Ronald Reagan's generous spirit often got him in trouble with those close to him.In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, "Reagan" producer, Mark Joseph, spoke about his participation in the upcoming documentary, "Making Reagan," and also shared that the former president has a "spirit of being generous," but added that it would sometimes "cause problems for other people.""Mike Reagan, his son, he got a scholarship to play football, I think, at a college in Arizona," Joseph said."And Reagan calls up the school and says, 'You know what, fellas, my son has all the advantages in life.
He doesn't need your scholarship, but thank you very much.' And Mike calls his dad, and he goes, 'Dad, you just lost me in my chance to play football.'"Joseph explained that Reagan never wanted to "put on airs" and "wanted that slot to be given to someone that needed it," although his son ultimately "paid the price for it.""Reagan" producer revealed the president once cost his son a college football scholarship.(Shepard Sherbell/CORBIS SABA/Corbis via Getty Images)'REAGAN' DIRECTOR REVEALS WHY 'MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN' LINE WAS LEFT OUT OF ORIGINAL RELEASEThe producer added that his generous spirit extended towards his constituents, noting that "he was also just a soft touch for a hard luck story."WATCH HERE: MARK JOSEPH TOLD FOX NEWS DIGITAL THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S GENEROSITY OFTEN AFFECTED THOSE AROUND HIM"If he would get a letter from somebody that his policies were affecting negatively, he would often write them a check and sometimes they wouldn't cash the check and sometimes he had to call the people and say 'Hey listen I'll send you another check cash the one that I sent you and keep the one that I'm gonna send you next,'" he said.
"So there's a kind of a combination of generosity but also his policies were tough and there were effects of that."Joseph spoke to Fox News Digital ahead of the release of the documentary, "Making Reagan," which focuses on the making of the 2024 hit ...