Operation Eagle Claw - Carter press conference

Title

Operation Eagle Claw - Carter press conference

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

30 Apr 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on a press conference featuring US President Jimmy Carter who talks about the failure and cancellation of Operation Eagle Claw, the secret mission to rescue American hostages held in Iran (on 24/04/80), and the subsequent resignation of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance.

Contributors

Jimmy Carter; Andrew Manderstam

Keywords

USA; Iran; Deaths; Government; Armed forces; Military personnel; Jimmy Carter; Hostages; Presidents; Military operations; Rescue work; Resignation (political); Cyrus Vance; Helicopters; Military strategy

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