Ronald Reagan actually said...

Nancy and I have lost a dear friend of many years today, and America has lost one of her finest artists.

We will miss Jimmy, but we know he has found eternal rest and peace in God's arms.

Jimmy burst upon our movie screen with an energy and a talent we have never seen before and we will never see again.

I believe the entire Nation loved Jimmy Cagney, and I think he must have loved us, too, because he always gave us his very best.