Jimmy Carter: “I want them to know--and all the people in these States to know--that we are available to help them.”

All of us owe them our gratitude and respect.

Hospitals are just like prisons. They're easy to get in, but hard to get out. You need to help me get out of here so that I can go and serve the people in Tennessee.

I say to you, quite frankly, that the time for racial discrimination is over.

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.