Ronald Reagan actually said...

I believe firmly that the Federal Government must reduce its spending, I am nevertheless sympathetic to the very real needs of our cultural ...

His death is a sad moment not only for the millions of Teamster union members he so diligently represented but for our nation as well.

I am naming this Task Force because of my deep concern for the arts and humanities in America.

Nancy and I convey our deepest sympathy to his family and to the members of the Teamsters union.