Ronald Reagan: “Jimmy Cagney was the classic American success story, lifting himself…”

On the recordMarch 29, 1986

Jimmy Cagney was the classic American success story, lifting himself by determination and hard work out of poverty to national acclaim.

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Republican · California

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Statement on the Death of Actor James Cagney

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