Ronald Reagan actually said...
I have said this before—you know, I didn't realize until just a few years ago, but when I did realize it, I was filled with mixed emotions and a feeling of challenge that we have to meet—that our own national anthem is the only one I know that ends with a question, 'Does that banner still wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?'
Context
Remarks on Signing the Human Rights and Day of Prayer for Poland Proclamations
12/09/1982