Saturday Left by helicopter from Clark Air Force Base at 10:30 and arrived at Lingayen at 11:10 AM. Left Manila by Fokker at about 9:00 AM for Basa Air Base, then to Clark by the same plane. Had to take the helicopter 303 piloted by Col. Lapeña and Maj. Reynoso...
Marcos Diaries
June 15, 1972
I explained to them that the less it is made to appear that they are protecting the First Lady and the less she is mentioned the better. But a quiet, unobtrusive effort must be made to build up her defense by an open defense of the delegates. The Concon...
June 12, 1972
Monday Imelda and I have been reminiscing in bed—the long tortuous road from Congress to the Presidency; the sacrifices, her tears, pain and hard work that went into our struggle for power. She put purpose into my life—the life of a spoiled bachelor congressman who...
June 8, 1972
Thursday Sen. [Salvador] Doy Laurel was ousted by the Senate Committee on Justice (8-5) which decided not to investigate the [Eduardo] Quintero case inasmuch as the Supreme Court has acquired jurisdiction of the bribery case and the issuance of the search warrant. He...
June 9, 1972
Friday National Security Council meeting at 8:00 AM. Woke up to 8:00 AM. Sta. Mesa was flooded. So I was late, arrived at 8:40 AM. And we started at 8:45 AM up to 11:45 AM. Not much questioning on the Moscow agreements and the [Richard] Nixon-[Leonid] Brezhnev...
June 6, 1972 Monday
Imelda came back to the palace at 10:30 AM. I pushed her in a wheelchair to the ground floor and on to the big Cadilac [sic] and up the small elevator to our quarters. But again on a wheelchair to Suite I. She is still suffering pains from contractions but otherwise...
April 8, 1972
Saturday Played golf with Russ Volckman and his wife Helen, and Helen Cu- Unjieng at 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM at the Manila Golf Club. Then Imelda picked me up for the meeting of the International Veterans and the World War II veterans where I was guest speaker at 12:00...
June 2, 1972
Friday Imelda is suffering from pain and from a deep sense of loss and sorrow for the abortion about which I have told her. She feels inadequate and has been crying her eyes out. I have shed no tears for my unborn child but I have vowed that I shall cure this sick and...
April 5, 1972
Wednesday Breakfast for Mr. Kearns, President of the Export-Import Bank. MIA [Manila International airport] Copper-smelting The Phil. Legion of Honor for Rear Admiral George Muse, CINCPAC [Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet] representative and Commander of the US Naval...
March 24, 1972
Friday The [Rodolfo] Ganzon ambushers have been identified by the PC [Philippine Constabulary] and NBI [National Bureau of Investigation]. Talked to Imelda at about 12:00 AM [sic]. She is at Excelsior Hotel in Rome. Bongbong still ill in bed. They take the regular PAL...