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Iran Hostage Crisis

past is prologue Mar. 20, 2023

Did Reagan Team’s Iran-Hostage Sabotage Defeat Jimmy Carter?Reagan-campaign operatives may have prolonged the Iran Hostage Crisis, but that was just one of the damaging political crises Carter faced in 1980.

By Ed Kilgore
conspiracy theories Mar. 19, 2023

Lawmaker Reveals ‘October Surprise’ Plot to Sabotage Jimmy Carter’s ReelectionA Reagan campaign ally allegedly worked to convince Iran not to release their American hostages until after Election Day.

By Chas Danner
what’s past is prologue Mar. 23, 2019

How Jimmy Carter’s Election Previewed Trump’sAs Carter becomes the oldest ex-president, it’s useful to remember how strange and unusual his rise to the White House actually was.

By Ed Kilgore
Oct. 16, 2015

Former Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor Dies at 81He apparently died of colon cancer at age 81.

By Jen Kirby