Dwight Eisenhower actually said...

"Tirelessly and stubbornly he repeated it."

"Fifty years ago--and there are a number of us here who can remember that long--the events, the names, and the faces of Turkey were little known to us."

"We gladly seize the opportunity afforded us by his presence, to salute a nation which is one of the most gallant and staunchest defenders of freedom in the modern world."

"Tonight, this company--this Capital--this country--is honored by the presence at this board of the Head of the Turkish Republic."