Jimmy Carter actually said...

"This is the first time that Maestro Andre Kostelanetz has been to the White House to perform."

"This is a wonderful occasion."

"We honor them today for their faith in the principles of liberty and justice which motivated our founding fathers, and must motivate us today."

"The highest tribute we can pay those who fought and sometimes died for our country is to strengthen in time of peace those values for which they struggled in time of war."