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The last week before the election
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Hostages

The last week before the election we've got that word

Hostages • S01E04 • 2022
The last week before the election we've got that word

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The last week before the election
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we've got that word.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:02
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 I was still at the Iran-America Society - Hostages 00:06
I was still at the Iran-America Society
S01 • E04 "Oh, we're going to have a second term." Everybody's thinking - Hostages 00:08
"Oh, we're going to have a second term." Ever...
S01 • E02 And I called the Embassy switchboard - Hostages 00:08
And I called the Embassy switchboard
S01 • E01 Your Majesty, there has been considerable criticism - Hostages 00:10
Your Majesty, there has been considerable criticism
S01 • E04 The Carter administration believed - Hostages 00:07
The Carter administration believed
S01 • E03 We'll still go ahead and celebrate Christmas just as usual - Hostages 00:08
We'll still go ahead and celebrate Christmas just as us...
S01 • E01 My only answer is that, "Who cares?" - Hostages 00:07
My only answer is that, "Who cares?"
S01 • E02 So I called the ops center at the Department of State. - Hostages 00:05
So I called the ops center at the Department of State.
S01 • E04 The person who is the incumbent - Hostages 00:11
The person who is the incumbent
S01 • E02 When you're in a meeting - Hostages 00:10
When you're in a meeting
S01 • E03 I had no concept how hard it was on my parents - Hostages 00:08
I had no concept how hard it was on my parents
S01 • E01 We couldn't even say, "the Shah." - Hostages 00:11
We couldn't even say, "the Shah."
S01 • E04 A possibility - Hostages 00:13
A possibility
S01 • E02 And they said that the Embassy has been overrun - Hostages 00:10
And they said that the Embassy has been overrun
S01 • E03 Right before Christmas, our captors spent a lot of time - Hostages 00:07
Right before Christmas, our captors spent a lot of time
S01 • E01 Once, I was at a photo exhibition, and there was a photo of the Shah - Hostages 00:08
Once, I was at a photo exhibition, and there was a photo of ...
S01 • E02 Each one of those speakers was attached to an open phone line - Hostages 00:09
Each one of those speakers was attached to an open phone lin...
S01 • E04 In this case, do you believe the President is manipulating things - Hostages 00:06
In this case, do you believe the President is manipulating t...
S01 • E01 "Shahanshah!" - Hostages 00:09
"Shahanshah!"
S01 • E02 We were getting reports on a, you know, minute-by-minute basis - Hostages 00:09
We were getting reports on a, you know, minute-by-minute bas...