Title

1980s news clips - Carter speech on Iran rescue mission

Genre

Press conference; Speech

TX Date

25 Apr 1980

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:39

Description

Extract from press statement by US President Jimmy Carter about the failed Iran hostage rescue mission at the Desert One re-fuelling stop (25/04/80). From a series of news clips from the 1980s used in a retrospective compilation at the end of the decade.

Contributors

Jimmy Carter

Keywords

USA; Iran; Armed forces; Military affairs; Jimmy Carter; Hostages; Heads of state; Presidents

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