Open Phones
News headlines were read and phone lines were open for viewer calls on their memories of the Iran hostage crisis. On…
A C-SPAN announcer gave a summary of events leading up to Iranian students seizing hostages on November 4, 1979, followed by a portion of… read more
A C-SPAN announcer gave a summary of events leading up to Iranian students seizing hostages on November 4, 1979, followed by a portion of President Carter’s final State of the Union Address in 1980. The program concluded with a 15-minute clip from the 2007 C-SPAN Presidential Library Series pertaining to the Iran hostage rescue attempt in April 1980, and the hostage release on January 20, 1981. close
News headlines were read and phone lines were open for viewer calls on their memories of the Iran hostage crisis. On…
President Obama spoke about changes following the completion of the Hostage Policy Review, including that the government would no…
This U.S. Army film from its long-running “Big Picture” series followed a U.S. Army adviser through his Fort Bragg,…
Thirty years ago, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Iran taking U.S. citizens and diplomats…