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Robert C. Byrd: “This is not a time for a lot of hot air. There is always plenty of that. Let us keep our eyes on the hostages and not…”

On the recordMarch 21, 1980
This is not a time for a lot of hot air. There is always plenty of that. Let us keep our eyes on the hostages and not undermine the efforts of those in Iran who already see the Soviet Union as the real threat, and not the hostages as the threat.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Mar 21, 1980

Editor's note · Context

Urging patience in efforts to free the American hostages in Iran.

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