I tried to get assigned to the Embassy in Paris myself, and unable to do so, I decided that I would run for President.
This city stands today and I think it is evidence of the continuity of history.
You play a great role in that.
So, ladies and gentlemen, we are indebted to you.
I do not believe that there is any Embassy in the world more important to the United States than the Embassy in Paris.
What has happened here in the last 10 years shows what free men can do.
The security of Europe, its freedom, is essential to the security of the United States, and we plan to take every measur...
This desire for freedom, this desire for liberty, wherever it may be on the globe, in my opinion is the strongest tide o...
We want to see this association become more intimate.
I do not believe the West is in decline.
So, General, it is an honor to come and visit you today.
I come from America, 'the daughter of Europe,' to France, which is America's oldest friend.
In my office, in recent weeks, I've received many envoys of new countries. Many of them spoke French, the language of fr...
I ask you to drink to the great Captain of the West, your President, General de Gaulle.
It is a particular source of satisfaction to me as President of the United States that we should be associated with Pres...
France and the United States have been associated in the past in many great causes, but I can think of no more happy cau...
Toasts of the President and President de Gaulle at the Formal Dinner in the Elysee Palace
It is my hope that on this visit we can contribute to the uniformity of view which will permit us to go to the river of ...
