C17839-31A, 10/23/1983 President
Reagan in a National Security Planning
Group Meeting on the Marine barracks
bombing in Lebanon in the Situation Room.

Situation Room, White House: Records, 1981-89. Series XII Audio Cassettes. Telephone calls between President Reagan and Foreign Heads of State. Description of Collection. Audio files are in downloadable MP3 format. For WAV files please contact the Audio Visual department

  • Tape 1, Side A Undated President Reagan to Prime Minister Begin of Israel on Lebanon (redacted section 2:20-2:21) TRT 15:51 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 2, Side A, 10/26/1983 President Reagan to Prime Minister Thatcher on Grenada, TRT 10:14 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 2, Side B is blank
  • Tape 3, Side A, 4/8/1985 President Reagan to President De La Madrid of Mexico, TRT 29:26 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 3, Side B, 2/1985 President Reagan to President Assad of Syria on Levin’s Escape, TRT 28:23 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 5, Side B, 9/1985 President Reagan to President De La Madrid of Mexico after earthquake, TRT 3:28 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 6, Side B 12/14/1982 Message from President Zia of Pakistan to President Reagan recorded by FAA (No President Reagan on tape), TRT 6:39 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 7, Side A Undated Message from President De La Madrid to President Reagan (No President Reagan on tape), TRT :59 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 7, Side B is blank
  • Tape 8, Side A, Post 1981 President Reagan to President Lusinchi of Venezuela on Contradora Group TRT 14:12 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 8, Side B (Part 1) Undated President Reagan to Prime Minister Mulroney of Canada on International Travel TRT 6:23 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 8, Side B (Part 2) Undated Hassan regrets to President Reagan, TRT 8:38 MP3 Audio file     
  • Tape 9, Side A, 6/1985 President Reagan to President Zia of Pakistan TWA 847 Hijacking Condolences TRT 5:26 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 9, Side B is blank                 
  • Tape 10, Side A, (Part 1) 11/6/1984 President Zia to President Reagan reelection congratulations, TRT 2:04 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 10, Side A, (Part 2) 10/12/1984 President Reagan to Prime Minister Thatcher of United Kingdom sympathy re: bombing of hotel, TRT 3:18 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 10, Side A, (Part 3) 11/7/1984 President De La Madrid of Mexico to President Reagan congratulations on reelection. TRT 3:35 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 10, Side B is blank
  • Tape 11, Side A, 6/5/1985 Message of President De La Madrid of Mexico to President Reagan (No President Reagan on tape) TRT 8:06 MP3 Audio file                       
  • Tape 11, Side B is blank
  • Tape 12, Side A, 1/13/1982 President Reagan to Prime Minister Fraser of Australia TRT 6:19 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 12, Side B Unknown head of state and President Reagan TRT 1:00 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 13, Side A, 2/7/1983 President Reagan to Prime Minster Fraser of Australia TRT 5:49 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 13, Side B is blank
  • Tape 14, Side A, 6/23/1985 Message from President De La Madrid to President Reagan (No President Reagan on recording) TRT 2:16 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 14, Side B is blank
  • Tape 15, Side A, 7/1986 Message from Prime Minister Junejo of Pakistan to President Reagan (No President Reagan on tape) TRT 2:44 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 15, Side B is blank
  • Tape 16, Undated message from President Nimeiri of Sudan (unintelligible not open)
  • Tape 17, Side A, 10/24/1983 President Reagan to President Mitterrand of France TRT 11:21 MP3 Audio file
  • Tape 17, Side B, 10/26/1983 President Reagan to Prime Minister Hawke of Australia TRT 17:18 MP3 Audio file
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