Argo
American History TV toured the CIA Museum at the agency’s Langley, Virginia, headquarters. Director and curator Robert Byer highlighted the CIA's efforts to rescue six American diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979.
Description
American History TV toured the CIA Museum at the agency’s Langley, Virginia, headquarters. Director and curator Robert Byer highlighted the CIA's efforts to rescue six American diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Why is Argo “incredibly fascinating?”
- What did the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have to “figure out?” Describe their idea.
- Based on the clip, what was Tony Mendez’s role?
- Why was the operation “risky,” and what does it “highlight?”
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- 2012 Benghazi Attack
- Argo
- Barbara Robbins
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Classified
- Department Of State
- Embassy
- Exfiltrate
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Posthumous
- Telegram
- Tony Mendez
- Viet Cong
- Vietnam War (1955-75)
- Widow