12/01/1977
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"By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Section 7103(b) of Title 5 of the United States Code, and in order to exempt cert..."
"We are thankful the ordeal may be over for them and that they may be soon reunited with their families."
"Their ordeal is not over."
"I ask all Americans to make a special prayer at churches and synagogues and places of public meeting."