Informal Exchange With Reporters
Mrs.
Reagan's Hospitalization
Q.
How is she feeling, Mr. President?
Q.
How is she feeling?
The President. She's feeling just
fine. Everything went -- was like that.
Q.
What's that?
Q.
What did you say to her?
The President. What?
Q.
What did you say to her?
The President. Well, you don't really
want to know what a fellow says to his wife when they're just alone in the room
together, do you?
Q.
A little bit of it.
The President. I expressed my great
happiness at the outcome.
Q.
When do you think she will be coming home?
The President. We don't know. We don't
have a date exactly, but I don't think it'll be long.
Q.
Will you go out there tomorrow?
The President. What?
Q.
Well, how is she feeling? Is she in any discomfort? How is she feeling?
The President. Well, simply the normal
discomfort after an operation, but nothing more than that.
Q.
Good luck.
Stock
Market Decline
Q.
What do you think of the stock market, Mr. President? What do you think of the
stock market?
The President. That's a change of
subject, isn't it? Well, they tell me it's just a correction.
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