Jimmy Carter actually said...

"The amendment would resolve these difficulties and facilitate greater safety by allowing a State of registry and a State of the operator to agree to transfer these responsibilities to the State of the..."

"I’ll wait until the hostages are released, and then I'll have another statement to make."

"The signing of the Convention is a significant step in the process of improving and broadening the relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China."

"We have now reached an agreement with Iran which will result, I believe, in the freedom of our American hostages."