Had to conve this:
Reagan son said story: Reagan saw a woman on TV who needed money so Ronald Reagan sent her a check for $2000.00. She appeared on news with check in frame and was going to keep check instead of cashing it. Ronald Reagan saw this and sent ANOTHER check with a note that said "please cash this one".
speaks volumes to respect from the peopl to the man and the man to the people.
I heard this differently ... the amount was $200 and the woman's friends told her she couldn't cash the original seeing that it had RR's signature on it. She spoke with RR and explained her dilemma. He in turn spoke with his accountant and had him issue the check after placing a stop payment on the original. I think I heard this in one of yesterday's tributes. I find my version a little more plausible.
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 ....