Ronald Reagan actually said...

I know the Endowment will draw on these examples as it launches its new initiatives in arts education.

We celebrate 12 rich contributions to American arts; and, in a wider sense, we celebrate American culture itself.

In a time of extreme budget restraint, it is fully appropriate and equitable to require that all beneficiaries of such reclamation projects ...

Such exemptions are unfair and out of step with the general trend to compensate the Government when its property is used for private purpose...