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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who had negotiated for the hostages release right up to the last hours of his presidency, waves to the crowd while putting his other hand around the shoulders of a former hostage in Iran, believed to be Bruce Laingen, at U.S. Air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany, Jan. 21, 1981.

Expert analyzes the new account of a GOP deal that used Iran hostage crisis for gain

By: John Yang | Kaisha Young | Juliet Fuisz | PBS NewsHour
Posted on: Monday, March 20, 2023

WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — The Iran hostage crisis consumed the last year of the Carter presidency, contributing to a perception of weakness. Saturday, a new allegation surfaced that Ronald Reagan’s campaign… Read More