Harry Truman actually said...

Mr. President, it gives me a great deal of pleasure to toast His Excellency the President of France, Madame Auriol, and the great Republic of France.

The President's Toast at a Dinner in His Honor Given by President Auriol at the French Embassy

03/29/1951

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