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And in a final twist of the knife the hostages' plane didn't takeoff until the moment when...

Hostages • S01E04 • 2022
And in a final twist of the knife the hostages' plane didn't takeoff until the moment when Jimmy Carter ceased
to be President and was succeeded by Ronald Reagan

Full Transcript

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And in a final twist of the knife
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the hostages' plane didn't takeoff
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until the moment
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when Jimmy Carter ceased to be President
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and was succeeded by Ronald Reagan.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:15
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. A 48-hour sit-in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 44...
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