. >> bill: that sounds like cuba or china. which president signed the alien acts into laws.on, jackson, jefferson. adams. >> bill: very good, adams. he should have. that was a huge mistake on his part. he a good president but that besmirched his record. thank you very much. it's a little bit elevated from cool, cool to we smirched. word of the day -- besmirched. >> and controversy erupted when it was discovered that u.s. had traded weapons to iran in exchange for the release of hostages. this upset many as they saw iran as a national threat. >> few months ago i said i did not trade arms for hostages. my best intentions tell me that is true but the facts and evidence tell me it is not. this runs counter to my own beliefs, to administration policy and to the original strategy we had in mind. there are reasons why it happens, but no excuses. >> bill: in the iran contra affair arms were traded for american hostages in extremists by what country? cards up please, ladies and the answer is "a" lebanon. very good. was that guess? you knew that. you were locked in. oliver north. he h