05/09/1905
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We prize this fresh proof of the friendship of the French people."
"We appreciate what France has done in sending to our shores on this occasion such a magnificent warship."
"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 architecture as the Gaulois has visited our shores on such a friendly ..."
"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 the health of President Loubet and to the continued prosperit..."