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Louisa Kennedy on American hostages in Tehran (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Louisa Kennedy, wife of Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr who is being held hostage at the US Embassy in Tehran, on the trauma experienced by hostages’ families, and the mood of the public in the United States. Mrs...
Roger Cooper on US servicemen killed in Tehran (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Telephone interview with reporter Roger Cooper on the failed US attempt to rescue the American hostages being held in Tehran. He says reports from Tehran about how many US troops were involved in the attempt...
Middle East expert on failed hostage rescue attempt (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male Middle East expert on the failure of the US operation to rescue embassy staff being held hostage in Tehran. Eight people were killed in an explosion during the refuelling of one of the...
Louisa Kennedy on failed hostage rescue bid (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Louisa Kennedy, wife of Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr who is being held hostage at the US Embassy in Tehran, says she is surprised by the (unsuccessful) rescue attempt and is not in favour of military action. She...
Andrew Manderstam on failed hostage rescue attempt (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Andrew Manderstam in Washington reports on the US announcement of an aborted attempt to rescue the US hostages in Tehran. Two aircraft collided on the runway in a desert region in Iran and eight servicemen...
US strategy to secure release of hostages in Tehran (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male expert on international crisis management says crises between the USSR and USA are usually short-lived because the channels of communication are well used. In the case of the Iran hostage...
Latest in US Presidential campaigns (1980)
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- Election coverage; Interview; News report; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on the latest in the US Presidential election campaigns. Speaking are: current President Jimmy Carter; Republican candidate Ronald Reagan; independent candidate John Anderson.
Ronald Reagan’s running mate (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Andrew Manderstam reports on Republican Presidential candidate, Ronald Reagan’s choice of running mate- still to be decided but likely to be George H W Bush. Former national security advisor Henry...
Carter and Mondale nominated for Presidential elections (1980)
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- News report; Speech; Interview; Election coverage
Andrew Manderstam reports as the Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale partnership is announced as the Democrat Party Presidential candidate and running mate. Includes actuality of the results being read at the...
John Anderson allowed into Presidential candidate debate (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on the change of decision by the League of Women Voters, to now allow independent Presidential candidate John Anderson to take part in their televised debate between candidates. Speaking are League...