Jimmy Carter actually said...

Our objective has been and is a stable and independent Iran which maintains good relations with the United States of America.

The President's News Conference

02/11/1979

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The United States is being severely tested today—tested for our moral courage, tested for our willingness to forgo economic profit, tested f...

We are beginning to turn the corner on both problems.

As part of my determination to meet this and other goals, I've directed all Federal agencies to implement Public Law 95-507 aggressively.