The Election Held Hostage

Name: The Election Held Hostage
Genre: Talk & Interview, News, Documentary
Released: April 15, 1991
Cast: Will Lyman

Frontline: Season 9: Episode 23

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PBS | Air Date: April 15, 1991

Starring: Will Lyman

Summary: Frontline examines the date of January 20, 1981,in which Iran finally released the 52 American hostages it had held for 444 days after Ronald Reagan took office. Robert Parry investigates theh new evidence about how both the Carter and Reagan camps had secret deals for those hostages during both of their 1980 presidential campaigns.

Genre(s): Talk & Interview, News, Documentary

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