The President's News Conference
08/05/1977
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I take full responsibility...
Later in the day, the President called the President-elect, thanked him again for the offer, and accepted his invitation...
We have now reached an agreement with Iran which will result, I believe, in the freedom of our American hostages.
I’ll wait until the hostages are released, and then I'll have another statement to make.