I will be meeting with President Sadat next week and the following week with Prime Minister Begin to continue that process of bringing peace to that troubled region and enhancing the security of Egypt and Israel and therefore enhancing the…

We will assume that the President will carry out the commitment that he has made early this morning.

There is no more powerful force for peace than the United States of America—a beacon for freedom and for human rights, committed to world peace for all, and strong militarily.

I hereby request that Sunday, May 11, 1980, be observed as Mother's Day.

We must meet the challenges not with whining and complaining, not with trepidation about the future nor with fear, but with courage.

We have been seeking a positive development in Iran and have had in mind the transfer of the American hostages from control of the militants to the care and protection of the Iranian Government.

Americans want leadership, and they want it from us.

But we cannot continue to send $80 billion overseas to pay for foreign oil indefinitely and still expect real progress towards full employment.

We do not intend to carry out additional sanctions against Iran at this time.

He's also asked that I express his personal thanks to the many hundreds of volunteers in both those States who helped to make these two important victories possible.

We do not consider it necessary at this time to impose additional sanctions, but that is always an option open to us.

Each year, we set aside a special day of celebration to thank this Nation's mothers for the role they play in our lives.