Jimmy Carter: “I urge American consumers to go into the showrooms around this country and test drive these new American cars.”

All of us owe them our gratitude and respect.

All of us must learn to waste less energy.

I fear for our democracy.

The aircraft carrying the 52 American hostages had cleared Iranian airspace on the first -- first leg of a journey home. And at every one of the 52 hostages was alive, was well and free.