Dwight Eisenhower actually said...

I again give my solemn word on behalf of the American people to all the peoples of the world: that the people of the United States and their...

I hope that this ceremony has greater significance to all Americans and to the world than just the fighting of a tree.

My fellow Americans: Tonight I would like to speak not only to you, but for you, to the peoples of the world.

The Christmas Message of 'Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men' is not alone an ideal of Christianity.