"I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it."
"I come to this ancient city which was a community when omnia Gallia est divisa in tres partes."
"I want to express my special appreciation to those of you who are of French extraction."
"I tried to get assigned to the Embassy in Paris myself, and unable to do so, I decided that I would run for President."
"The United States cannot look forward to a free existence if Western Europe is not free."
"And I express in behalf of the American people our thanks to you all."
"We are closely associated and are allies, because it helps protect the interest of our country and because it protects the interests of freedom around the world."
"I am grateful for your invitation to be here today."
"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."
"In many ways, the experience of Europe in the last 10 years has confounded all of those who believed that the tide of history was running against us."
"What has happened here in the last 10 years shows what free men can do."
"I do not believe that there is any Embassy in the world more important to the United States than the Embassy in Paris."
"The security of Europe, its freedom, is essential to the security of the United States, and we plan to take every measure, we plan to continue to devote every energy, to strengthening the common ties ..."
"This desire for freedom, this desire for liberty, wherever it may be on the globe, in my opinion is the strongest tide of the 20th century."
"We want to see this association become more intimate."
"I want to restate again the strong commitment of my country to the defense of Western Europe."
