http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hb2tonR81crvxvrkGSwSAa12hLCgsome quotes from past Presidents, during their visits here:
(I really like IKE's comment)
"On both sides of the line, we are so accustomed to an undefended boundary three thousand miles long that we are inclined perhaps to minimize its vast importance, not only to our own continuing relations but also to the example which it sets to the other nations of the world." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, visit to Quebec, 1936
"Canadian-American relations for many years did not develop spontaneously. The example of accord provided by our two countries did not come about merely through the happy circumstance of geography. It is compounded of one part proximity and nine parts good will and common sense." -- Harry Truman, speech to Parliament, 1947
"It is still a fact that our common frontier grows stronger every year, defended only by friendship." -- Dwight Eisenhower, speech to Parliament, 1953.
"Geography has made us neighbours. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder." -- John Kennedy, speech to Parliament, 1961
"We of the United States consider ourselves blessed. We have much to give thanks for. But the gift of providence we cherish most is that we were given as our neighbours on this wonderful continent the people and the nation of Canada." -- Lyndon Johnson, speech at Expo '67, Montreal, 1967.
"We're more than friends and neighbours and allies; we are kin, who together have built the most productive relationship between any two countries in the world today." -- Ronald Reagan, speech in Quebec City, 1985
"Ours is the world's most remarkable relationship - the prime minister said, whether we like it or not. I can tell you that on most days I like it very, very much. We're neighbours by the grace of nature. We are allies and friends by choice." -- Bill Clinton, speech to Parliament, 1995
