At a Breakfast given by him to Mr. Root, in the City of Pernambuco
(Recife), July 22, 1906
His Excellency Sigismundo Goncalvez, Governor of Pernambuco,
said that he had never felt so strong a desire to speak
English in order to express the satisfaction he felt at
receiving the distinguished visitor, and after wishing the
Secretary a very pleasant and prosperous voyage, proposed
the health of President Roosevelt.[2]