Jimmy Carter actually said...

Americans will forever remember the crucial assistance which Lafayette and the French nation gave us during those painful and dangerous days...

Tomorrow, with President Giscard d'Estaing, I will leave Paris and visit the beaches at Normandy.

It is an honor and a pleasure for us to be in this great country, led by such a strong and courageous man.

The relationship between our people is special and rare because it has largely been an alliance of ideals.