Ted Koppel Quotes:
Ocupation: Broadcaster
Life: b. February 8, 1940
Birthday: February 8
President Carter famously said the hostages were the first thing he thought about in the morning and the last thing he thought about at night. It was a downright foolish thing to say, because it made the people holding the hostages realize that they had an awful lot of influence over the United States.
source: "The Wire Q&A: Ted Koppel Remembers the Iran Hostage Crisis". Interview with Sarah Goldstein, www.gq.com. November 3, 2009. 
topic: Morning, Night, People, President Carter
