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Jimmy Carter: Our purpose is to get the hostages home and get them safe.

On the recordDecember 6, 1979
Our purpose is to get the hostages home and get them safe.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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American Hostages in Iran Remarks to State Department Employees

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