Congressman Mickey Edwards Discusses Federal Budget, Iranian Hostage Issue, and Presidential Competence at Oklahoma City News Conference
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_016_2_55_28_0012
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Congressman Mickey Edwards Discusses Federal Budget, Iranian Hostage Issue, and Presidential Competence at Oklahoma City News Conference
- Date Created:
- 1980-08-12
- EDTF:
- 1980-08-12
- Creator:
- Edwards, Mickey, 1937-
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Mickey Edwards Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/11
- Description:
- Congressman Mickey Edwards held a news conference in his Oklahoma City office where he discussed the federal budget, the American hostage issue in Iran, and Billy Carter's activities. He emphasized the need for budget cuts, urged for a direct appeal to Iran for the hostages, and stated that the President's competence should be judged based on more important issues such as unemployment rates. Edwards is spending the congressional recess meeting with constituents and speaking at various events in his district.
- Topic:
- United States--Appropriations and expenditures
- Congress:
- 96th (1979-1981)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_016_2_55_28_0000, Box 28, Folder 12, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
