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He wanted the hostages released before Ronald Reagan was sworn inthe next morning and so...

Hostages • S01E04 • 2022
He wanted the hostages released before Ronald Reagan was sworn in
the next morning and so he stayed up all night,
getting communication back from Warren Christopher coordinating rather
significant money

Full Transcript

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He wanted the hostages released
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before Ronald Reagan was sworn in the next morning
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and so he stayed up all night, getting communication back
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from Warren Christopher
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coordinating rather significant money.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:04
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...
S01 • E02 And so, by playing on the fear that the Soviets are just waiting - Hostages 00:10
And so, by playing on the fear that the Soviets are just wai...
S01 • E01 And so I went there in a taxi - Hostages 00:09
And so I went there in a taxi
S01 • E02 The CIA came into existence in 1947 - Hostages 00:09
The CIA came into existence in 1947
S01 • E01 All hell was breaking loose at that point - Hostages 00:05
All hell was breaking loose at that point
S01 • E01 We ran up the stairs - Hostages 00:07
We ran up the stairs
S01 • E02 But a number of the people in the Eisenhower administration - Hostages 00:08
But a number of the people in the Eisenhower administration
S01 • E03 And I say, "We have granted him the asylum in Panama. - Hostages 00:06
And I say, "We have granted him the asylum in Panama.
S01 • E02 So they came to office - Hostages 00:11
So they came to office
S01 • E04 So, that'll go to Algiers - Hostages 00:06
So, that'll go to Algiers
S01 • E03 You are free and open to present a claim." - Hostages 00:20
You are free and open to present a claim."
S01 • E02 The U.S. and U.K. approached the Shah with plans for a coup. - Hostages 00:05
The U.S. and U.K. approached the Shah with plans for a coup.
S01 • E04 Well, does the Bank of England know the figure we're supposed to reach? - Hostages 00:05
Well, does the Bank of England know the figure we're su...
S01 • E04 Okay. I just don't want them - Hostages 00:05
Okay. I just don't want them
S01 • E01 The last night of regime of Shah - Hostages 00:06
The last night of regime of Shah
S01 • E01 The guard and the tanks were in the streets - Hostages 00:06
The guard and the tanks were in the streets
S01 • E03 They had no intermediaries with whom to negotiate - Hostages 00:12
They had no intermediaries with whom to negotiate
S01 • E04 It was really a challenge, but it... we got it in time. - Hostages 00:05
It was really a challenge, but it... we got it in time.
S01 • E01 But we were the generation that we thought - Hostages 00:07
But we were the generation that we thought
S01 • E02 Crowds appeared on the streets of Tehran - Hostages 00:10
Crowds appeared on the streets of Tehran
S01 • E04 I think at four o'clock in the morning on the 20th - Hostages 00:07
I think at four o'clock in the morning on the 20th