave White House for Capital Hill and
series of meetings there.
Calero and Cruz meet with Senate Policy
Committee.
Cruz attends CDM dinner at Hyatt.
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SENSITIVE
Event Responsibility
April 18, 1985
Tentative breakfast with Senate Friedersdorf
Bipartisan leadership (Appropriations, C. Lehman
Relations, Intelligence, Armed Ball
Services) in the Family Dining Room
regarding Nicaragua (April 18 or 19,
8:30-9:30 p.m.).
Proposed Barnes' subcommittee hearings Friedersdorf
(Mary Knoll Sisters, 2172 Rayburn Bldg, C. Lehman
10:00 a.m.) Ball
Proposed senior Administration officials Sims
to appear on network morning talk shows Small
(April 18-19 and 22-23). Reich
Kalb
Proposed closed door briefing to all Friedersdorf
Senators by Secretary Shultz and Bud C. Lehman
McFarlane in S-407. Ball
Proposed closed door briefing to all Senators Friedersdorf
Presidential remarks during lunch at media Buchanan
relations briefing for targetted regional Speakes
press on budget and Nicaragua in State Elliott
Dining Room (noon). Small
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Tentative cocktails with 2-3 Senators Friedertdorf
in the President's residence C. Lehri[an
(6:00-6:30 p.m.). Ball
Proposed release of paper on Sandinista Reich
connections with Middle East terrorists and
organizations.
April 19, 1985
Release of State/Defense paper on Nicaraguan Reich
arms buildup.
Presidential phone calls or meetings Friedersdorf
regarding Nicaragua (one hour). C. Lehman
Ball
HAC, Foreign Operations Subcommittee
2167 Rayburn Bldg, 10:00 a.m.).
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Event
April 21, 1985
Op-ed piece by Secretary Shultz for
Washington Post (April 21 or 28).
Op-ed piece by Vice President Bush for
New York Times (April 21 or 28).
Proposed Presidential televised speech
on week's upcoming budget and/or Nicaragua
votes (April 21 or 28) (not firm).
Senior Administration officials offered
for "Brinkley," "Face," and "Meet the Press."
April 22, 1985
Morning talks show appearances continue.
Major speech on Central America by
Secretary Shultz in Indianapolis (noon).
Major speech with Central America add,on
by Secretary Weinberger in Charleston,,- SC.
Presidential calls or meeti-ngs with
Senate members regarding Nicaragua
(1 / hours) (not firm).
Op-ed piece by McFarlane or prominent
private citizen (e.g., Jeane Kirkpatrick)
for USA Today.
April 23, 1985
Breakfast with House Appropriations
Committee in Family Dining Room regarding
Nicaragua (8:30-9:30 a.m.) (not firm).
Presidential calls or meetings with
Senate members regarding Nicaragua
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SENSITIVE
Responsibility
Rodman
Holwill
Reich
Fuller
Gregg
Reich
Buchanan
Elliott
North
Sims
Reich
Kalb
'Sims/Small
Kalb/Reich
Rodman
Kalb
Holwill
Reich
Burch
Friedersdorf
C. Lehman
Ball
Small
Raymond
Reich
Friedersdorf
C. Lehman
Ball
Friedersdorf
C. Lehman
Ball
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SENSITIVE
Event Responsibility
April 23, 1985 (Cont'd...)
Proposed Presidential briefing for House Friedersdorf
members in East Room regarding Nicaragua C. Lehman
(not firm). Ball
Presidential news conference. Opening Buchanan
statement focuses on upcoming Nicaragua Speakes
vote in House and recent victory in
Senate (8:00 p.m.).
Senate floor vote expected.
McFarlane invited to brief House Appropria-
tions Committee Republicans (not firm)..
April 25, 1985
Breakfast with House Armed Services Friedersdorf
Committee in Family Dining Room regarding C. Lehman
Nicaragua (8:30-9:30 a.m.) (not firm). Ball
Senior Administration officials offered Sims
to morning network shows (April 25-26 and Reich
29-30) (not firm). p+
April 26, 1985
Presidential meeting with House members Friedersdorf
regarding Nicaragua (1 hour) (not firm). C. Lehman
Ball
Op-ed piece by prominent private citizen Reich
(e.g., Brzenski) for Wall Street Journal. Menges
April 27, 1985
Presidential Radio Talk on Nicaragua
(noon).
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April 28, 1985
Event
Senior Administration spokesmen offered to
three network Sunday shows.
Fallback date for Presidential television
address (April 28) (not firm).
April 29, 1985
Senior Administration officials continue
appearances on morning shows and
"McNeil-Lehrer," "Nightline," "CNN," and
"NPR."
Tentative Presidential meeting with House
regarding Nicaragua (1 hour).
HAC, Foreign Ops/C.A. (Administration
witnesses).
April 30, 1985
Time for phone calls.
House vote.
CONFIDENTIAL
SENSITIVE
Responsibility
Speakes
Small
Kalb /Reich
Buchanan
Speakes
Elliott
Sims
Reich
Kalb
Friedersdorf
C. Lehman
Ball
Friedersdorf
C. Lehi*n
Ball
Friedersdorf
C. Lehman
Ball
Friedersdorf
C. Lehman
Ball
SENSITIVE
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