Stayed up the whole night Up to 7:00AM because of the pain in my left foot. But I read. I finished the book The Man—the story of a negro becoming president of the U.S.—his impeachment and victory.
Then slept up to 12:30 AM when I was awakened by the kiss of Imelda who arrived from Tacloban (where it is still raining) with the children.
Slept again after lunch, a shower and meeting with the doctors (Dr. Canto) from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM.
Then met the delegates to the Concon [Constitutional Convention] from the north. We spoke of their needs. And it looks like the parliamentary form of government and unicameralism will triumph.
Also saw Sen. Pres. [Gil] Puyat and Sec. Constancio Castaneda as well as Cong. [Eduardo] Danding Cojuangco [Jr.] who is worried about the NPA’s [New People’s Army] in Tarlac.
I attach an interesting letter of [Guillermo] Guimo de Vega.
Official Gazette for January 5, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS’ morning schedule was free from callers. He concentrated on urgent official business until early evening.
The President designated Undersecretary of Commerce Eliseo V. Villamor as acting general manager of the Rice and Corn Administration, vice former RCA chief Jose D. Drilon, Jr. who resigned last December 31. Villamor holds the position in a concurrent capacity.
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1964 novel by Irving Wallace made into a film in 1972, about the untimely deaths of the U.S. President, Vice-President and Speaker of the House leaving the Presidency to the black Senate President.