US hostages released by Iran
- Title
- US hostages released by Iran
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
- TX Date
- 21 Jan 1981
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:03:59
- Description
- Report on the release of the American hostages from Iran. Former President Jimmy Carter announces the release to his hometown of Plains, Georgia before travelling to West Germany to meet the hostages. Also speaking: former State Department chief spokesman John Trattner; father of hostage Kevin Hermening; Deborah Plotkin, wife of hostage Jerry Plotkin; John Limbert, Sr., father of hostage John Limbert, Jr. Male reporter not identified. Background noise in places.
- Contributors
- Jimmy Carter; John Trattner; Deborah Plotkin; John Limbert, Sr.
- Keywords
- USA; Iran; West Germany; Finance; Imprisonment; Diplomacy; Hostages; Kevin Hermening
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