John Kennedy actually said...

And therefore, Mr. Minister, we welcome this painting and all that it signifies, and particularly because we are grateful to the Government ...

There has been talk of the risks this painting took by leaving the Louvre. They are real, though exaggerated.

Mr. Minister, this painting is the second lady that the people of France have sent to the United States, and though she will not stay with u...

Each has been delivered from the foreign rule of another by the other's friendship and courage.