Ronald Reagan actually said...

I approve granting Federal recognition to the Exposition with the understanding that the Federal participation in the Fair will not exceed $90 million over the next ten year period.

Context

Memorandum on the Chicago World's Fair 1992: Age of Discovery

11/10/1982

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