200th day of captivity for US hostages in Tehran

Title

200th day of captivity for US hostages in Tehran

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

22 May 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:12

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on the 200th day of the US hostage crisis in Tehran. He says the Carter administration is trying to divert interest away from Iran and the hostage crisis because the USA is no closer to negotiating their release. Includes interview with State Department spokesman Hodding Carter.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Hodding Carter

Keywords

USA; Iran; Politics; Embassies and consulates; Tehran; UN; Jimmy Carter; Hostages; US Embassy; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi; Diplomats; Students; Kurt Waldheim; Iranian revolution (1979); American (cultural identity); Revolution

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