[DOC] [TLE] Essay - The National Christmas Tree - Ronald Reagan [PAR] Dec 22, 2014 ... Ronald Reagan and the Story of the National Christmas Tree ... our American 
hostages in Iran were released during President ... One of the last official acts 
that President Carter did, and which I am ... the Christmas lights are going to be 
turned on. ... after January 1st and returned to its original location. [DOC] [TLE] National Christmas Tree (United States) - Wikipedia [PAR] The National Christmas Tree is a large evergreen tree located in the northeast 
quadrant of The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C. Each year 
since 1923, the tree has been decorated as a Christmas tree. The grand 
illumination of the Christmas lights on the tree by the President of ..... With the 
president and his family spending Christmas of 1943 at the family... [DOC] [TLE] Iran hostage crisis - Wikipedia [PAR] The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United 
States. ... President Jimmy Carter called the hostages "victims of terrorism and ... 
Iran demanded that he be returned to stand trial for crimes he was accused of 
committing during his ..... The National Christmas Tree was left dark except for the 
top star. [DOC] [TLE] A few things you probably didn't know about the National Christmas ... [PAR] Dec 4, 2012 ... Ah, the lighting of the National Christmas Tree  a cherished ... That tree didn't 
last long, however, as it was pronounced dead from transplant shock in May 
2012. ... President Ike Eisenhower also remotely lit the tree from his farm in ... 
only partially lit in 1979 and 1980 in response to the Iran hostage crisis. [DOC] [TLE] 1954 - Present Tree Lighting Ceremonies - President's Park (White ... [PAR] In 1954 the event returned to the Ellipse. ... President John F. Kennedy, having 
missed his first tree lighting in 1961 due to his father's ... In 1980 the honor went 
to Penne Langdon, wife of the highest-ranking hostage being held in Iran. ... at 
the White House to light the National Christmas Tree for the eighth and last time. [DOC] [TLE] WallBuilders - Issues and Articles - Christmas With the Presidents [PAR] It is held each year in early December to light the National Christmas Tree and ... 
This was done in honor of the American hostages in Iran ... was allowed to 
return to the Pageant of Peace, and when the National Christmas Tree was lit on 
.... Finally, in 1928, on his last Christmas Eve in office, the President delivered to 
the... [DOC] [TLE] FOR AMERICA, A PAINFUL REAWAKENING - NYTimes.com [PAR] May 17, 1981 ... More than anything else, Americans encountered in Iran a symbol of their 
impotence. ... shook its confidence and turned its people upside down with 
frustration. ... If President Carter had gotten the hostages out, he might well have 
won .... families and kept dim the lights of the White House Christmas tree. [DOC] [TLE] The Riddle of Jimmy Carter - Rolling Stone [PAR] Feb 1, 2011 ... As observers assail the president for his scattered ambitions, his lack of ... tear his 
presidency apart  and, in the worst scenario, turn him into a new .... 52 
hostages captive for the final 444 days of Carter's presidency. ... the Oval Office, 
refusing to light the national Christmas tree or campaign for re-election. [DOC] [TLE] national-international - NBC10.com [PAR] National and International News in partnership with NBCNews. ... As NBC News 
reports, after Fortt was turned away from the Queens apartment building .... 14-
Year-Old Used Math to Predict 2016 World Series Last Spring ... the outcome of 
the presidential election, while Trump kept up with his push to paint Clinton as 
part... [DOC] [TLE] 'Argo' Is Great, But 52 American Hostages Are Still Looking for Justice [PAR] Feb 25, 2013 ... The memory of picking a lock with a paper clip, making his. ... in which Iran 
agreed to release the hostages and President Carter agreed to bar ... When he 
came home, he found that his parents had kept their 1979 Christmas tree up and 
.... in

Question: His last act as president was turning on the National Christmas Tree lights for the Iran hostages' return
Answer: Jimmy Carter