02/13/1983
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"And I know your colleagues and your families are proud."
"It was not my intent to do business with Khomeini, to trade weapons for hostages, nor to undercut our policy of antiterrorism."
"I pledge to you I will set things right."
"We live in a country that requires we operate within rules and laws—all of us."