Gerald Ford actually said...

We welcome you tonight both to express our gratitude for the assistance of France 200 years ago and in recognition of the continuing, important role which France and the United States must play as allies in the world today.

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Toasts of the President and President Giscard d'Estaing Of France at a Dinner Honoring the French President

05/16/1976

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