I ask all Americans to make a special prayer at churches and synagogues and places of public meeting.

We are thankful the ordeal may be over for them and that they may be soon reunited with their families.

We welcome this announcement that some of the Americans held in the Embassy in Tehran will be released.

Their ordeal is not over.

The United States Government will continue to work in every channel open to it to achieve that end.

Libraries can play this role to make available to people, in a special occasion for an unexpected event, an opportunity for study.

Mr. Klutznick has had a great deal of experience in the two most important areas of concern to the Commerce Department—trade, particularly in its international aspects, and economic development.

Without volunteers, America would not have a soul.

I want you to make sure that Federal regulations will not place unnecessary burdens on small businesses and organizations.

I'm convinced that the new Department of Education will have a greatly expanded and much more effective role in emphasizing the importance of books, of learning, and particularly of libraries.

This is the greatest nation on Earth.

Regulatory programs are important to the safety and health of the Nation.

We do not want to have a hundred million American citizens killed by nuclear weapons.

designating December 1979 as 'National Child Abuse Prevention Month'.

I still have my library card.

We've made great progress in both areas, but we've got a long way to go.

I really appreciate the book concerning the duties of a trustee for libraries.

I believe it is essential that we minimize the regulatory burden on small businesses and organizations where it is possible to do so without undermining the goals of our social and economic programs.