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Robert C. Byrd: “We are not a nation of nobles and commoners, but a country of Americans. When 52 of us were imprisoned, part of us, part…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 1981
We are not a nation of nobles and commoners, but a country of Americans. When 52 of us were imprisoned, part of us, part of America was held by terrorists.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Jan 27, 1981

Editor's note · Context

Welcoming home the Americans held hostage in Iran.

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