American Hostages in Iran White House Statement
11/16/1979
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
Even more disturbing is the severe infringement of Federal employees' first amendment rights that is caused by section 201 (a) (4) of H.R. 5...
We will not send high technology equipment to the Soviet Union or any equipment that might have a security benefit to the Soviet Union.
I urge Congress to act with dispatch so that the first amendment rights of Federal employees are not unduly jeopardized.
This is an unacceptable and unwise intrusion upon their rights under the first amendment.