lol ... I saw one of Reagan's speechwriters tell that story last night .... except he said that it was a 500.00 check and that Reagan noticed by his bank statements that it hadn't been cashed. He called her, she said she framed it, he said he was sending another and she'd better cash this one. She did. Maybe she was one of many he helped ....
Your version is the one that I heard on Fox today.
Could all stories be true? From last night there are many people he helped without regard to photo opportunity or PR stunts.
(one staffer said he asked for and amount of letters sent to the president for him to personally answer.)