for the United States. What was it like for you to be inside a western country's embassy in Tehran in 1979 with similar acts of violence taking place? There was no law and order, there was no judicial system, and there was no coherent police presence. It was everybody for himself, and various revolutionary groups were seeking to attain positions of power. So, you were pretty much on our own -- you could not rely on the host country for security. Of course, you can have your own security guards inside, but they can't shoot to kill. If a demonstrator or revolutionary were shot by one of the security guards in the embassy, it would inflame the mob. If someone is shot by one of the host country's security guards, it's a different story. Back in 1979, what was going on inside the embassy when the protests started? On the Friday night before the U.S. embassy in Tehran was taken over, I played tennis with Bruce Laingen, who was the U.S. embassy's charg d'affaires. On Saturday night, the United States invited people from other embassies and had a quiet party. They were attempting to re-establish their presence in Tehran with the advent of the new government. The next day, they were taken over. It was a rather stunning setback for a new phase in the life of the U.S. embassy. It had been taken over back in February, and we thought it would be cleared up after a few days