Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

I thank you personally for the courtesy which has been extended to me.

We appreciate what France has done in sending to our shores on this occasion such a magnificent warship.

Let me, on behalf of all the people of the United States, and with the certain conviction that I have expressed their sentiments, drink to t...

I am sure I speak for the American navy when I say it has been a source of pleasure that such a splendid specimen of French naval architectu...