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Robert C. Byrd: “I know that the Americans in Tehran will not enjoy a happy Thanksgiving, but I hope they will feel the presence of God…”

On the recordNovember 20, 1979
I know that the Americans in Tehran will not enjoy a happy Thanksgiving, but I hope they will feel the presence of God in their midst.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Nov 20, 1979

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Remarks before Thanksgiving on the Americans held in Tehran.

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