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Hostages

Carter gets the wordthe Shah will die if you don't let himinto the United States

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
Carter gets the word
the Shah will die if you don't let him
into the United States

Full Transcript

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Carter gets the word the Shah will die
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if you don't let him into the United States.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:07
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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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When Carter toasted the Shah at that New Year's Eve par...
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For the last seven weeks, this small village
S01 • E03 There were street vendors selling snacks - Hostages 00:08
There were street vendors selling snacks
S01 • E02 So Carter, out of a humanitarian motive - Hostages 00:10
So Carter, out of a humanitarian motive
S01 • E01 It is the temporary residence of the man - Hostages 00:07
It is the temporary residence of the man
S01 • E03 One of my favorite chants was, you know - Hostages 00:06
One of my favorite chants was, you know
S01 • E04 Exit polling at voting places suggests men like Reagan more - Hostages 00:10
Exit polling at voting places suggests men like Reagan more
S01 • E01 He is Ayatollah Khomeini - Hostages 00:05
He is Ayatollah Khomeini
S01 • E02 Demonstrators marched outside the hospital - Hostages 00:12
Demonstrators marched outside the hospital
S01 • E01 The first time I actually heard the name Khomeini - Hostages 00:06
The first time I actually heard the name Khomeini
S01 • E04 Our inflation rate was well into the double digits - Hostages 00:06
Our inflation rate was well into the double digits
S01 • E04 But I think the Iranian hostage crisis - Hostages 00:09
But I think the Iranian hostage crisis
S01 • E01 The Iranian government exiled him - Hostages 00:10
The Iranian government exiled him
S01 • E03 And it got so theatrically staged - Hostages 00:13
And it got so theatrically staged
S01 • E02 That only causes more problems or potential problems for us. - Hostages 00:08
That only causes more problems or potential problems for us.
S01 • E02 My reaction was, "We're done. - Hostages 00:05
My reaction was, "We're done.
S01 • E01 Khomeini articulated the idea that, you know - Hostages 00:23
Khomeini articulated the idea that, you know
S01 • E04 One day, one of the guards slipped me a copy of Time Magazine - Hostages 00:09
One day, one of the guards slipped me a copy of Time Magazin...
S01 • E02 We were pretty sure that something bad was going to happen. - Hostages 00:06
We were pretty sure that something bad was going to happen.
S01 • E02 That there were going to be consequences - Hostages 00:07
That there were going to be consequences